Game suggestion?

[WhiteRose]

I'm trying to find a fun new timesink, but I'm not having much luck. What I'm looking for is an open-world sandbox game, preferably with RPG elements, for the PC. My computer can handle running anything, so that's not a factor you have to consider.

Some games that are not options:
Morrowwind, Oblivion, Fallout 3 (All fun games, but I've played them to death.)
Dragon Age: Origins (Fun, but waaaaay too linear.)
Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 (Again, a bit too linear for my tastes. Plus enemies don't respawn. What's up with that?)
Any MMO. I usually don't like them much, plus they're more difficult to pirate- I mean... nothing.
Grand Theft Auto (Didn't like it, though I'll admit I didn't put much time into it. It didn't seem like there was a whole lot to do besides shoot random people and steal random cars.)
Spider-Man 2 (Don't laugh at me; I really liked this game. But I've beaten it three times now. )
Fable (Pretty fun, but I've beaten it already.)

Also, not a necessity, but I'd like to be able to play as a girl so I can better relate to my character as I go about randomly killing helpless civilians and taking their stuff. Any suggestions?

[poxy]

If you haven't played fallout 1 or 2 yet, I highly recommend it. The graphics are dated but you can't get better sandbox RPGs.

Spore also comes to mind.
Bioshock
Sigma Star is a fun game for the GBA you can run on an emulator.

That's all I can think of. Could be you played all of these, I don't know many newer games.

[Jek]

Sofar, ive only played the sandbox games youve said.
There is Red Faction Guerrilla, but I didn't like that one...

[WhiteRose]

Alright. Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I guess I'll just keep an eye out and hope something entertaining pops up soon.

[Blizzard]

Spiderman 3. From GTA San Andreas is the bst I've played. I've heard GTA IV is even better so I think you should try. The game definitely has evolved from stealing cars and shooting people.

[Jek]

Saints row 2 is pretty awesome.

[WhiteRose]

Alright, thanks for the suggestions. Maybe I'll download GTA IV and give it another chance.

[Blizzard]

I already am. At 75.5% right now. :>

[winkio]

I heard Torchlight was good.

[Subsonic_Noise]

Red Dead Redemption if you own any console that it's released on. If not, try any of the Gothic games, or the inofficial follow-up of those I forgot the name of.
Also, fun fact: I always played a female character in Elderscrolls and Fallout. Should I be worried?

[winkio]

You should be worried for a lot more reasons than that.

[Blizzard]

I heard Torchlight was good.

Good enough that they are making a sequel.
Most people I know, that played Torchlight, liked it. It was nothing super-special, but it was decent for them.

[Subsonic_Noise]

You should be worried for a lot more reasons than that.

Ok.

[Diokatsu]

Stepmania

[Blizzard]

American McGee's Alice (if you like horrors) and Psychonauts. Old games, but supposedly good ones. Also try the Silent Hill series if you like horrors.

[WhiteRose]

American McGee's Alice (if you like horrors) and Psychonauts. Old games, but supposedly good ones. Also try the Silent Hill series if you like horrors.

Silent Hill 2 and 3 were amazing; SH3 is possibly one of my favorite games ever, and the second one was also very good. I haven't tried the first one yet, but maybe I'll give it a shot. I've never even heard of Alice - is it somewhat like Silent Hill? Psychonauts I've heard is fantastic. I'll pick up a copy if I see one floating around.

[Blizzard]

Alice is a horror game version of Alice in Wonderland. It's more psychotic and abstract than pure horror. My collegue says it's a great game. I already have it, but I don't have time to play it right now so I can't tell you much more.

[tSwitch]

Alice is amazing.
Silent Hill 1 - 3 are amazing (4+ are pretty much bs imo)

[Blizzard]

Chaos Rings for iOS. It was quite fun IMO. It costs $13, though. I see that it's now $10, but that could be temporary.

[SquareMan]

Red faction 2 is ok if you like 1st person shooters, never played Red Faction 1 but i heard its great, Red Faction:Guerrilla is also good, but i dont think its as good as its 2 predecessors