Buying games for young teenagers

[nallkun]

My niece has become quite the gamer and is obsessed with Legend of Zelda. I'm looking to get her into different types of games. She owns a PS3, Gamecube, Xbox 360, DSI and 3DS. She plays the hell out of Ratchet and Clank and Guitar Hero. Any help would be appreciated especially since I am buying her some games for Christmas.

Thanks!

Hope this is allowed. If not, I'll delete.

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[fujicori]

Let's see; what can I think of...?

Two good, under-loved RPGs for the GC are Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos Origins, if she likes story-based games. However, the original BK has terrible voice acting. (The voice acting in Origins is quite good, by contrast, some of the best I've heard in a video game, and it really polished up the stuff I found rough around the edges in the original.) Origins is a prequel; I'd say it has the better character writing and the original game (Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean) has the more interesting plot moments. They have real-time card-based battle systems that are much better than they sound, and really cool worldbuilding. Both rated T, iirc.

Seconding Elite Beat Agents for the DS! Does she like Pokemon? B/W (G5) were pretty good. So were the various Ace Attorney games.

If I'm only going to rec one "Tales of" game (my pet series), it'd be Tales of Vesperia for the 360. (Tales of Graces for the PS3 has a better battle system and will be easier to find because it's so recent, but it has much worse writing, imo.) Cool things about ToV: fun battle system, male & female main characters can be interpreted as close friends/chosen family OR love interests, four years old but has aged pretty darned well compared to others in the series. Again, rated T.

That's about all I can remember off the top of my head. If I think of anything else, I'll add it.

[nallkun]

Thanks for your suggestions. I'm trying to get her into rpgs badly but just stuck on what she will play. I'll look into these though.