Why do people say turn|based combat is outdated and ...

Is Turn-Based in RPGs the Past or the Future?

Quite obviously, a “turn-based” game means everyone has to play their turn! Including the enemy! Some games made it quick. Some did not bother.

RPGs with Conditional Turn-Based Combat (eg Final Fantasy X)

My problem with the majority of them is that the combat is very stationary by just having you pick what the characters are doing and hoping you' ...

I'm glad turn-based combat in JRPGs has lost popularity | NeoGAF

Turn based combat is fine, but it has to be fast and not tedious. Meaning, get in and out of normal battles quickly, Problem is, 3D and CD-based ...

“Turn-Based RPGs Are Boring” - YouTube

(SoundCloud linked below) https://soundcloud.com/exploorah Let's talk about this idea that turn-based RPGs are outdated and boring. In case ...

Final Fantasy as a turn based - FFXIAH.com

I don't think turn based is dead, it's just being delivered using different format now. I was playing some older early 2000 console jrpg months ...

Turn-Based vs. Real-Time Combat - The CRPG Addict

Turn-based games are more tactical. When each character's turn comes up, I can pick the best strategy based on the totality of the battlefield, ...

- ~games - Tildes

Its called Slice and Dice. It's a simple turn based battle game. There is no story for the turns to feel like they are keeping you from. It's ...

How Not To Make A Turn-Based Tactics Game - Phenixx Gaming

That said, I rarely enjoy turn-based combat or turn-based strategy games because of their mechanics. They feel lifeless as a whole. Often games ...

Real Life: The Turn-Based Game - HDI

It seems that from Final Fantasy I–XIV, all those games were turn-based. The company had some marketing issues here in the US and decided that ...

Do you think WoW is getting Old and Outdated? - MMO-Champion

I share the opinion that they are and that the future is in action based combat. ... But why would we want better item level and watch new scenary ...

How would you make the classic turn-based RPG more entertaining?

This also makes it really hard to advertise your game, because as you can easily show people a cool battle system or awesome graphics in a few ...

Design - What makes a good turn based fighting mechanic?

A good turn-based combat system should force the player to contemplate their actions. Quite a few Final Fantasy games suffer from issues with this.

Interesting decisions in a turn-based combat mechanic

Some implementations of those I have seen lean more to the cerebral side and while being like chess in having depth of strategy, it can lead to ...

Is there any mmo that DOESNT have turn based combat

People who gripe about combat being turn based really just want FPS combat instead of RPG combat. "Twitch" if you will. Where you fire as fast as you can pull ...

The partial nature of turn based combat - Larian Studios forums

It's simply so counter-intuitive that you don't think about it and end up missing turns on some characters. Being able to exploit it is hardly a ...

What Makes a JRPG?Post Details - XPG-Grit

The first three Final Fantasy games are turn-based. But then we didn't see turn-based combat again until Final Fantasy X. Think about that ...

Why so much hate for Turn Based Games? | The Escapist Forums

Early strategy and RPGs (Civilization and Fallout) used turn based games because it would be impractical to make, or play a game of that scale or model. As ...

RPG: semi real-time or turn based combat system?

Bear in mind that there is a friction against turn-based games for core gamers. I suppose you'll alienate some group of people either way, but I ...

What are your favorite turn-based combat systems? | Famiboards

Sure, it does nothing special but there's something to be said for some old-fashioned classic turn-based goodness, balanced to perfection ...

Combat: turn-based or realtime? - Adventure Creator

very nice idea, I can see AC combining very well with turn based games, as they both are styles which allow one to think. Still, it may be ...