Best Turn-Based Combat

[Kraj]

Chrono Trigger. /done.

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[Arkhangelsk]

Disgaea and Fire Emblem. The combat systems are pure genius.

 

[kane.malakos]

Nethack, Final Fantasy 12, Etrian Odyssey (pretty much the same as standard FF games but difficult enough to make you think about what you're doing).

I second nethack. It's hard to get into, but you can sink hundreds of hours into that game.
Edit: Plus it's completely free.

 

[cainx10a]

Front Mission, Final Fantasy Tactics are my favorite. King' bounty is just ... on a simpler side of the spectrum.

Disgaea is definitely something else, only played the first game (remake) on the psp, and that was one hell of an experience.

 

[Bribase]

Chess!

 

[Ailia]

Fire Emblem. FE9 & 10 for GC and Wii are some of my most-played console games.

 

[Tulks]

What's the name of that game where you and a friend take turns punching each other's arm? That one.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

Turn based gameplay covers quite a few different sorts of possibilities so I can't think of one game that is just simply the best.

Wizardry games have pretty good turn based systems and challenge levels. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is good. Blood Bowl is very good recent game based on an older table top game that let's you develop a team over time. Elven Legacy is a good Panzer General sort of game with units that level up and stay with you in a campaign.

 

[jonyboy13]

Like Tactics? Go for the Disgaea series.

That's all I got to offer this thread, hope it helps.

Ninja'd >>"

Well, I can just support this comment. If you like tactics then Disgaea is definitely the game for you.

 

[FireFenix]

heroes of might and magic.

the perfect blend of RPG and strategy. just pay attention to with one you start with. i recomend 3 or 5. but mostly 3, because the green/gold dragons FANTASTIC!

but i hear 2 is the best.

 

[teebeeohh]

homm3
x-com
battle isle

 

[BloatedGuppy]

X-Com: UFO Defense. Finest turn based game ever made.

HM for Jagged Alliance 2, which is also freakin' fantastic, although the difficulty curve is vicious.

 

[Tentickles]

Fallout 1, 2, Tactics

 

[Von Dean]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Advance Wars: Dual Strike,it's amazing.It's probably my 2nd favourite game of all time,it's challenging,addictive and has tons of replayability (I'm around the 200hr mark in my game)

 

[Polyg0n]

Heroes of Might and Magic series (especially 3) and Age of Wonders are amazing turn-based strategy games.

 

[Exo-Mike]

I have to agree with the previous fire emblem posts

I think the combination of turn based combat and permadeath to your characters was both genius and absolutly evil which often lead me to shout things like "Dammit Soren stop dying you can be useful later!!!!"

 

[Awexsome]

Fire Emblem. That or Advance Wars. If you've got friends around then Advance wars is better.

My and my cousins used to pass around the GBA for hours taking our turns.

 

[srm79]

The Combat Mission series. My favourites, still installed and played regularly, are "Barbarossa to Berlin" and "Afrika Korps" (with a second install of Africa Korps with the European Theatre of Operations mod installed into it.)

Don't let the dated graphics put you off - this really is about the most in depth turn based tactical combat game ever. Fucking hard as well.

 

[Kyogissun]

Said it in the EC thread, Mana Khemia and Etrian Odyssey.

One's very strategy heavy, the other is very fast paced. When you get further in Mana Khemia, you can chain attacks and make combos to increase damage and hit count.

It's like an action RPG without the computer pulling some bullshit 'dodge' or 'combo breaker' type of move.

 

[Shirokurou]

Final Fantasy X, Disciples II.