Question of the Day, April 10, 2010
- Thread starter The Escapist Staff
- Start date
As much as I do enjoy a turn-based system, to me nothing can really match up to a real-time battle system.
Although saying that one of my favourite systems was in Star Ocean 2: Till the End of Time
Where they mixed Real-time with the turn-based environment setup.
Although saying that one of my favourite systems was in Star Ocean 2: Till the End of Time
Where they mixed Real-time with the turn-based environment setup.
Wow, that's just... The spectrum is way too broad. RPGs cover Pokémon, Dragon Age: Origins and Oblivion, and I've enjoyed all of them to a degree. I suppose Pokémon and Oblivion are slightly better than Dragon Age where turns are basically the tactics you mix into real-time actions. Although VATS works well.
Normally, real time, but I've come to enjoy the turn based combat in Final Fantasy 13, but I still prefer real time fighting in rpgs like in Kingdom Hearts.
Real time unless it's like Pokemon. See, I think the Pokemon games work like card games or chess. There would be no way that it would work any other way. I don't understand how in JRPGs they just stand there as some dude comes at them with a huge sword. It's an immersion breaking experience.
Turn based combat likely harkens from the pen-and-paper rpgs, where everyone literally had to wait their turn before they could complete their actions. It's probably also the better way to handle squad/group combat, given how useless computer AI usually is.
Depending on my mood I will enjoy either, however I do perfer games where the gameplay is Turn-Based but is presented in Real-Time.
Turn based. The real-time combat in Oblivion and Fallout 3 was more awkward than in a dedicated hack-and-slash or first-person shooter. I loved using VATS, eventually relying on character builds that use it exclusively, but I'm becoming somewhat annoyed at the sword-based combat as I fight through Oblivion. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm considering building a necromancer character because I love to watch fighting in Oblivion - I just don't enjoy the participation.
Besides, I like my success in an RPG to be based largely on stats and the cleverness of my character builds. For that reason, River City Ransom will never qualify as a true RPG in my mind, despite all those fond memories of attacking the final boss with my friend, both of us using level 1 characters with no abilities.
Besides, I like my success in an RPG to be based largely on stats and the cleverness of my character builds. For that reason, River City Ransom will never qualify as a true RPG in my mind, despite all those fond memories of attacking the final boss with my friend, both of us using level 1 characters with no abilities.
Provided that it isn't a MIXTURE OF BOTH (Eternal Sonata, i'm looking at you) I have no problems with either. Infinite Space and The World Ends With You are probably the only games that pull it off.
Also, I don't think I could play a 3rd person RPG with real-time combat. I still have nightmares about Two Worlds.
Also, I don't think I could play a 3rd person RPG with real-time combat. I still have nightmares about Two Worlds.
