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How do you feel about turn-based combat? Should more modern games adopt it, or is it best left as a thing of the past?
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I enjoy both turn-based and action combat. I like how turn-based combat allows for some strategies without being overly complex like in most TRPG.
I was a big fan of Final Fantasy 7 OG, but I can't get into FF7 remake mainly because of the hybrid combat. I would rather have it turn-based like in the original.
Turn-based games I like:
Final Fantasy 5,6,7,9,10. Dragon Quest series, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG
Action-based RPG I like:
Fallout 3, Mass Effect, Skyrim
Ah that's another reason I don't like the hybrid combat in FF7 Remake. It feels unnatural switching between characters in an action combat. You have a very good point about Skyrim only controlling one character.
I played the tabletop game Battletech back in the day and since the 90s there have been two game titles with fairly consistent game play.
Battletech is a top down, turn based tactical game series where you might start with a single mech (giant robot) but will have a lance (squad) of multiple mechs by the first few hours of the game at least. Turn based works great!
Mechwarrier is a first person shooter series from the cockpit view, plays out in real time, and you only control the one mech. You often get computer controlled lance mates that you can give orders to like destroy a target or defend a location, but you don't actively control them.
It is always what I think of when people compare turn based to real time, and both series are some of my favorite games because they take different approaches to the exact same table top game and do it in fun ways.