I would have preferred the ff7 remake to be turn based, but it all depends on the game.

Realtime action all day. But thats what i prefer. Nothing is better then the other. Everything is personal.

I prefer turn-based for the tactical elements and the feeling of outsmarting enemies depending on the game. Real-time is great too though :)

When I was younger, I often looked down on turn based combat as an outdated play style. But overtime, playing games like Bowser's Inside Story Persona 4 Golden for the first time made appreciate them a lot more.

I don't have a strong preference for one over the other.

Turn based all day

Turn based combat has/had much potential many devs don't recognize because of the required additional effort involved.

Personal preference real time. Sales wise it's not even an argument games with real time combat sell much better

I like them both. For me, it doesn't have to be either or.

Turned base is my preference.
*Even though some of my favorite RPG experiences are action. Witcher 3, Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

Unless we're talking about the combat in Dragons Dogma--turn-based by a mile. Very few ARPG systems are any good.

After experiencing combat in FFVII Remake, I can’t even imagine playing an rpg any other way. It not only offers the choice between the two (classic mode for turn-based style), but regardless of the mode you choose, you can literally pause in the middle of combat at any time to plan out your next moves (ala Sherlock Holmes Robert Downey Jr.) and execute. So fluid

I think there should be an option in every RPG to be either action or turn based this way you don’t piss off the original fans but you also attract in newer players at the same time.
Me I personally prefer action over turn based because I always stay immersed in the game more.

There are few RPGs that handle action well but if they do then that's the best way for me. Imagine Dark Souls with turn based gameplay, it'd be serviceable but it would be lacking a lot of what makes the series great.

I think Cyberpunk is going to set a new standard but games like that are very rare.

Action

When we are talking about JRPGs were we need to control more than one character then I think turn-based > action unless you like to have characters on auto-pilot, if we control just one character then action is the better option, that's what I believe & that's what I prefer myself, so for more than one playable characters I want the game to have turn-based battle system in order to be able to give specific commands on each character every time.

Jeez FFXV is probably the worst game to use to represent action rpgs

Action

Action. Spoiled by Zelda

I have played through all the final fantasys, Dragon Quest, and tons of other turn based RPGs. I hated turn based gaming forever. Sadly Action rpgs have always dropped the ball when it comes to epic stories so if I wanted to enjoy a true heart felt moving game I would have to play turn based ones. I am extremely glad we are switching that up. I do still love my a good turn based RPG.

At this point I now them in and our and enjoy them but I remember the first time I played one. Super Mario RPG on the snes.

MY friend had it when i went to his house and we beat it over a weekend. I did pretty much all the gameplay and he did 90% of the battles. He tried to beat the main boss at the end 4 times before I took over and beat him on the first time. I get how they work.

I just hate the time sync the battle style adds. It takes sooo much longer to play through turn based combat games. I recently played through all of Trials of Mana the battles were over WAY faster than turn based rpgs. I also LOVE Tales of Style battles. I feel they are exactly what I would want as a hybrid. Still FF XV and FFVIIR are exactly what I want from RPGs in the future.

I have an addiction to JRPGS I am always playing one. Right now It is Oninaki. Loving it so far.

Turn based is much better for certain types of rpg, i do prefer turn based, you have to think about what you want each character to do, which spell to use, who to heal and who to attack.
It is so much more satisfying when your characters are losing a battle badly and very nearly dead and you just manage to turn it around for the win.
Phantasy star 2 was my first rpg and loved it.

it depends.
not all turn based games are good and not all action rpgs are good haha.

but i do prefer Turn Based tbh xD

I’m a fan of turn-based, but I ain’t gonna lie, I really liked FF7 R’s battle system.

I like both, as long as they're well-implemented. I've come across good and...less good examples of both. If I'm going to play what promises to be at least a long game, make battles fun, and not a chore.

Il always like turn based but more rpg will not have that aspect anymore.

hate turn base games. except for worms. action is the best way to play.

I like how Transistor fused both.

turned based has always been the way for me, adds more strategy to fights

None is better.

This is such a old time discussion, and really it feels like comparing apples to oranges. It's hardly the case of which one is better, since everyone will have their preference and steer towards it. Both can be very functional and excellent at what they do if designed right.

They're both great in their own ways.

Entirely dependent on the game.

Turn based, action rarely work well. Looking at you tales.

Before I get a bunch of hate filled personal messages, hear me out.
turn base to me has always been a curious animal.
it appeals to me in no way shape or form whatsoever. (just like real time strategy)
I find it super boring.
that being said, I understand what charm that it has and how unique it is.
it's one of those things that will just never go away, (RTS being a different beast)
and just talkin turn-based, it's really the live-action version of playing a board game, there's something to be said for that,
really reminds me of when I was really really young and playing battleship, no other game was really like it and I wasn't a board game player at all.
so even though I find it particularly, personally, very tedious,
there just isn't anything quite like it,.

it's like a piece of art that you would never hang on your wall , but you still think it's really cool 😉

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau

Wuchang is great. Nine Sols didn’t have a physical copy so I never played it but I’ve heard good things so I will check it out. I stopped playing sports games many years ago when before the card dlc’s or whatever they’re called.

Last comment… ):

Great month for others, but not me. Hate soccer and soulslikes. Maybe Nine Sols is good.

🫡 it was fun while it lasted, N4G.

FC26!