the death of TBRPG's.... (turn based role playing games)

Well...they have ALWAYS looked BORING when u seen them from the outside looking in....

but when you actually play a turn based rpg (the old final fantasy game styles) they really become strategic and engaging....

Why have so many games strayed away from this style?????

Well...they have ALWAYS looked BORING when u seen them from the outside looking in....

but when you actually play a turn based rpg (the old final fantasy game styles) they really become strategic and engaging....

Why have so many games strayed away from this style?????

uso_outkast

I assume because developers of late having been trying harder and harder to make turn-based battle systems that had more real time aspects that they stopped trying to utilize turn-based at all in favor of real time. The traditional turn-based style is a dying thing, which sucks cause I still enjoy it. I think Chrono Trigger had the best turn-based battle system.

Valkyria Chronicles, Resonance of Fate, and Eternal Sonata are all turn-based games just with action-oriented gameplay added to it. I wouldn't say they are moving away from it, but rather just spicing up the turn-based formula. If you are talking about old school turn-based, then maybe yeah.

I think its an underappriciated art....i do like how valk chronicles kept turn based strategy and gave it a twist....but in terms of RPGS most games are going for the real time affect.....

and i usually feel like i Dont control the other characters....i guess i blame kingdom hearts and KOTOR for this new trend lol...

Valkyria Chronicles, Resonance of Fate, and Eternal Sonata are all turn-based games just with action-oriented gameplay added to it. I wouldn't say they are moving away from it, but rather just spicing up the turn-based formula. If you are talking about old school turn-based, then maybe yeah.

yokofox33

True, but those games feel more like strategy RPG's (not a fan) although I do like the battle system somewhat in Eternal sonata, but tales of games is better. I hear ya TC, I wish more devs would make some great RPG's like this. I miss a good JRPG :(.

If you only look at big budget games turn-based RPGs are rare, just look for more RPGs.

If only they came out pokemon for the ps3 :P

Oh, and I believe 3 upcoming games coming to the US (Atelier Rorona, Ar Tonelico 3, and Trinity Universe) will be classic turn-based action, or at least close to it, so there's some games to look forward to. Will they be amazing games? Probably not, but they are still options to consider.

Pokemon will never die!

Valkyria Chronicles, Resonance of Fate, and Eternal Sonata are all turn-based games just with action-oriented gameplay added to it. I wouldn't say they are moving away from it, but rather just spicing up the turn-based formula. If you are talking about old school turn-based, then maybe yeah.

yokofox33