i got no problem with turn based battles

my problem is a completely linear game of them

:P

turn based games get boring and fast. 

I love turn-based (if done right) and kind of agree on its being more strategy (and tactics, too) than real time buttons mashing.

For those who think that action-based is more exciting, there is option for adding such kind of flavour in turn-based, too. Just add timer, playing turn-based blitz can be much more than excitiing. It's basically feels very much like a Tetris, and from recent games I could recall Reset Generation, my favorite portable game. It's done exactly in this way (short timers) and it feels very arcadish, though deeply inside it's strategy (or tactics, at least).

I like turn-based battles, golden sun books 1&2 are my favorite RPG to this day and their turn based. the battle systems that I find a little annoying are real-time battles(the ones even if you hit the menu button the game still continues...like demon souls, infinite undiscovery, bladedancer, WKC.)

I know this is a double post but after reading your last statement, then seeing your xenosaga sig,  xenosaga is a turn-based RPG and in my opinion was one of the most challenging RPG even to this day. I think it took some skill to get through those games.

You hit me I hit you games are just boring and have no fun to it. If square wants to know how to tap into the U.S. market in Today times, don't give us turn-based games. make the battle system like OBLIVION. (do whatever you want)

I just don't like JRPGs. Action or turn-based.
Heroes of Might and Magic anyone?

MONSTER HUNTER IS NOT AN RPG!!!

i'm hoping you are not being serious ?

i'm a big fan of YS (biggest fan here for sure) , MH (been a fan even before anyone know they exist here) , and i love demon's souls.

but there is a difference between dungeon crawlers and Action RPGs