360 Owners: Lost Odyssey vs Final Fantasy XIII

[Munkeh111]

naznatips said:

Munkeh111 said:
I loved LO, I will love XIII, I don't want direct comparisons

LO was a really old school game, FF XIII will be more of an action RPG

FFXIII is definitely not an action RPG by any stretch of that genre. It uses a fairly basic turn based system where you slot commands together which are executed when the command bar is full. It's basically a minor evolution to the combat system of Chrono Trigger, which has been the basis for RPG combat systems in FF games since its release.

It is certainly more actiony than FF X or LO (my 2 favourite jRPGs that I have played). Your character can move while you play, and the general pace is more akin to an action RPG, though yes, labelling it an action RPG would be wrong