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makingmusic476 on 08 July 2010
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twistedcellz said:
Soriku said:
twistedcellz said:

I just watch the trailer a third time and I fear the game might be real-time ( something like ff12 )

I hope Im wrong cuz I wanna be able to really control the characeter by myself and not have the game battle for me.I want a real action RPG like dark cloud,Rogue galaxy or Kingdom hearts.

Can somebody confirm if this is truly an Action RPG or just Real-time like Xenoblade ?

 


This game is an action RPG (Sakaguchi said it a while ago. Also it's pretty obvious looking at the trailer, not sure what you're seeing.) And for the record so is Xenoblade.

Btw, real time = action RPG. I think you might be looking for "semi-turnbased" here.

to get this clear games like kingdom Hearts,Dark Cloud,Rogue Galaxy or Tales are Action RPGs but Xenoblade combat is real-time like FF12.FF12 or Xenoblade are different from action RPG bcuz you just get to move ur character but u still gotta choose a command and have the game perform it for you.If you've played any of those titles u see that theres a big difference.

White Knight chronicles is another game they call Realtime.But to me those are boring,I like either turn based (chrono trigger) or real action rpg (kingdom hearts) not something in between.

The issue with Action RPGs like Dark Cloud is that they usually have very weak action combat.  You generally just spam one attack with your weapon making all the difference.  It becomes a button masher, and it's rather boring.

If you're gonna go the action route, don't half-ass it.  Either make the gameplay arcadey like Ninja Gaiden, combining it's complex combat system with the stats and weapon variety of an RPG, or make it more realistic like Demon's Souls, where the focus is on outmaneuvering your enemy with a simple yet effective moveset (swing, thrust, parry, backstab).

From what RPGs I've played, I prefer a turn-based battle system like FFX, a real time turn-based battle system like FFXIII, or a combat system like Demon's Souls.