Lets talk about RPG battle systems

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burninmylight said:

daredevil.shark said:

I just hate turn based combats. They are relics of past and needs to go away. Only turn based game I like is this.

I love Chess, which is why games like Fire Emblem and Advance Wars are my favorite kinds of RPGs! I use those type of games to explain the appeal of role playing games to my friends who play Chess but don't get RPGs.

This is how I see it: pure turn based strategy rgs are chess, rpg with an atb interface are speed chess, more action oriented rpgs like the tales games, kotor and xenoblade are chess-boxing and I'm getting sick of this metaphor so I'll say everything else is turkish oil wrestling.