VXIII said:
From here : " There are no menu commands in combat. It controls like an action game where players switch between offense and defense. You can only control Noctis, but you can give orders to other party members. And there are menus to give commands to everyone, swap out weapons, etc. " Noctis is the only character that can warp and use magic ( story related ), the other characters have no unique skills or special abilities, I guess that why they changed their original plan. |
See, you can control them by giving commands. Just because you don't literally move that character doesn't mean it's entirely independent.
Edit: Geez, people are so melodramatic. If you want to play a RPG with 90s mechanics and design, why look for Final Fantasy which has always innovated.