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sc94597 on 31 July 2015
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fatslob-:O said:
sc94597 said:

Random encounters =/= turn based. Anyway an action game is not a substitute for a strategy game. I don't often hear people say chess is so archaic we should play football instead, for example. 

Appealing to people who aren't fans of a certain playstyle has the issue of possibly alienating those who enjoyed said playstyle. Both turnbased and real time RPGs have their niches to target even today .

@Bold No but it's certainly an annoying common trait amongst them ...

Who's to say that an action game can't have some strategy in it. Take a look at From Software RPGs and there are turn-based RPGs out there that are practically devoid of strategy too ... 

Nobody said an action game doesn't have strategy in it, but the focus is action. Unlike a strategy game - which essentially most JRPGs are.

Also almost every JRPG that is turn-based these days have on-screen encounters (Persona/SMT/Dragon Quest) or allow you to adjust random encounter frequency (Bravely Default.) This is no different from action-rpgs like Tales of.