I don't love turn based RPG's but I don't hate them. Turn based RPG's were the original RPG's from the days board-game D&D was first brought across to computer gaming. It simulated the rolling of the dice each round, and helped make the games possible when computing power was scarce. Now days those limitations no longer exist, and so turn-based RPG's are outdated in that regard.
But just like platforming, just because it outdated doesn't mean it can't be fun as hell. It just needs to be done properly. If you are going to make it turn based, then the battles actually need to have some strategy to them, otherwise it just becomes mind-numbing. But it also needs to be quick, as turn-based battles break the immersion between the game and the player.
I think the break in immersion is probably the biggest turn-off to newer gamers these days, because in most other genres gaming has trended towards more 'realistic' and 'lifelike' in order to increase the immersion between the gamer and game. But if the battles are at least quick and require strategy (rather than just jumping through hoops) then they can be fun. IMO obviously.
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