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JWeinCom said:
I generally like turn based combat, including SRPGS. When I'm playing action RPGs I feel like, in terms of combat at least, they're just less good action games. Whereas turn based games provide something distinct.

For me problem with action RPG  combat is actually not commiting to its core idea - being an RPG with skills and attributes that influence how your character behaves. This is why I keep bringing NBA2K (only sport game I play, but others might be as similar) - you, as a player, feel when your character has better skills in something and that makes you more eficient on court. From my limited knowledge I know of Exanima and SCUM that try to implement this direct approach (to certain extent Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines does this as well), but they are few and far between.