keep in mind that the person did say JRPG, which is kinda true tbh, now, if you mix in other genre, Bayonetta is the hotest combat I've seen in the past 20 years.

Yeah I meant the JRPG genre. I can't think of anything else that felt so fresh, not even Grandia's one or the Tri-Ace games.

Huge variety in ways to defeat and enemy. Combined action RPG elements with strategy elements, general feel of it with breakable terrain is not common at all in the genre, especially on such a scale. The online modes the game has show how good the gameplay is matched to such events, that only tells you of the potential the combat system has within the main game itself. Finally when you see it in action it feels fresh, something JRPG combat systems haven't felt for a long time. Its taken inspiration from western RPG's, Japanese RPG's, third person shooters to give us what is hopefully the new de facto JRPG battle system.

Tales, Star Ocean, Baten Kaitos, TWEWY, Paper Mario.

I feel it is miles better than FF8 in its current form haha. I agree though Xenogears was so excellent, but could have been so much more. So much of the plot could have been more thoroughly explored and covered. Sometimes I think it would have been better to do a Xenogears Episode 1,2 and 3 as the ambition and scale of Xenogears was massive for just a single game.

A remake of Xenogears, actually stop that, its just making me hope for something that can never ever happen. Nice to hear you enjoyed Xenoblade.

@Boutros

Then what else is? To me this is the most fresh JRPG combat system I've seen since FFIV. Do you have any contenders?

Sorry, I usually like to simplefly those answers:

It's innovative because it recycles elements from different form of RPG, it's fresh because it ha online modes.

Now, if I show you the same type of battle system, how would fresh would that keep this game.

He takes the majority he owns the rights, fact is if he left and DQ overtook FF they won't be taking a penny and be left with a very strong rival franchise, you asked why they should care well that's why DQ under SE is not set in stone and given SE's performance this gen DQX is on it's inevitable run to being the top console JRPG of the gen.

Well just look at Resonance of Fate. The overall game might not have turned all that great but the combat system is very innovative.

There's also The World Ends With You which I was not a fan of but I have to acknowledge how very different the combat system felt. Especially for a handheld game.

But you haven't even played The Last Story yet. I don't understand how you can say something like that.

Nowadays almost all innovations are usually recycled refinements combined into a new ball of innovation or old ideas not implemented well being implemented extremely well (Miyamoto is great at doing this). Lets not pretend in this gaming age that we get anything that is pure innovation, its very rare. I see The Last Story's system taking great ides's from other systems, adding a few of its own quirks, mixing them and giving something fresh and new. Show me a similar type of battle system.

That' s not innovation, that's every game. That's what make game like Uncharted so great. Taking others work, make it better and add your own little thing to it. Every new JRPG has those in their games, it's not innovation, its evolution. The game looks ok, the battle system seems fresh, but you guys are blowing this game to the next level which it is not. The good thing is, we don't have to wit long to find out.