I have to disagree. I am a huge JRPG fan and I love simply action-oriented combat. Turn based feels so inadequate. Why shouldn't I have the option to block, dodge or counter any and all damage if my skill is up to par? Why should we have to stand there and get bludgeon by some lv 3 gnome and his 5 wolves just cause "it's their turn." It just seems silly and outdated.

Granted, I can get through an RPG with turn-based combat but it pulls me out of the "immersion" when I have to wait for the enemy to beat me over the head before I can retaliate, which makes me that much more excited for FFXV taking an approach similar to Kingdom Hearts' combat.

It's amazing how much more sense the story makes when told this way. Honestly, I platinumed both XIII and XIII-2 and couldn't give you a synopsis if my life depended on it. "Blah blah sister blah blah Fal'Cie blah blah dead."

Yeah, i got it now and it's all good. I don't mind being put in my place when I get something off. 

I'm glad you enjoyed it and i'm sad to hear you have lost hope on this trilogy. I was about 14 hours into FFXIII-2 and I was finally getting into the groove of it, but I had to give it back to gamefly because i have had it for liek 3 weeks and was basically pissing away money.

I also like action-oriented combat in my JRPG's! But I like it when it's well done. Sadly FF XIII is not an example of that. I agree the concept of turn based combat is outdated but I can't imagine Final Fantasy not being a turn based game. Hope FF XV proves me wrong but I doubt it.

I have FF13-2, payed 9 bucks on PSN Plus, my PS3 HDD has 750 GB, so I used to buy every cheap game they had. But man, it is so painful to play that, the story is ridiculous, but the worst part is by far the battle system =/

 ( like my dislike of Vanille, Serah and that FUCKING MOOGLE) but love others (Snow, Sazh and....yeah)