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Forums - Gaming - Why has the Turn-Based JRPG Died? -- Are FF12 & KH to blame?

darthdevidem01 on 30 March 2009

Thanks to makingmusic's "Vg Chartz Plays TLOD".....I have once again returned to the world of dragoons & wow....I am enjoying myself with some good old turn based JRPG goodness.

Thanks to replaying TLOD I intend to REPLAY FF7, FF8, FF9 & FF10 over the summer holidays.......yes event hat boring FF9 game! (lol don't shoot me soriku)

notice FF12 isn't on the list.

I just remembered & realized how fun Turn-Based JRPG's are.....a week ago I was ALL for Action RPG's....

but where did the good old days go?

Anyways Arc Rise Fantasia for wii went up a few notches on my awaited games list as its turn based!

Now FF is usually the directionc onsole RPG's head.....its the defining game sales wise for the genre.

I feel thanks to FF12 becoming a ARPG & selling like 5 Million along with KH.....that made JRPG's move away from Turn Based games

 

Ironic as the top selling JRPG's have ALWAYS been turn based

will turn based JRPg GAMING ever come back?

A few FOND memories from the past:

Are you happy or Displeased with Turn Based JRPG's facing Extinction?

 

 



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BMaker11 on 30 March 2009

Don't blame KH. That's all I ask



JGarret on 30 March 2009

I don´t dislike turn based battles, what I definitely dislike are random encounters, but it seems JRPGs that have no random battles also have no turn based battles, or am I wrong?

P.S....is this your first thread with no exclamation marks? XD



Cactus on 30 March 2009

FF12 was turn based...



Xxain on 30 March 2009

FF has nothing to do with it, ARPG's are just more maintream and attractive to the average customer, Whats harder? a getting noob to play a turn based or ARPG



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IllegalPaladin on 30 March 2009

I wouldn't say they're to blame, but rather the product of shifting times.



NiKKoM on 30 March 2009

I see... I guess you don't own a DS...



 

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griffinA on 30 March 2009
JGarret said:
I don´t dislike turn based battles, what I definitely dislike are random encounters, but it seems JRPGs that have no random battles also have no turn based battles, or am I wrong?

P.S....is this your first thread with no exclamation marks? XD

 

I agree. Though there are some exceptions to this rule. I do very much agree with you.


Actually Arc Rise Fantasia is an exception to the rule.



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dharh on 30 March 2009

On the one hand I would say turn based has been done and done ad infinum to kingdom come. Final Fantasy has a different battle system every game. Obviously for a while they were minor changes between each iteration of FF.

Slow turn based games are one of the major reasons why many people do NOT like RPGs. That's why many have been trying new ways to implement open action oriented battle systems to try and get more people into the RPG genre. So far, FF12 included (hell I loved that battle system), its been good stuff.

On the other hand, holy crap! I'm the only person who loved the FF12 battle system.



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shinyuhadouken on 30 March 2009

Real time > turn based. That's all I have to say.



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