Turn base rpg vs action rpg

[AppleQueso]

Holy shit i'm not the only person who thought SoM's combat was clunky and kinda awkward?

[o.pwuaioc]

Wha!? Of all the opinions I have encountered today, this is the one I disagree with the most!

That's twice now we agreed on something. Hell has officially frozen over.

It's ok, I'm still here to tell you how wrong you are. SoM's melee combat was clunky as hell. It was fixed with SD3. The magic system in SoM was much more usable, even if you weren't abusing chain casting.

Whew, I can always count on you, MrPopo!

[Cronozilla]

Gotta be honest, it bugs me that two of the examples for action RPG were either turn based or in fact not RPGs at all. (Twilight Princess isn't an RPG and Mario RPG is a turn based game with some interaction when attacking)

Come on, there's Elder Scrolls, Zelda 2 (the ONLY Zelda RPG, the others don't have a single RPG trait. Getting new items and health doesn't make something an RPG, neither does questing), Borderlands (I'd argue it's more RPG than Mass Effect, to be honest), World of Warcraft, Radiata Stories, Odin Sphere ...

The only issue with Action-RPG is some of them, like Mass Effect, are barely an RPG at all, and they're more akin to a more complex action-adventure game than anything else. Most games are absorbing RPG elements making the raw RPG sort of disappear.

With that being said ... I like Turn Based usually. They're wildly different beasts, though. Most real-time RPGs are more about questing and building up your character than anything else, while most turn based RPGs are about the narrative and story you're experiencing.

[MrEco]

Gotta be honest, it bugs me that two of the examples for action RPG were either turn based or in fact not RPGs at all. (Twilight Princess isn't an RPG and Mario RPG is a turn based game with some interaction when attacking)

Yeah, I noticed that as well and lol'd quite a bit.

Anyway, to put in my 2 cents I'll say that I honestly don't know which I prefer. But I probably like FFXIII's combat better than both. Note I said probably, so even that isn't set in stone.

[BoringSupreez]

secret of mana/zelda twightlight princess/ mario rpg vs -action

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[Protronrob]

I prefer Turn Based but that is mostly because of how often my gaming sessions get interrupted. I like being able to put down the controller to do something for the GF and not come back dead or get the evil eye while I trudge out to a save spot.

[o.pwuaioc]

I prefer Turn Based but that is mostly because of how often my gaming sessions get interrupted. I like being able to put down the controller to do something for the GF and not come back dead or get the evil eye while I trudge out to a save spot.

Pause button?

[Protronrob]

yeah there are pause buttons, I had Mame games and WOW without a pause in mind when i was writing that and how i wont play them if the gf is home because every time i get interrupted I to have to start over

[Jmustang1968]

I'd say I definitely prefer turned based or tactics rpgs over action rpgs. But that's not to say I can't sit down and enjoy a good action rpg. I've been enjoying the Ys games lately.

[garrett123]

Gotta be honest, it bugs me that two of the examples for action RPG were either turn based or in fact not RPGs at all. (Twilight Princess isn't an RPG and Mario RPG is a turn based game with some interaction when attacking)

Yeah, I noticed that as well and lol'd quite a bit.

Anyway, to put in my 2 cents I'll say that I honestly don't know which I prefer. But I probably like FFXIII's combat better than both. Note I said probably, so even that isn't set in stone.

so is twighlight princess, and mario rpg not rpg's? so Im guessing twighlight princess is a rpg rip off, and is a fantasy 3d platformer, and mario rpg is a action rpg/rpg combo?


so zelda is a fantasy platformer?