by LordShibas » Sat Nov 3, '07, 4:15 am
I enjoy turn based more than action oriented combat in RPGs, but I have seen both done well, and enjoyed them both. However, I have encountered nothing that even comes close to being as awesome as the Grandia series' "Active turn based" system.
For those of you who have never played a Grandia game:
The action is constantly flowing, and there are only pauses for you to input your next command, which will send you character in motion and the battle will commence until it is another character's turn. This system is so fun to use, and you can cancel enemy attacks by using certain attacks, and combo almost any attack with another if timed properly.
I still have yet to play though Grandia Extreme and Grandia III, but Grandia 1 and 2 were phenominal, and the battle system is one of the best things about them.