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The 90 Metacritic JRPG that proves turn-based combat can hold its own against modern AAA games (& it's not Expedition 33)

This highly-rated JRPG featuring turn-based combat makes a strong case to be a contender alongside Clair Obscur against many ...

Why Final Fantasy 17 should be turn based

Whatever form Final Fantasy XVII's combat takes, it doesn't seem likely that it will be turn-based. Square has noted that ...
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Hardest Turn-Based JRPGs For Challenging Combat

Eduardo Ariedo is a video game journalist known among friends for leading Bohemians, an Irish football club, to a Champions League title in Football Manager—just mention the game, and his eyes light ...
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Turn-Based JRPGs That Should Transition Into Action Combat

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star says the French JRPG hasn't brought back turn-based combat as bangers like Octopath Traveler have been here all along: "I'm glad that people ...

RPGs Despite wanting Arc Raiders to win GOTY, Shroud admits Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is good after finally playing it RPGs Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says the secret of the J'RPG's success is ...
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Best 3D Turn-based JRPGs on Switch

The Switch is well-known for its excellent selection of JRPGs, and traditionally these feature turn-based combat. However, in recent years, favor has turned to action RPGs and turn-based games have ...
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New Vegas lead Josh Sawyer thinks turn-based combat fell off in the 2000s due to a lack of 'tactical variation': Even Fallout 1 would 'get to the point where you're always ...

Before a recent interview with Obsidian studio design director Josh Sawyer, I was tasked with a crucial mission by a different games industry Josh. PCG news writer Joshua Wolens wanted Josh the ...
PC Gamer

Metaphor: ReFantazio tried to make you love turn-based combat again, but it almost broke the game during development

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A thing about me is I live according to bushidō, tempering the iron of my will against any enemy ...
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5 Best Turn-Based RPGs You’ll Love Playing in 2025

Turn-based RPGs are a foundation of not just the larger RPG genre but of the video game industry as a whole. In the Japanese market, turn-based games have been one of the most popular genres in the ...
Polygon

Pokémon Legends: Z-A's combat is no replacement for turn-based battles

As a foundational shakeup of a nearly 30-year-old game series, Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes a strong case for itself as the next big thing for Pokémon. It’s a fast-paced approach to the turn-based RPG ...

Divinity is "a turn-based RPG" confirms Baldur's Gate 3 studio founder, and even though it's not D&D rules it's Larian "brought to the next level"

Larian Studios founder and CEO Swen Vincke has confirmed that the upcoming entry in the Divinity series, simply named Divinity, will be "a turn-based RPG," finally putting a solid answer to the online ...
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New Turn-Based Mode for Pillars of Eternity Announced 10 Years After Launch

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook For fans of classic CRPGs, this is the kind of news that gets you excited. Nearly ten years after ...