Which type of RPG do you prefer?

Which type of RPG do you prefer?

  • Turn-based

    Votes: 11 52.4%

  • Action

    Votes: 6 28.6%

  • Tactical

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • Total voters
    21
Alfieri

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    Mainly referring to single-player RPGs so no MMO.
    Turn-based: Pok?mon, Hyperdimension Neptunia, old school Final Fantasy
    Action: Nights of Azure, Kingdom Hearts, Nier Automata
    Tactical: Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, Pok?mon Conquest

    In my case it depends on my mood. If I want to kick some ass I'll play an action RPG, if I want to be more laid back I play turn-based, and if I want to test my brain more I go with tactical. Generally I prefer action RPGs just because I'm a fighting game fanatic so it's a best of both worlds.
     
    Tactical, for me. I'm a big fan of Disgaea games, and I've been thinking of playing Fire Emblem Echoes. I have Shining Force on my 3DS, too, via custom Virtual Console, so I'm never too far from a good strategy RPG.
     
    I'm a turn-based person, myself.

    I'm kinda bad at real-time stuff because of reaction time issues and ADHD, and tactical stuff, at least for me, is a bit too "THINK HARD OR FAIL" more often than not, which, again, is bad when my ADHD and pressure stuff is taken into consideration.

    So turn-based is what I generally go for, though I'm not against other genres.
     
    Nice thread. RPG is my favorite genre, but honestly I couldn't tell you what my favorite type is. I don't really stick to one thing or another, I just play a lot of games and I like a little bit of everything. I've been playing RPGs for over 10 years but I've never really set in on a favorite type.
     
    Aaron said:
    >no mention of Disgaea.

    I'm boycotting this poll.

    Based on that response, I think it's obvious my favourite is Tactical RPGs. :P
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    Disgaea is a series I would LOVE to play, but there's a lot of mechanics and such to think about that kind of embody a lot of reasons why I'm not a huge fan of Strategy RPGs, Fire Emblem being the most notable exception.

    I do like the mechanics in the Disgaea series, though. There's a lot of cool humanoid and monster classes that I really like the designs of, not to mention the characters as well. :3
     
    Action! I don't get as much honest satisfaction from picking a move and watching characters enact it with no further input as I do when slicin' and dicin' 'em myself. It feels more like I've accomplished something in that case, and the EXP feels more earned.
     
    Growing up with the mainline Pokemon games, turn base is my comfort zone. I like having the options to take my time when fighting a tough enemies or selecting my moves quickly if I already know how to handle the situation. It's kind of the reason why it's taking a long time for me to get comfortable with real time RPGs.

    To be fair, I haven't played a lot of tactical RPGs.
     
    Action RPGs and tactical ones are pretty much equal to me in terms of enjoyment. As for turn-based games, I've found that over the years that I'm enjoying them less and less. It's not because of the game, per se, but the mechanics that are usually associated with turn-based games, such as endless grinding. I pretty much gave up halfway through Bravely Default because I spent more hours grinding my party in other classes to help me beat the game than playing the game itself. And the boss fights basically became "spam items to kill the boss while healing occasionally".
     
    That depends on how the gameplay of the individual game is. I enjoy Dark Souls and Final Fantasy 7 equally, for example, in spite of having completely different gamplay.
     
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