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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 ...

9 Turn-Based JRPGs With Timed Inputs

If you enjoy games that are not just about selecting the attack command, these turn-based JRPGs with timed inputs will be ...
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If You Have A PS5 And Love Turn-Based Combat, Then These Are The Games For You

Turn-based combat was at its pinnacle in the '80s and '90s. However, after that, real-time combat increased in popularity and seemingly took over the industry. In fact, it seemed like turn-based ...
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JRPGs That Reinvent Turn-Based Combat

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...
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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 ...
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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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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 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Game of the Year, so Arc Raiders advocate and ex-FPS pro Shroud will finally play it RPGs Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the award-sweeping hit is ...
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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 ...
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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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No one knows whether Larian's new Divinity will be a turn-based RPG or ARPG, but everyone has thoughts: "If Divinity is not a turn-based CRPG I will eat a raw potato"

RPGs We're getting Divinity over more Baldur's Gate 3 because Larian devs weren't enjoying "doing the D&D thing" RPGs Bethesda lead says the "one thing" the studio learned making Starfield is that ...
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Divinity Combat Debate Explained: Turn‑Based vs. ARPG

GamesRadar captured the mood perfectly: one fan declared, “If Divinity is not a turn‑based CRPG, I will eat a raw potato.” Yeah, not exaggerating here—that’s just how strongly players associate ...