Ever since Final Fantasy XI in 2002, mainline Final Fantasy titles have forsaken turn-based combat in favor of either real-time combat or tab-targeting MMO combat, with various mixed results. However, ...

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 ...

Turn-based combat games are making a comeback, delighting fans with accessible yet engaging gameplay. Marvel's Midnight Suns impressed with tactical combat, compensating for weaker writing. Like A ...

"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" blends turn-based strategy with real-time reaction windows, making split-second decisions the key to success. Perfect parries, gradient dodges, and status effect ...

Christian Bognar is a Writer at DualShockers with over three years of experience covering the gaming industry. Since 2022, he has written guides and reviews for publications including DualShockers, ...

For a lot of Final Fantasy fans, the move away from turn-based combat was a bit of a disappointment. Recent rumblings suggest that old-school combat might be returning to the franchise. But until then ...

During a talk at the Korean gaming conference G-Star 2025, Katsura Hashino — director of Metaphor: ReFantazio and the last three mainline Persona games — expressed his vision for the future of JRPGs.

Long before action RPGs became as common as they are, combat in role-playing games was predominantly done in a turn-based fashion. This form of gameplay, which was born out of hardware limitations and ...