Atlus's Kenichi Goto worried turn-based battles were beginning to feel outdated, but developing Metaphor brought him back around. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

If you enjoy games that are not just about selecting the attack command, these turn-based JRPGs with timed inputs will be right up your alley.

Turn-based games, once deemed outdated, make a glorious return in the modern gaming scene. Cassette Beasts, Octopath Traveler ...

Final Fantasy "We received a lot of 'JRPGs are back' comments," says Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director, but the success of a turn-based game like Clair Obscur: Expeditition 33 isn't going to warp ...

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 ...

Whatever form Final Fantasy XVII's combat takes, it doesn't seem likely that it will be turn-based. Square has noted that ...

Chris Littlechild (He/Him) is an Editor and Writer Trainer from the United Kingdom. He has been gaming since receiving an original Game Boy and copies of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six ...

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 ...

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Clash in a battle of wits and chess-like strategy, and create your unique team from a myriad of famous generals from Koei Tecmo’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms intellectual property. Attain Victory ...

Japanese role-playing games have a bunch of silly clichés. Hell, the Final Fantasy series makes up about 60% of them (the other 39% going to Dragon Quest and the last 1% going to any game copying both ...

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 ...