Really loving Persona 5 Royal. Though I’m enjoying the life sim more than the action, I do still like turn based games, all the way back to FFVII on the PS1.
I’m not usually a fan of turn based combat, but some games that stuck with me from the design point were Mechabellum (if that counts as turn based? It is a (really cool) autobattler), and Into The Breach.
Mechabellum is such a fun game to learn and figure out, and then you watch the battle unfold while thinking about the next steps.
Into The Breach because it tells you what will exactly happen, so it’s more of a puzzle - you don’t have to learn the enemy to know what they can do, and can just play it reactively. And that’s a cool twist. Perspnally not a fan of gating strategy behing a wall of knowledge (i.e TCGs, or Pokemon - if you don’t know the enemy cards/moves, you’re basically playing blind).
Star Wars knights of the old republic was the only game I enjoyed turn based combat. Generally I don’t like turn based combat. I prefer real time combat like command and conquer or supreme commander.
Turn based is almost exclusively what I enjoy. I don’t need high octane action. I prefer to drink my coffee and solve the combat puzzle
Hell yes. Final Fantasy 6. Fallout 1 & 2. Just a couple off the top of my head. This question is weird.
Judge Dredd: Helter Skelter (Wildlands boardgame reskin)
Like an ultimate crossover story from 2000AD. Stronts, Judges, and Slaine battling it out.
https://www.boardseyeview.net/post/judge-dredd-helter-skelter
Transistor has an interesting real-time/turn based combat system. You move around in real time, the set your attacks and movement for the attack phase, then back to realtime controls again while the meter for your next turn charges up.
Not to mention the depth of weapon combinations you can put together; it’s one of my favorite games. Might be time for another playthrough.
Oh, forgot about that one! It’s so worth it, even if only for the story. The combat is also super well done.
Baldur’s Gate 3
Divinity: Original Sin 2
For the King 2
Brogue, Hoplite, Stone Soup and other roguelikes
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Battle for Wesnoth
Heroes of Might and Magic
various card games
basically, any game with significant tactical depth can benefit from well-done turn-based timing
Fire Emblem series is one of my fav turn based tactics games. Other ones I’ve really enjoyed are Advance Wars/Wargroove, XCOM, Shadowrun, Wasteland series.
Fallout and Fallout 2, natch
Deltarune mixes traditional JRPG turn-based combat with bullet hell action, which is fun. I also like the rock-paper-scissors system from In Stars and Time and Omori, but encounters in those games tend to become repetitive quickly.
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X-Com Enemy Unknown & X-Com 2, Baldurs Gate 3, Expedition 33 are all wonderful turn-based games. I like games where I can set up and execute a plan of action.
Advance Wars 1 and 2, absolute bangers
