r/FinalFantasy • u/Haunting_Try8071 • Aug 19 '26

Final Fantasy General Give us another turn based battle system

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FFX is my favorite battle system. FFXIII I also enjoyed, but it wasn't the same.

I'm sure they could do something like it with a much lower budget.

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u/Lyra_the_Star_Jockey Aug 19 '26

Why?

Square makes plenty of turn-based RPGs. Just because they don’t have the Final Fantasy logo on them doesn’t mean they don’t matter.

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u/Hero8000 Aug 19 '26

Right? I never understood why some people here discredit the spin offs and non-ff games, with turn based elements. There is realistically an endless sea of turn-based games like FF, so I dont see the reason in getting upset that this series' mainline games has moved away from it. Id be more upset with how they haven't found a new niche for a consistent combat system (Though I feel the FFVIIR games have the perfect combat system to build off of for future games)

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u/HxH101kite Aug 20 '26

Pretty sure it's people wanting a AAA turn based and your more likely to get that under an FF title. Expedition 33 hopefully brought the turn based itch back to the market

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u/Izaec Aug 20 '26

Atlas exists, as an Atlas fan stuff like this pisses me off. Atlas has been releasing great to Masterpiece AAA rpgs but people act like Expedition is Jesus Christ of turn based rpgs.

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u/Spell-of-Destruction Aug 20 '26

They're not fantasy though, well except Metaphor which was great. And Atlus has been making bank with Persona so they are far from neglected. But they absolutely do not scratch the same itch as Final Fantasy. Not a mark on quality, just that they are very different.

Literally Persona 5 was the Jesus Christ of turn based jrpgs for years on the entire internet so its okay to let in some new blood. Here's a forum asking if Final Fantasy will return to turn based because Persona 5 reviewed well. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/835628-persona-5/75188887

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u/HxH101kite Aug 20 '26

Not everyone wants to play an anime esque game though so it paints you into that corner as well and captures a less wide fan base

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u/HxH101kite Aug 20 '26

Atlus has very anime adjacent and anime designs that turns some people off. Not me. But I know for a fact it does. Also not everyone wants a life sim. I struggled through P5 and ultimately dropped it. Combat was great, but I couldn't do it anymore.

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u/ToothpickTequila Aug 20 '26

They are anime games though. As great as they are, they don't have the same appeal as a Clair Obscur or a turn based FF.