Kids can't hold TB combat these days

[mondblut]

P.S. The Quest has come out for the iTouch. Now, if only they'd deign to provide a demo. Looks very interesting, but badly implemented controls can really screw up a Touch port.

Controls are mostly stylus-based. I have PalmOS Sony Clie, and while basic movement/attack/cast are mapped on control buttons, using stylus is still preferable even for these tasks, let alone for something demanding a little more precision, such as talking or trading or managing inventory.

You can download a PC demo on redshift site though.

 

[Ebonsword]

Maybe, but not as bloody boring as turn based combat.

Yea like in a fight you're going to take turns hitting each other.

In "real life" you don't have to worry about controlling the actions of three other people.

That's why I hate real-time systems for party-based combat. It's kind of a pain to keep track of everything.

 

[Ogg]

It's as lazy to use graphics from JA as from JA2. No? As far as I understand, JA for DS is a direct port of JA, same engine, same gameplay. Nothing new.

Oh and thanks CF for reminding us how lame a troll you can be.

 

[Serus]

Not this discussion again.

 

[Ogg]

That's not a discussion, that's CF trying to sound witty.

 

[Davaris]

 

[crakkie]

I thought you were just a troll, but you may indeed be simply a moron.

 

[Imbecile]

Awesome. Now all we need is to bring into play the other perennial favourite - What is the definition of a role playing game - and the universe will explode. Maybe you guys should start by defining turn based and real time role playing games?

That would be fun

 

[Barbader]

A debate based in Cloaked Figure´s statement; realtime videogame mechanics is like real life?

 

[Ogg]

I'm ready for a TB/RT combat discussion any time you want, and I will probably crush any ridiculous argument you can throw at me. go on, just tell me why you think TB is so much better than pure RT. i'm waiting.

Aw! Tough guy!
TB is better cause that's what I enjoy best.

 

[mondblut]

Trying to imitate Volourn *and* failing... that's what I call "sad".

 

[Annie Mitsoda]

There is no perfect system.

It depends on the game.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Unless the game has to be hacked to bits because of the console. Dead Rising for the Wii comes to mind.

 

[janjetina]

Cloaked fuckup, you are an embarassment for all IB graduates.

 

[feighnt]

why would people get worked up because someone is saying they find turn based combat to be boring? if he finds it to be boring, then fine, to each their own.

 

[MaskedMartyr]

why would people get worked up because someone is saying they find turn based combat to be boring? if he finds it to be boring, then fine, to each their own.

well its more or less about that as much as making fun of cf

 

[Talonfire]

Yea like in a fight you're going to take turns hitting each other.

What the hell are you going on about? In real life everyone takes turns fighting and shooting at each other in combat. My action point bar is gradually going down right now as I post this message. *Ends turn by clicking submit*.

 

[Norfleet]

"Real Time" games are actually capped at how many frames per second you play, or the refresh rate of your screen. Therefore everything is turn based, even if in disguise.

Generally, "turn-based" refers to games where typical actions are resolved in a single discrete "turn", as opposed to where the turn-cycles are shorter than the typical human reaction and the typical action one can take in the game. Thus, something like TOEE is turn-based because one can execute a move and attack in the game's discrete turn, whereas something like Diablo is real-time because the turns (framecycles) are too short for a character, or player, to coherently act in: Actions practically always span multiple frames, and the concept of the "turn" is not readily apparent unless you really dig.

 

[Redeye]

...
And what would you do if there was a Fallout released that was hex- and turn-based like the Fallouts of old... but it was on DS? Would it earn your immediate ire or awaken a faint hope?

Also, Earthbound.
Be a nice thing to port.

 

[Fat Dragon]

Cloaked Figure is trying so hard to get a big argument going but is failing badly. I'd laugh if it wasn't so sad.

 

[Fat Dragon]

trying so hard

all i did was insult him and ask him why he likes TB

he cant even answer that

so go fuck yourself you bloody idiot

Butthurt detected.

 

[Gragt]

Fight the Codex!

 

[Ogg]

trying so hard

all i did was insult him and ask him why he likes TB

he cant even answer that

so go fuck yourself you bloody idiot

I could answer. But it's just so much easier to see you drowning in you own piss.

 

[Ogg]

Are you over already? I'm disappointed, kinda.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Oh, you were debating? I thought you were just embarrassing yourself.

"In real life we don't take turns to fight" is about as moronic as saying "in real life we don't have hit-points".

Sleep on that and see if you can get it. If not, come back and I'll explain further.