Which of the major aspects of a game is most important?

[Nyerp]

what

aren't the paper mario and m&l games turn-based lol

uh yes but they're not turn-based strategy and in no way are they overly complicated wtf

[Kalahari Inkantation]

no they're not complicated but i still feel there's too much menu navigation

[Nyerp]

no they're not complicated but i still feel there's too much menu navigation

lol what the hell no there is not

[Kalahari Inkantation]

Maybe I should give them another chance, but the battle systems in the Paper Mario/M&L games have never really appealed to me. :'(

[Nyerp]

those games have the most appealing battle systems of any rpg i've ever played because they're so simple and don't rely on you just selecting something from a menu

so if you don't like them you'll probably never like any other jrpg imo

[Samus Aran]

...too much menu navigation in paper mario?

wow lol

[Nyerp]

lol

[Kalahari Inkantation]

i can probably count the number of turn-based games i've played on my hands, but i don't think i've ever finished any of the ones i've started because i feel like i'm forcing myself through them :'(

pokemon soulsilver
super mario rpg
mario and luigi: partners in time
paper mario ttyd
final fantasy 3

probs. some others



This is painful for me to admit.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

...too much menu navigation in paper mario?

wow lol

imo any menu navigation during battles is too much as it is completely unnecessary in this day and age :'(

[Nyerp]

i can probably count the number of turn-based games i've played on my hands, but i don't think i've ever finished any of the ones i've started because i feel like i'm forcing myself through them :'(

pokemon soulsilver
super mario rpg
mario and luigi: partners in time
paper mario ttyd
final fantasy 3

probs. some others



This is painful for me to admit.

partners in time???? ew ew ew ew ew EW play the first one first

ehhh if you're new to final fantasy i would advise against playing 3 because it is hard as all hell and really archaic

imo any menu navigation during battles is too much as it is completely unnecessary in this day and age :'(

oh come the fuck on, that's just you denying the worth of an entire genre of video games because they're different than what you're used to and wow i shouldn't be talking here lol

[Andria]

[spoiler]I think I have trouble enjoying turn-based strategy games. [/spoiler]

it just seems like such an archaic, unnecessary, overly complicated way to do things :'(

I love turn based strategy games

they are one of my favourites

[Samus Aran]

imo any menu navigation during battles is too much as it is completely unnecessary in this day and age :'(

no it's not unnecessary because that destroys the entire genre group that is any rpg that's not an action rpg

it's hard to explain, but there IS an appeal to turn-based battle. more control over strategy and such. if you don't see the appeal that's fine but trust me, whether it's "necessary" or not isn't the point

[Kalahari Inkantation]

oh come the fuck on, that's just you denying the worth of an entire genre of video games because they're different than what you're used to

i know

i know

I've never mentioned that I have trouble with turn-based battle systems before because I realize some of those games, even many of the ones I mentioned in my other post, are considered great, and it makes me feel horrible. :'(

[Thyme]

Well speaking of strategy, I've never been into RTS games much, I'd say mostly because it's a very PC-centric genre.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

no it's not unnecessary because that destroys the entire genre group that is any rpg that's not an action rpg

i think what actually puts me off is menu navigation lol

modern turn-based games don't need to rely on menus, actions could easily be mapped to buttons