Game Mechanics Turn Based or Real Time

[ImKrakenUp]

Hey everyone! My head hurts from going back and forth about what combat system I should use.

I love games with real time like:
Kingdom Hearts
The legend of Zelda
ECT.

I also love games with turn based like:
Persona
Final fantasy
ECT.

What should I start with? My game is about living a normal life and going into a non real world to battle.

Also, does anyone know what the combat is called for Xenoblade?

 

[woodsmoke]

Personally I definitely prefer real time combat. But I think you should decide.

 

[ImKrakenUp]

Personally I definitely prefer real time combat. But I think you should decide.

Thank you! I'll still decide, but real time is what I was going to go for In the beginning until I played Persona 5.

 

[Nocturne]

Use both? Code your game as a realtime combat but provide a pause system so that users can take their time and think about what they want to do (or even add an "auto-pause" that the user can configure so that the game automatically pauses when someone's health goes before 25% or their power bar is full or whatever...). There are a few games that do this and it can work very well and gives you the best of both worlds.

 

[11clock]

I like the route that the Mario RPGs go for. Turn based but with mini games to increase your effectiveness and minimize enemy damage. Just keep them super short so that battles don’t take forever.

 

[Andrew R. C. Beck]

To be honest I would say that the best system to use for your first attempt should depend really on whether or not it would compliment the game's design and narrative If it is a fast paced story and game, then real time may work better BUT if the pace is slower and you want to allow for a more tactical control of battle for the player, turn based A good blend of both could be an ATB system