its always been turnbased, why would people think otherwise?

havoc19

@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Me too, but I haven't lost any interest, mostly because it reminds me way too much of the recent SE RPGs, and those have kept me very neutral so far.

A new Xenogears or Final Fantasy Tactics would fix that ;D

90sKid

The only jrpg i might buy this year is this.

belo

@bakagaijin: its either worldwide simultaneous, or PS3 is going first.

Superlocke

@baberg: @DarthMetalHope: Ditto. The games coming out are too good to not buy, but there's too many to play!

TheCleaningGuy

@undefined: hahahahahaha.
The only thing FFXII does really well is fail.

Superlocke

@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: If it was realtime it would clash with the trainwreck known as infinite undiscovery.

Witzbold

@baberg: man i hear ya! im juggling so many new games right now and ive still got 3 more coming out this month!! Ive got no time for alll these games! but they are soooo awesome T_T

DarthMetalHope

@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Personally, I think turn-based RPG's are way better than real time. Besides, there are way too many real time RPG's out there.

Spyder01

@Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic: you will. PS3 version is in development. This might be a case of a timed-exclusive, but i'm not 100% sure on that one.

bakagaijin

@White-Sharingan: I love how, anytime someone sees an RPG they don't like, they say "I'll just wait until the next Final Fantasy", as if those games are any better. Both gamers and developers need to stop acting as if the entire RPG genre revolves around Final Fantasy. Come up with some NEW ideas, instead of rehashing the same boring cliches, and then maybe people will buy your game!

PercyChuggs

@PercyChuggs: yeah, I agree with you, but we be old school cats, my friend. I enjoy the stradegy of turn-based games. you can think multiple turns ahead, and like you said, you get full control over your char. allowing you to maximize their strengths.

All real-time rpg's aren't all bad though. Some do their craft really well, like FFXII and Tales of Vesperia.

bakagaijin

@White-Sharingan: Well it's good to see that people vastly overestimating the capabilities of old consoles isn't limited to discussion of Wii titles.

Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc

Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!

I don't have time for this, Square Enix! I'm already playing through DQ4 again on the DS, my guild in Warhammer Online is outleveling me, I've barely scratched the surface of Rock Band 2, and I've got Disgaea 3 and Disgaea DS sitting on the shelf in shrinkwrap.

I don't have time for another game!

baberg

@Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic: Er, eh? You'll get to play it next year... Anyways, if it gets good reviews, PC version for me. Getting sick of UE3 gimped console version of games with popup up the wazoo.

jackydoe

looks like a PS2 game :[

ill just wait till FFXIII and Versus

White-Sharingan

Sorry but most Japanese games just don't cut it anymore :/ Like the Japanese themselves have admitted, Western Developers are just way ahead and IMO most japanese games now days are very lacking in fun. Usually the story and world is very elaborate and cool but the gameplay mechanics are usually boring. Also the art direction sometimes when they make everying all anime style. Im not even hyped about FF13 at all because im always regretting getting Japanese games because I end up getting bored. Though I hope The White Knight Chronicles is good.

Lla_Med_Redrum

Looks neat...shame I'll never get to play it on my PS3. :(

Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic

Am I the only one who hates this new RPG trend of only being able to control 1 of the multiple characters on the screen? I get it, turned based RPG's are dying, but come on, I HATE having to rely on the CPU AI to know when it's time to heal themselves or me. I want full control over everyone, dammit.

PercyChuggs

looks great for me !

HuleO

@Spyder01: Could really use one. What happened to the days of hearing about numerous RPGs for us to can't wait to play. This is one of only 3 RPGs i've been looking forward to for more than a year. 2 have already come out.

orangeclover

Looks very nice. but somehow it reminds me of fire emblem...

Mactheridon

Is it turned based or does it work on a gambit system? I've been out of the loop for a while so sorry if this has been answered previously.

Looks good to me either way though.

breakblossom

Huh, no longer interested =/

I thought it was realtime, not turn based.

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.

This actually looks interesting. Perhaps a quality RPG?

Spyder01

@Superlocke:

360 version this year, PS3 version next year.
Probably.

almostexactly

Cant wait for this.
Do love JRPG's with Turn Based combat

bknight

I REALLY hope this game actually cuts it on story and battles both. It is already breathtaking to look at.

raviadso

This kinda reminds me of Ogre Battle, somehow. Maybe the squad-based battles the screenshots suggest. But, hey, ain't nothing wrong with being a different kind of Ogre Battle.

ArtemusWolfwood

@TheCleaningGuy: And the end of this month brings Fallout 3... and I forgot I still wanted to try Infinite Undiscovery, and Force Unleashed...

And I was hoping this year would be slower than last year.

baberg

@belo: Don't cheat yourself out of Tales of Vesperia. It was surprisingly good.

I also loved Lost Odyssey, but for that you have to be okay with turn-based random battles.

Smadubaku

@Witzbold: Oh come on. IU isn't that bad.

outlawauron

@Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic: Oh you will. It's coming out for the 360 next month and the PS3 some point in the future. No worries!

NeVeRMoRe666

Looks good if a bit dreary. I hope the settings aren't quite so fixed towards such bland looking locals. All of the menus look very busy as well.

Frologic

@Mactheridon: Somehow thats a bad thing?

NeVeRMoRe666

@outlawauron: Yeah, it really is.

Kia

@bakagaijin: @Superlocke: @almostexactly: @NeVeRMoRe666:

Oh I'm aware of what Square said...but honestly I just don't believe that this game will wind up materializing on the PlayStation 3 when all is said and done. I'd love to be proven wrong though...

Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic

The graphics look really good, but maybe that's due to it's small resolution?

everybest

@baberg: I'm in the same boat. I haven't even finished Bioshock or Dead Rising FFS ! With my 2nd playthrough of Mass Effect as well as Fable 2 , Fallout 3 & Midnight Club coming out later this month not to mention GOW 2 coming out the month after that I'm overwhelmed by games i'd love to play. Last Remnant looks pretty solid . Depending on the reviews I might have to buy this game after the dust settles.

Nexus6

@Superlocke: Really? I really enojyed XII. I especially liked the gambit system because final fantasy battles always get tedious towards the end of the game when there is less risk involved in fights, and it took care of them for me.

++win.

Polite Society

@everybest: It actually looks better in big pictures. Check rpgfan for some.

Ueziel

I want this on PS3!!! please come quick ><..

squall3031

I have some high hopes for this game. Really, I'm hoping it surprises us all and ends up being a stellar romp.

betterthantelevision

@squall3031:
Soon enough, soon enough...

Archaotic

I think it looks good and some of my favourite games are turn based.

Also if anyone else noticed it's not just passive turn based you can block enemy attacks and I hope it'll be like Lost Odyssey in terms of interactive turns.

Ravel

@Polite Society: FFXII is good in it's own right but losing control of your other characters is annoying. It's a game and not real life so I don't care if I can control a few people, that's a good thing if I can. It's when you lose control and they do random crap that might not even be helpful that it gets annoying. Turn based is just better cos you can play the game your way.

Llost

@Spyder01: What???

Dappa

@Kia: I don't think it's bad at all other than the acting and the voice acting. The main gameplay atleast has a few different combo's and then there's the skills and having a large party and 2 or 3 parties running around is quite cool.

Llost

@PercyChuggs: I agree. I enjoy Final Fantasy as much as the next guy but I realise that "The next final fantasy" (whichever it may be at the time) has just as much chance of failing as any other RPG.
As for coming up with new ideas, it's probably because companies are scared of risking everything to try something too new. Sticking with a proven formula seems safe.

Seyasb

@Nexus6: I'm joining this club.
Just bought Disgaea 2 and 3, and have barely started the first. And I'm juggling games between all of the consoles and handhelds. And to top it of I'm getting a new computer next week, just to hammer in that final nail in my coffin.

On the bright side, all of us will have lots of games to play come retirement, or the big game market crash of 20xx.

Cactuar

looks great

CJayC

Looking good. Might have to pick it up.

y2julio

I think he's right, turn based is just better since you have a much larger selection of spells etc. usually (since you have time to scroll through them), you can control several characters rather than have your party either die or use up all your potions/ there mana when you don't want them to. Generally the level of control makes it more fun. It sucks just having people run around you who you feel aren't really much use.

Llost

When I look at these screens, I have found memories of Lunar and position + turn based combat.

I miss Lunar.

Tubatic

"Yes, yes, English! Look at all those words, words we all know. "

I lol'd. And that's why I love Kotaku!

gfyjo

@Megaman703: never played an MMO before? This is nothing.

y2julio

Holy mother of HUD, that is a LOT of crap on the screen.

Megaman703

@Vallen: Timed exclusive. Not sure if it's coming out for the PC but it's definitely coming to the PS3... someday.

Đipic

@y2julio: Yea, but this isn't an MMO. :p

Đipic

Yeah thats a lot of stuff on the screen, kinda looking like a turn based dynasty warriors. Looks good though, is this an Xbox exclusive?

Vallen

@Vallen:
Last Remnant is coming to PC and PS3. It's only a time exclusive. A real Square exclusive is Infinite Undiscovery which is already out.

DigitalHero

It's really not appropriate to attack others with your "Gae Bolg". Gross.

clobbit

@Llost: That's how I feel about turn based games. Though sometimes realtime can be fun. I enjoyed Vesperia which battles were realtime but mainly because I could disable the AI's use of items. That's my problem with IU right now is the AI is always using up all my items and their mana when they don't need to. I am looking forward to Last Remnant though.

MajinMexican

@MajinMexican: I agree I like them both, I've got Infinite undiscovery which I'm enjoying and I'm so hyped for vesperia I can't believe it. I just find turn based better cos I prefer the control you have. Yeah IU mana use is a bit dumb.

Llost

It is going to be difficult to pick this one up with DeadSpace, Fallout and Gears coming out soon. I am going to try though. Looks nice, and hopefully 100% less broken than Infinite Undiscovery!

k20adam

I can't tell if it's traditional turn based or tactics turn based....I hope it's more of a traditional....I know, I'm crazy, but I never could get into tactics games.

Darkest Daze

Looking forward to the English voice acting...the main guy is done by Nero! (Johnny Bosch).

y2kenjination

@y2kenjination: And Ichigo! :P

Chupakun

and Lelouche! ^_^

y2kenjination

@Superlocke: HAHAHAHA, Superlocke doesn't know how to play FF12 -- Funny

jamBot