Classic RPG fight or RT fight?

Dynamite · 2001-01-26T07:57:23

i would like to know your opinions about rpg fighting. do you like the classic style like FF games, wait ur turn to select ur move? or a style like parasite eve where u get 2 move around in real time(RT) but go into "classic rpg mode" when u attack? i think the former is ok, but i think it is a slow pace to fight, and i don''t like the fact that i have 2 sit there and take my hits. in parasite eve, u could move around and dodge attacks. many argue that rpg''s are supposed to make u someone u r not, so by having an RT dodge system, u throw the users skill into the game. i like it because it seems faster paced and it does use at least some of my hand-eye coordination, but i''m not a total sell on either. i was wondering what u think on this matter. i want to make an rpg but i don''t want a classic style. baldur''s gate was cool, but i want a system like that except u have control over ur character. when i press left, the guy moves left, etc... so i guess i have 2 questions now! would this style interest anyone? and if so, would u like to have teammates? they would be automated and would take orders, but wouldn''t be controlled. please feel free to answer either or both questions. thanks (sorry for the length)

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Started by Dynamite January 11, 2001 08:40 PM

23 comments, last by Dynamite 23 years, 2 months ago

Ferinorius

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January 24, 2001 06:06 PM

You could hit a key (just like magic) to switch between your party memebers, or you could have A.I. control them the way the player sets, or somthing really creative I havent thought out yet.

Edited by - Ferinorius on January 24, 2001 7:15:03 PM

Ferinorius

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January 24, 2001 09:20 PM

Another cool idea, the other teammates could be A.I. controlled until the player wants to take control of them. This would allow the player or the computer to control them. It would be a really cool system in my opinion.

Dynamite

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January 25, 2001 06:48 AM

quote:Original post by Ferinorius

Another cool idea, the other teammates could be A.I. controlled until the player wants to take control of them. This would allow the player or the computer to control them. It would be a really cool system in my opinion.

by control, do u mean direct control like u have over ur character? like hit a key, and now i''m the next guy? or do u mean like giving orders? i''m leaning towards AI teammates w/ different personalities. they will be able 2 receive orders, but u can''t control them directly. Baldur''s Gate let u control the others. with this style of play(direct control over main char) it would be tricky 4 the player to switch back and forth between players, and the main character might get waxed in the process cuz u r not controlling him.

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Anonymous

January 25, 2001 10:52 AM

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... a game where I get to explore as in Ultima 9 or Tomb Raider, and then when battle started, the camera pans round to a side-on view and you get to fight like a beat-em-up game

quote:Original post by Ferinorius

You are walkign along the world map and it goes into battle. THe battle system is a fighting game.

Omikron does this. It''s 1/3 Tomb Raider, 1/3 fighter, and 1/3 FPS. The system is ok, but the story is corny.

-JSwing

Dynamite

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January 26, 2001 07:57 AM

quote:Original post by Anonymous Poster

Omikron does this. It''s 1/3 Tomb Raider, 1/3 fighter, and 1/3 FPS. The system is ok, but the story is corny.

-JSwing

what didn''t u like about this. u say it''s ok, what were the flaws?

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