Best Battle system in an RPG!?

So.....basically whats the best rpg when it comes to battle systems?

Out of the many rpgs i've played...I put Golden Sun, Crono Trigger, and Tales of Symphonia at the top of my list. Does anyone know of any rpgs with better battle systems than those, please tell me. I'm eager to play them.

I am happy with the Final Fantasy 9 system.

Final Fantasy 13 has a different set up than most.

There are no WRPG that i think have a good battle system but for the mass effect.

I'd say King's Bounty series and Dragon Age. Very deep and highly tactical.

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. There's a lot of strategy involved including choosing the appropriate party members and skills. The Grandia series also have a pretty good battle system.

Ive heard Grandia had a good system, never seen it in action. And I've never play ffix. Perhaps I should download both games onto my ps3.

FFXII

i really like Final Fantasy 13 battle system.

Think that would mostly be a matter of opinion though it does make for good pointed discussion. I really like the turned based systems of FF7 and FFX, tho would have to say X is my favorite but i also enjoy the systems in Star Ocean Sands of Time and Phantasy Star Universe for 360. Haven't seen a revolutionary system come out in a long time.

I've got my eye onThe Last Remnant and Resonance of Fate, as their systems have me intrigued. I haven't had a chance to get around to them yet but hope to soon.

I always enjoy the battle system in the Tales games, but I think my favorite of the group is Tales of Vesperia.

Quite a few favourites-

• Final Fantasy IX
• Kingdom Hearts
• Persona 4

Valkyrie Profile 2 was just excellent. Tales of the Abyss comes right behind it.

In terms of WRPGs Guild Wars' system was great with the low cap and focusing on tinkering and preperation and with a flexible interface to back it up. Dragon Age was also good.

I really enjoyed the battle systems in the more recent Tales games, specifically Tales of the Abyss and Tales of Vesperia. The fact that everything plays out in real time and that you can gather around with three of your friends to kick butt is highly appealing.

I'd say King's Bounty series and Dragon Age. Very deep and highly tactical.

UpInFlames

King's Bounty is great, but would you really pick Dragon Age over something like Icewind Dale 2? Dragon Age's combat didn't seem to have half of the depth or variety that the Infinity Engine games had.

Anyway, I think the best (and most complete) system is Silent Storm's.
Imagine Fallout Tactics' or XCom's turn-based combat, but with...

• a huge number of World War 2 weaponry (and more)
• destructible environments (and thus fully-traversable - blow a hole in the floor and jump in, etc.), determined by the materials they're made of and the weapons you're using (some guns may shoot through walls without creating a big hole)
• a complex aiming system (factoring in light, cover, distance, stance, height, etc) that allows you to sacrifice more action points for more accuracy
• bullet richochets
• noise (unseen enemies and allies may still be heard through walls - and shot through them, too)
• turn interrupts
• a variety of status ailments (deafness, bleeding, broken limbs, blindness, concussions, etc
• the ability to run, stand, crouch, crawl, sneak and climb
• ragdoll physics

...and probably a lot else that I'm forgetting. I'd be surprised (and impressed) if there's another game out there with a better system, although Frozen Synapse looks awesome too.

I really liked Grandia 2's real time system. It was fun : ]

FF13 is easily my favourite, but Shadow Hearts: Covenant is also brilliant.

My favourite battle system comes fromthe Valkyrie Profile series. If you're a fan of fighting games, you will appreciate the mechanics.

The Grandia games also have great combat systems. They take out all the guesswork that's common in most RPGs. I'm hoping a Grandia 4 gets made soon.

Here's an example of Valkyrie Profile 2's combat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yOepbMnHI&feature=related

And here's Grandia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP1z3DEiu9c&feature=related

I really liked Grandia 2's real time system. It was fun : ]

mrianhoward

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I'd say King's Bounty series and Dragon Age. Very deep and highly tactical.

Planeforger

King's Bounty is great, but would you really pick Dragon Age over something like Icewind Dale 2? Dragon Age's combat didn't seem to have half of the depth or variety that the Infinity Engine games had.

Anyway, I think the best (and most complete) system is Silent Storm's.
Imagine Fallout Tactics' or XCom's turn-based combat, but with...

• a huge number of World War 2 weaponry (and more)
• destructible environments (and thus fully-traversable - blow a hole in the floor and jump in, etc.), determined by the materials they're made of and the weapons you're using (some guns may shoot through walls without creating a big hole)
• a complex aiming system (factoring in light, cover, distance, stance, height, etc) that allows you to sacrifice more action points for more accuracy
• bullet richochets
• noise (unseen enemies and allies may still be heard through walls - and shot through them, too)
• turn interrupts
• a variety of status ailments (deafness, bleeding, broken limbs, blindness, concussions, etc
• the ability to run, stand, crouch, crawl, sneak and climb
• ragdoll physics

...and probably a lot else that I'm forgetting. I'd be surprised (and impressed) if there's another game out there with a better system, although Frozen Synapse looks awesome too.

I never played Icewind Dale II (I'm guilty of missing a lot of Black Isle RPG's). I really enjoyed Dragon Age's system, it's pretty deep yet accessible. It doesn't needlessly drown you in convoluted mechanics but allows you to focus on the combat and tactics without too much fiddling about.

I also never played Silent Storm, but wasn't that a Jagged Alliance-inspired turn-based strategy game?

Who woulda thunk this topic would creat 3 pages in 1 day, do continue...

By the way I'm currently playing FFVIII, I was just about to get rid of it because the story sucks so bad to me (IMO), but the combat system once i got th hang of it last night...great. I'm feelin it.

Jsut as important to a RPG battle system is the richness of the enemies.