Do you expect Final Fantasy XVI's combat system to be action based?

[Deleted member 1839]

With both Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy VII Remake being more action oriented compared to previous series entire do you expect the same for Final Fantasy XVI when it's eventually revealed.....or do you think Square will have it be turned based or something of the like? Perhaps something like Xenoblade's combat?

I generally prefer action based combat systems but I wouldn't mind a big budget turn-based rpg. Closest we got is DQXI and Persona 5.

 

[AgeEighty]

Do I expect it? Yes. Do I wish for it? No.

 

[Reyes]

Yes

 

[DominicanGlory]

Absolutely

 

[PlanetSmasher]

It will be, and I'm going to bitch about it, I'm sure. So tired of crappy action combat systems.

 

[Hallucinations]

There's no turning back. It'll be more and more action based with each new iteration in the series.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Yeah, turn based FF is dead.

 

[Reyes]

Dale Copper didn't someone at Square talk about making a game like Horizon?

 

[Death Penalty]

It'll 99% be action or hybrid like VIIR. Personally I think further developing the latter's take could be a really great direction to go.

 

[PepperedHam]

I'd like something like X or XII, or even something a little closer to Xenoblade but I do expect them to go action again. But I enjoyed FFVIIR's combat a lot so if they can apply systems like that on top of it rather than the XV direction I'll be okay with it.

 

[RochHoch]

Hopefully it's like FF7R's. That was a fantastic way of having action combat with turn-based elements

 

[Dark_Castle]

Do I expect it? Yes. Do I wish for it? No.

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This sadly.

 

[Dale Copper]

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[Icolin]

It'll 99% be action or hybrid like VIIR. Personally I think further developing the latter's take could be a really great direction to go.

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FFVIIR is the perfect middle ground

if FFXVI is an action RPG, they REALLY need to nab the switching between party members thing from FF7R

 

[Strings]

Dale Copper didn't someone at Square talk about making a game like Horizon?

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Yeah, Yoshida said he felt depressed seeing GoW and Horizon and wanted to make SE's response to that. The game under his division has been hiring for people experienced with action games.

 

[Exile In Mudville]

It can be anything it wants to be.

Except for a goddamn roguelite deckbuilder RPG.

 

[matrix-cat]

I hope it'll be something like FFVIIR's system with a few tweaks here and there (making the dodge more useful, for one).

 

[Normal]

After XV and VIIR success, yeah it's going to be action.

 

[Sargerus]

It better.

 

[Dest]

Yup, probably. Sucks cause the combat in FFXV is actually just incredibly boring and I imagine we'll just get more of that

 

[Reyes]

After XV and VIIR success, yeah it's going to be action.

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Even before those games SE has been wanting to make Final Fantasy more actiony

 

[Flame Lord]

Yes, unfortunately.

 

[Deleted member 49535]

They'd be stupid not to copy VIIR's combat.

 

[Ashes of Dreams]

It's been working for them so I don't see why they'd change now. As much as old-school JRPG fans prefer turn-based there are a staggering number of people who consider it outdated and refuse to touch it. SE knows this and will try to cater to both as much as possible. The best we can hope for is something closer to VII Remake, which was an action system paying as much an homage to turn-based as it possibly could. Though they won't use VIIR's combat, that will stay a VIIR thing, that's the direction they'll likely look at.

 

[Chasing]

Action-RPG is pretty much guaranteed.

 

[Strings]

I personally want something more FFXIV-ish because that still allows them to be relatively stat and content heavy, but I doubt we'll get that :(

Loved VIIR's combat, but I don't think we'll see that outside of more VIIR because SE has never operated like that.

 

[CONCHOBAR]

I haven't played VIIR, but from what I've played of XV and others I really feel like they should fully commit to one or the other. Either go full turn based and make all the fights very methodical and strategic with per-character instruction, or go full action and make a deep and fleshed out action combat system that relies on timing, dodges, and stringing attacks.

 

[Chasing]

I personally want something more FFXIV-ish because that still allows them to be relatively stat and content heavy, but I doubt we'll get that :(

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Perhaps, since the game is presumably developed by CBU3, I imagine they'll likely take more from XIV more than any other in the series.

 

[Tycho Kepler]

I expect and welcome it. Would also love to see a return of the roadtrip aspect, if it is full fantasy like I think then it would be awesome to have the party travel in a caravan or something.

 

[the magical kitsune]

Turn based final fantasy hasn't been a thing since FFX. Turn based + round based hasn't been a thing since the third entry. Final Fantasy has been action / real-time oriented for far longer than it hasn't.

I wouldn't mind a big budget turn-based rpg. Closet we got is DQXI and Persona 5.

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That genre pretty much went through its death throes in the seventh generation, so outside of big name franchises like DQ or Persona I'd doubt we'd see much of it. Fingers crossed though.

 

[thetrin]

Sadly yes. Shame, really.

 

[Dale Copper]

Also expect this title to be Open World or open world lite like God of War.

 

[SkoomaBlade]

It certainly seems thats the trend with the latest FF games but I'd personally prefer something akin to XII, with improvements of course. Keep it real time but also strategic.

 

[Failburger]

Give me a tactical turn base strategy game.

 

[Apathy]

Do I expect it? Yes. Do I wish for it? No.

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This is my same sentiment. Fuck what I would do for a good turn based FF game again.

 

[Keyouta]

I want another in similar style to FFXII.

 

[Turin]

More or less.

I'd be surprised if it's turn based

 

[Sky87]

Yeah, turn based FF is dead.

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Thankfully. It's a relic of the past. It's so time consuming and boring that you can speed-up the combat 4x in newer games and remasters for example. It is dumb.

 

[Kuro]

Considering the supposed team behind it, I expect a hybrid system.

 

[Quinton]

All my betting chips for hybrid.

 

[El Crono]

After the incredibly satisfying combat of Final Fantasy VII Remake I don't believe they can go back to a pure turn-based combat system. They just need to figure out the weak points and improve it to perfection, but that might take two or three iterations.

 

[the lizard]

I hope it has the exact system from VIIR.

 

[TheLastOne]

FF7 Remake's combat was a near perfect to me - a perfect blend of old and new, so I'll take more of that.

 

[Spinluck]

Yup, probably. Sucks cause the combat in FFXV is actually just incredibly boring and I imagine we'll just get more of that

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Yup, not a fan.

 

[bunkitz]

A hybrid system similar to FFVIIR's is what I expect. That was too good for them to not build upon. I'd prefer either that or purely turn-based but let's be real. The latter isn't happening. *sighs* Making it just action-based like FFXV's would be the worst timeline.

 

[Arex]

Got a feeling it'll be similar to FF7R, but I'm hoping it'll maybe be less action-y for XVI

 

[Jawmuncher]

I think FFVII will keep the "Slow-mo tactics" aspect to itself while FF16 does something different.

 

[Deleted member 49438]

Personally I'd like turn based, but I'd take the Real Time with Pause style of remake & not mind a ton. Better than 15 combat at least.

 

[Dec]

Do I expect it? Yes. Do I wish for it? No.

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Yea same. They keep going action and it sucks. I'm in the middle of VIIR and it's just awful. It's in a middle ground between strategy and action and it is just bad at both. XV is probably the game I have disliked the most in years and at this point I'm just hoping they make a good Final Fantasy game again ever.

 

[Mediking]

Hybrid and it's flashy and meaty so relax