Turn-based RPG styles

psyjax · 2006-04-08T10:35:34

So, I'm designing a little RPG game... Here are some screens, to give ya a little taste :D I am definetly going with turn-based combat. But I am not quite decided how I want to do it. Currently I have a rogue-like combat system. You basically run into a monster, you hit, it hits, repeat. Which is cool I guess, but it gives the game an annoying stuccato rythem. Another style I was thinking of was Fallout. Where a combat round is executed by someone and combat mode begins etc. But this has the annoying effect of pottentially making a gigantic battlefield. The entire map becomes combat mode! Anyone who has playd fallout knows what I'm talking about. I want the best of both worlds. I want you to get into combat, but I want a logical battlefield definition. One Idea I had was to set the map up like Chrono Trigger... remember that? Battle began, and it was just basically all the monsters on screen, your characters had a limited movement range in that "arena" and thus a battle played out. I think Parasite Eve had something similar, but more action oriented. I think Chrono triggers system is closser to what I want. I dunno. Anyone out there have any good suggestions on a good turn-based combat mode? Are there any games you have seen which implement an interesting/origional turn based combat system that I could look at? I really want something fresh, fun, energetic, yet tactical and challenging. Just want to toss some ideas around... EDIT: The main character is unpainted, and unanimated :) That's why she is white and her arms are sticking out. It's not supposed to be that way, remember, this is a work in progress :D EDIT: I thought I'd also chunk up a screen of my editor: It uses the same game engine as the game and is built all in the lua scripting engine. Why do I show this? Because I'm proud of it, so there ;) [Edited by - psyjax on April 6, 2006 3:14:59 PM]