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    Final Fantasy XIII

    Game » consists of 17 releases. Released Mar 09, 2010

    This entry into the Final Fantasy universe is set in the worlds of Pulse and Cocoon. Players take control of multiple characters who are caught in a war between these worlds.

    ATB or CTB?

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    #1  Edited By atejas

    Which combat system do you expect, and which do you hope for? The Active Time Battle(a la VII and X-2), or the Conditional Turn-Based(a la X)
    frankly, it looks like ATB, but I can still hope that it'll be CTB.

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    #2  Edited By Trickster

    CTB for me, really loved the way it worked, it focused more on a more strategic aproach to the fights in my opinion.

    Though i doubt they will use either of the system, my guess is that they are gonna try to do something as different as they did in FFXII

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    #3  Edited By queen_valentine

    I liked XII's system. I have no idea what it's called lol but I loved being able to see the monsters on screen.

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    #4  Edited By groudyogre

    Its a mixture of 10 and 12 so its ATB. This is confirmed by SE.

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    #5  Edited By nezze00

    I'm a big fan of turn-based stuff.

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    #6  Edited By atejas
    groudyogre said:
    "Its a mixture of 10 and 12 so its ATB. This is confirmed by SE.
    "

    wait, but X was CTB. Still, if ATB is confirmed, it's one game off my list.
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    #7  Edited By Fenian

    ATB I think would be more fitting.

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    #8  Edited By groudyogre

    Don't be stupid. This will be the single best game that has ever been created, regardless of what type of battle system it uses. And it's not a full CTB or ATB. It's a hybrid system. You have an ATB bar and any action that you take reduces the ATB bar. It either recharges slowly over time or gets a chunk back each turn, regardless, if you have no ATB bar left you can't do anything.

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    #9  Edited By atejas
    groudyogre said:
    "Don't be stupid. This will be the single best game that has ever been created, regardless of what type of battle system it uses. And it's not a full CTB or ATB. It's a hybrid system. You have an ATB bar and any action that you take reduces the ATB bar. It either recharges slowly over time or gets a chunk back each turn, regardless, if you have no ATB bar left you can't do anything.
    "
    Wait, you mean a bit like Grandia? And I disagree that it'll be great anyway, because I ended up hating X-2 and VII(yes, VII) because of ATB.
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    #10  Edited By groudyogre

    There will be no other game like it B)

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    #11  Edited By atejas
    groudyogre said:
    "There will be no other game like it B)
    "

    ok, just one question. If it's your turn, and you fail to act fast enough, does that mean your turn is forfieted? Cause that's what I hate about ATB.
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    #12  Edited By Ranger

    I doubt we will ever see a true CTB again, however, never say never with Square-Enix. After all Square went from being the company that never looked back or rereleased games to being the Spin Off/One Off/Sequel monster it is today.

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    #13  Edited By RabbitKarrot

    Im hoping for CBT, really... But im also a fan of XII's system, so its not gonna be a game ruining decision :P

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    #14  Edited By atejas

    I've never played XII, so tell me...if you dont respond fast enough, do you forfeit your turn?

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    #15  Edited By chililili

    As far as I know its an ATB and there are no MPs or mana or fany kind so you simply let it charge a little more to use magic and if you let it charge a little you can do normal attacks. Overdrives are changed so that you fulfill a certain number of characteristics and unleash a related overdrive instead of just getting hit a lto whcih is far more logical.

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    #16  Edited By epic_pets

    Im more of a ATB

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    #17  Edited By creamstatic

    its gotta be CTB for me. I like being able to stand still and strategize what I wanna do!
    At least if there was the option to choose ATB or ATB, wouldnt have to worry. You could shift between the two whenever you like.

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    #18  Edited By Meowayne
    Ranger said:
    "I doubt we will ever see a true CTB again, however, never say never with Square-Enix. After all, when Enix took over they went from being the company that never looked back or rereleased games to being the Spin Off/One Off/Sequel monster it is today. "
    Fixed.
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    #19  Edited By jlaudio7

    I hope its CTB, although I'll live with it being ATB.

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    #20  Edited By DarkLegend

    CTB

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    #21  Edited By and333

    ATB here makes it more action packed especially when you have the battle speed all the way up!

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    #22  Edited By jtickner1

    CTB has been the best for me so far. I really don't like what SE did with FF XII. I feel it removed a lot of what Final Fantasy was.

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    #23  Edited By solidphoenix

    I think that the system will be more of the Final Fantasy XII ADB (Active Dimension Battle) system, incorporating more mobility in battle as well as an extra dimension to the combat that hasn't been announced yet.

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    #24  Edited By LightYagami245
    groudyogre said:
    "Its a mixture of 10 and 12 so its ATB. This is confirmed by SE.
    "
    It does look like that. It looks more like actual input than the previous FFs though.
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    #26  Edited By suneku

    I'd want the ATB for 13.. I just like ATB better.. but CTB is still fun

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    #27  Edited By chililili
    groudyogre said:
    "Don't be stupid. This will be the single best game that has ever been created, regardless of what type of battle system it uses. And it's not a full CTB or ATB. It's a hybrid system. You have an ATB bar and any action that you take reduces the ATB bar. It either recharges slowly over time or gets a chunk back each turn, regardless, if you have no ATB bar left you can't do anything.
    "
    Yeah he's right if you let it charge a lot you cna do complex stuff like magics and summons, but if you let it charge a little you can execute normal attacks. also enemies will be like in FFXII wiht nor rnadom encounters. I really like that anyway if you really want turn based strategy take a look at the new valkyria game that is coming out.
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    #28  Edited By high_seraph
    atejas said:

    Wait, you mean a bit like Grandia? And I disagree that it'll be great anyway, because I ended up hating X-2 and VII(yes, VII) because of ATB."
    except that VII didnt use ATB.

    but yes, i thought X-2 was a travesty.  

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