Turn-based RPG template
You choose, then you watch the action, then you choose again. Chrono Trigger (Square, 1995) shares the turn with where everyone is standing. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Intelligent Systems, 2004) hides a timing trick inside the menu. Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio, 2023) keeps the menu readable. Three actions on one enemy. The AI RPG maker and the RPG game maker are the turn. Do not start in real time.
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What makes a Turn-based RPG
Turn-based RPG: battles fought in turns, with time to think each move.
The games that set the standard are Chrono Trigger (Square, 1995), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio, 2023) and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Intelligent Systems, 2004).
What the template starts with
The Turn-based RPG template starts with one party member, one enemy and three actions. That is the smallest version of the loop that defines the genre: choose an action, see it play out, plan the next.
What to change first
Give the enemy a tell for what they will do on their turn. If you never change your pick because of it, the tell is decoration. Into the Breach's clarity is the standard, even though that game is tactics.
2D or 3D
The Turn-based RPG template starts in 2D.
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