Castle Paradox

[Pumpkinbot]

Is there a way to make battles turn-based in games such as Super Mario RPG, Pokemon, etc.?

[Guest]

There is no engine-based method for having turn-based battles. Which means that if you want it very badly, you'll have to script your own battles entirely. Not recommended for beginners and/or the faint of heart.

[NeoSpade]

have you ever played Walthros? That felt turn based, you should ask Surlaw what speed he used (looks very high) then use the preferance bitsets pause on all battle menus, and the same for sub-battle menus.

[Rya.Reisender]

Yeah, with pausing during menus it's pretty much turn-based already. I mean even if one characters has more 'turns' than another character it's still turn based, isn't it?
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[Pumpkinbot]

[Rya.Reisender]

Yep.
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Snippy:
"curt or sharp, esp. in a condescending way" (Oxford American Dictionary)
"fault-finding, snappish, sharp" (Concise Oxford Dictionary, UK)
1. short-tempered, snappish, 2. unduly brief or curt (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

[Moogle1]

It still won't be turn-based, not like what you're describing.

Try playing Do You Want To Be a Hero? (available on Slime Salad). It's got a slightly different flow of battle than the games you mention. Of course, it could be that Walthros is what you're looking for, so you might try that too before trying to set up your battle system around it.
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