How can I learn to love tactical rpgs?

[Ron]

I grew up playing chrono trigger, super mario rpg, and final fantasy games.

I have no problems with RPG combat, but I could never get into these variants where you have move your character to different positions. (Divinity: Original Sin, Tactics Ogre, Triangle Strategy.. etc).

I just cant get into them.. and I wish they were either action rpgs or regular rpgs instead.

What am I missing here?

[Yojo0o]

Eh, everybody has their likes and dislikes. Maybe this just isn't for you, and that's okay.

[solaris32]

Not every game is for everyone, and that's ok.

[Ron]

Originally posted by Yojo0o:

Eh, everybody has their likes and dislikes. Maybe this just isn't for you, and that's okay.

Yeah but I wish that weren't the case... I really loved EVERYTHING about Divinity Original Sin 2 except the combat, which is a shame because I am a sucker for medieval fantasy games and this game will likely be be a monumental achievement.

[Kyutaru]

Play Chess. That's how. Or a trading card game, or dice-based boardgames, or anything that requires strategy. Playing these things is how you get into strategy, starting with whatever subgenre entertains you the most. Moves and countermoves is about out-manipulating the outcome in a positive way, because all your decisions lead to different outcomes. Foresight and planning for the future are the necessary skills for them. If you're a young person, you may not have these skills yet as you haven't needed to plan anything in life.

[Zero McDol]

Play Final Fantasy Tactics, is my recommendation.

edit:
That game is what originally got me interested in Tactical RPGs.

[Foolswalkin]

Gloomhaven. The PC game, not the boardgame.

If you don't like the tactical what whats there, I'll write you a doctor's note that you never have to try one again.

[Detective Costeau]

In all seriousness: If you're genuinely interested in learning, don't be ashamed to play on the lower difficulties while you're new at it. It's a good way to get used to how different mechanics interact with errors being less likely to be catastrophic.
Once you feel a bit more comfortable, you can always just turn the difficulty back up.

[Izuzul]

I first learned to love turn based strategy games when I was a kid playing the board game Stratego with my grandfather. Pretty simple stuff, but was good fun.

[fulf]

I'm assuming you've already tried playing a ranged character or spellcaster?

[Foolswalkin]

Originally posted by Reconciler:

I first learned to love turn based strategy games when I was a kid playing the board game Stratego with my grandfather. Pretty simple stuff, but was good fun.

Loved it. Them pieces felt so fancy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--5Q3z4oIWU&t=3s

[Stubbieoz]

Originally posted by Twintoes:

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What am I missing here?

Nothing.
You just don't like it. Nuthin` wrong with dat.

"Game over man".

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

If there ever was a turn based tactical rpg to get into, this would be the one.

[Xenomorph Kitty]

Looks like it's not the game for you.

Turn based combat and movement allows for much more tactics and planning. I think you're just not trying hard enough to be honest. It sounds like you've not attempted to even try to learn it.

You said you loved DoS2, does that mean you completed the game? Or did you get to the first combat and pitch a fit?

If you made it through DoS2, even with the combat you don't want to learn or try to understand, then you can get through BG3, especially as the story and characters will be better.

[Izuzul]

Originally posted by Foolswalkin:

Originally posted by Reconciler:

I first learned to love turn based strategy games when I was a kid playing the board game Stratego with my grandfather. Pretty simple stuff, but was good fun.

Loved it. Them pieces felt so fancy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--5Q3z4oIWU&t=3s

Aww man, thanks for this. Took me right back to my youth.

[Foolswalkin]

Originally posted by Reconciler:

Originally posted by Foolswalkin:

Loved it. Them pieces felt so fancy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--5Q3z4oIWU&t=3s

Aww man, thanks for this. Took me right back to my youth.

My pleasure. I think I also had a He-Man record with the exact same narrator as this commercial, so also the sounds of my childhood.