Decades later genres such as the RPG still use turn-based combat to great effect, so why has it stood the test of time?
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Before reading the article, my mental reply: “Because chess and go have existed for centuries, duh”

After reading: The planning part can be true when the system isn’t just a simple math of bigger number better

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A lot of times the system is “you can learn how it works or grind until you can have no strategy and still win”, and unfortunately people tend to just take the latter option when given the choice.

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