It is true that technological limitations have made turn-based designs the only practical choice at certain points in time.
Consoles like the NES simply could not process things quickly enough to have real-time gameplay in many cases.
However, technological limitations are not the issue anymore!
The word “obsolete” doesn’t even apply to turn-based game design.
It’s our own limited brains that make it necessary to slow things down in some games.
Ironically, it sometimes takes a turn-based game to really make you think on your feet!
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We’ll never be so smart (or so dumb) that turn-based games have no place.
You might have the wrong impression of what turn-based gaming is all about.
