turnbased =/= action
your thinking of realtime, that im not even referring to.
No, I'm thinking of action.
Action RPGs are games like Oblivion, Mass Effect, etc.
Turn based are games like Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy VII, etc.
Realtime are things like Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XIII, etc.
Why are people so afraid of the idea that series change? If it's different, people bitch, if it's the same, people bitch. There is no end to the complaints people find in good games. Square Enix is doing one hell of a job keeping the majority happy. How many other companies can say they have a single franchise that's been successful for 23 years? You can't expect games to be the same over that kind of time period.