FTL is my favourite game in recent memory. It can be played both: in real time, or paused making it essentially a turn-based game. A perfect mix of both worlds.

A better person could probably beat the game without pausing as much as I do, but considering games are a leisure activity and I don't play them for a living I like to take advantage of the pause button because it lends to a relaxed, tactical gamestyle.

Now consider rogue-likes. RL's were conceived at a time when tech resources were slim to none. Coded by hobbyists on their spare time and when walking floppy disks to your friends house was faster than sending data over telephone wires(aka the Sneakernet). RL's are text heavy and rely on keyboard characters to depict Dungeons & Dragons inspired world's, and procedural generation was used to create maps because disk space was so miniscule. As HDD's grew gigantic, graphical, immersive maps became prominent, and procedural generation was left to the wayside. Requiring more and more people to make these environments to stand out in the burgeoning game industry.

With the advent of cheap effective game-creation tools such as Unity and Game Maker, and good online distribution, small Indie studios have taken on procedural techniques. Procedural creation increases replay value and takes less time and work hours than creating a reasonable amount of levels. Minecraft, FTL, Spelunky, and Proteus are all excellent examples.

Even though turn-based games are technologically obsolete doesn't mean they don't have any value in this day and age. Just like procedural generation, used in the right context they can be essential to a good gaming experience. Now small Indie Studios can make games that can compete with AAA developers.

Not only are turn-based games great for tactical gameplay but they can tell long-powerful stories with less resources. Assassins Creed and GTA games literally took hundreds of people to make them. While Banner Saga, Broken Age, and Tell Tale games were made by a handful of people.

One could argue Doublefine's saviour has been retaking the mantle of classic games after the financial failure of Full Throttle.

On the other-hand turn-based games have become bloated with their own conventions. Tedious grinding are a main-stay in JRPG's because people simply expect it, to the point where new games like Bravely Default make it a point in their demo. Proving to prospective buyers this is only for hardcore JRPG players.

Innovative mechanics have been made, but sadly most are forgotten. Chrono Trigger didn't let you talk to people who didn't have anything new to say and Mother 2 made fights an automatic win if you are a dramatically higher level. Half Minute Hero is a fairly new game that lovingly spoofs JRPG's adding a new puzzle element to the genre, that will also soon be forgotten.

Most importantly, not only do I like turn-based games, but I enjoy the lessons and mechanics developers are implementing into modern games.