Were there ever any RPGs other than Suikoden and final fantasy 4 that had a party of more than four at a time? It seems like four or three is universal, with a few exceptions like dragon quest/warrior 1 with one person and the mario & luigi series with two
Ultima IV had 8 party members at once, and it definitely made battles feel very slow when you had to cycle through giving all of them commands one at a time.
@dodec Oh yeah, there are definitely good reasons to have less than that. Suikoden's 6-member party worked pretty well, largely because the "auto" option was good and the battles were streamlined (multiple attacks happen at once, etc)
Yeah, they definitely learned how to make it work smoothly.
Also I just remembered the Final Fantasy Legend games, where you often had 4 main characters plus a fifth character in a rotating "guest" slot.
@dodec Oh! It's been a while here too.
That reminds me a little of final fantasy 4, where the entire party functions like that; you don't get a say in who's in the party at any given moment, it's all just what the story dictates
@Felthry
You can. I don't remember if they gain XP or let you change their equipment around (it's been a while) but you do at least command them in battle.