Which kind of battle system do you enjoy the most?

[Wyatt]

I absolutely HATE ABS systems in 2 dimensional four-direction games. It just doesn't work, at all. I can't stand playing them. Yes, every game I made used to use them, but then I wasn't actually playing the game so I didn't notice how absolutely god-awful and gameplayless it made it. I've never seen a 2d 4-dir ABS done well.

Personally I prefer sideview in a 2D game - Final Fantasy esque if you like. But with at least something imaginative added.