Actually slicer, old buddy, I really prefer something fully turn-based in games where there's more than one character. My favorite engine for third person (top-down view) games is Pool of Radiance and Temple of Elemental evil. It's just such a great system! There are a ton of games out there like BG, Diablo and Icewind Dale, that could have been so much better had they used that system. Obviously this is mine own opinion.