History Main / VisualInitiativeQueue

* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'' has a horizontal bar at the top of the screen to indicate action order, for characters and opponents alike.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' uses a vertical bar to show turn order.
** {{Limit Break}}s carry a penalty of a few turns, to balance their powerful effects.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' has a stack showing everyone's turn order for (depending on how many enemies are present) two or three 'rounds', and highlights where a character's next action will be after taking their turn (which varies depending on what they do). It also has icons next to some turns indicating that whoever acts then will get a bonus effect, such as a STR boost or guaranteed CriticalHit. Since the LimitBreak style attack can be triggered at any time and allow the user to act immediately, it's useful to deny an enemy such a bonus and make use of it yourself.

* ''VideoGame/{{Nostalgia}}'' uses a vertical bar on the lower screen.[[note]]Yes the page picture shows it on the main screen. That was tweaked for the illustration.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'' (and just about every modern Gust Corporation game)

* ''VideoGame/HexyzForce'' uses a vertcial bar/

* ''VideoGame/{{Grandia}}'' has the "Action Bar", wherein characters' icons slide across said bar in the bottom right corner of the screen until they reach the right end that's marked with ACT, at which point they, well, act and their icon is reset to the left end. When a party member's icon reaches the COM mark about 2/3 way to the right, the game pauses, letting you select the action to be carried out when it reaches the right end. If you use a special attack with a "Cancel" property on an enemy whose icon is between COM and ACT, you cancel their turn entirely

* ''{{Monsters Den}} Book of Dread'' shows the queue [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uTcFNO1w29A/Tv3nTFwyabI/AAAAAAAACUI/q8RZtZJp2kI/s1600/monstersden.png with text instead of headshots]]. ''Monster's Den Chronicles'' shows the queue with headshots.

* ''VideoGame/TempleOfElementalEvil''.

* ''{{Nostalgia}}'' uses a vertical bar on the lower screen.[[note]]Yes the page picture shows it on the main screen. That was tweaked for the illustration.[[/note]]

* ''Franchise/{{Grandia}}'' has the "Action Bar", wherein characters' icons slide across said bar in the bottom right corner of the screen until they reach the right end that's marked with ACT, at which point they, well, act and their icon is reset to the left end. When a party member's icon reaches the COM mark about 2/3 way to the right, the game pauses, letting you select the action to be carried out when it reaches the right end. If you use a special attack with a "Cancel" property on an enemy whose icon is between COM and ACT, you cancel their turn entirely

* ''Franchise/WildArms'' uses this for certain fights:
** ''VideoGame/WildARMs3'' implements this when battling using the sandcraft.
** ''VideoGame/WildARMs4'' uses this for all battles.
** ''VideoGame/WildARMs5'' shows the characters and enemies attack order in the top right of the screen.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' uses a vertical bar to show turn order. It also shows how an action will affect turn order before it's taken, with a character's portrait moving up or down. {{Limit Break}}s in particular tend to have a great effect but carry a penalty of a few turns.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' uses a vertical bar to show turn order.

* ''Franchise/{{Atelier}}'' (and just about every modern Gust Corporation game)

** ''VideoGame/ArTonelico'' Classic horizontal cards in the top left of the battle screen featured in most Gust Corporation games.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' has one that takes up most of the bottom right of the screen next to the party's HP and WE bars. Also shows the HP of non-Boss enemies as well as that of the party; Bosses instead have their portraits.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' has one that takes up most of the bottom screen to the right of the party's HUD. Also shows the HP of non-Boss enemies as well as that of the party; Bosses instead have their portraits.

** ''FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' uses the DS's secondary screen to show the turn order.

* ''{{Gungnir}}''. Though it's unique in that there's only one icon for the player (who can choose which unit to move and/or attack, instead of being forced to use only one) and that all player-controlled units have their own icon that says how long they have until the act again. Though the player can move anyone before the icon lights back up again, it reduces vitality temporarily.

* ''{{Nostalgia}}'' uses a vertical bar on the lower screen.[[note]]Yes the page picture shows it on the man screen. That was tweaked for the illustration.[[/note]]

* ''LegendOfHeroesVI: Trails in the Sky'' has a stack showing everyone's turn order for (depending on how many enemies are present) two or three 'rounds', and highlights where a character's next action will be after taking their turn (which varies depending on what they do). It also has icons next to some turns indicating that whoever acts then will get a bonus effect, such as a STR boost or guaranteed CriticalHit. Since the LimitBreak style attack can be triggered at any time and allow the user to act immediately, it's useful to deny an enemy such a bonus and make use of it yourself.

* ''{{Neptunia}}''

* Another is that someone's speed stat tends to become more prominent, as [[CombatantCooldownSystem not only will faster characters get turns sooner, but can often get multiple turns within a round]].

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''
* ''{{Nostalgia}}''

* ''VideoGame/HexyzForce''

* ''Franchise/WildArms'':

* ''[[LegendOfHeroesVI Trails in the Sky]]'' has a stack showing everyone's turn order for (depending on how many enemies are present) two or three 'rounds', and highlights where a character's next action will be after taking their turn (which varies depending on what they do). It also has icons next to some turns indicating that whoever acts then will get a bonus effect, such as a STR boost or guaranteed CriticalHit. Since the LimitBreak style attack can be triggered at any time and allow the user to act immediately, it's useful to deny an enemy such a bonus and make use of it yourself.

* ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave''

* ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdAge''. The turn order is represented by headshots of the party stacked on top of each other. Not surprising since it runs on a slightly modified ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' engine.

* The third and fourth VideoGame/PennyArcadeAdventures games use a system very similar to Grandia, with the exception that enemies can get their turns pushed back to a lesser degree even if their icon isn't currently between CMD and ACT and there's a lot more attacks that can interrupt enemy turns, some of them even targetting the entire enemy party.