Dudemanword said:
JRPG's that didn't show my character duking it out with the enemy. I could really never get into Earthbound or the Phantasy Star series.
I used to have trouble with that too. And then I realized that "hey! I can just use my imagination to fill in the blanks!". And then it became fun.
For example, in one battle in Etrian Oddessey, I ended up imagining the rhino that charged my Paladin (named after a friend) rammed into him as he put his swords up to block...and then as I noticed that he survived by a measly 2 hp, I pictured my friend being launched several feet into the air, hit a tree and fall into the bushes before extending a hand up while saying "I'm....ok!" in typical cheesy slapstick TV style.
I just like to imagine how each of those kinds of battles plays out. You can't do that if you see all the action.