absolutely. It was more like a game of chess than a question of whether or not you could remember complicated button combinations. I remember when I was young there were two sets of fans. People who enjoyed things like Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat - where having really quick reactions and knowledge of combos was king and also those of us that like the strategy RPG's like FF and Phantasy Star. To this day I am not really a fan of fighting games because I really can't devote that much time to memorizing button patterns.