Each fight proceeds as follows:
1. The player and the enemies each decide their actions in an order known as a sequence.
2. The actions play out one by one.
This repeats until the battle is over.
Players have to consider the speed at which they act, which affects where actions take place in the sequence, as well as things like counter attacks, which become stronger if done before or after an enemy attack. There is a high component of strategy to the system.