I also liked the ATB system better, because it required fast actions.
the TB system (my own name for Turn-Based ) found in the NES games was alright, but not that exciting; you basically gave all of your characters their orders and watched them execute the orders.
Bah.
The TB system found in FF10 is a tad different, IMO, because you control your characters one by one, rather than the whole party in one go.
That system wasn't too bad, although I would've liked to see the ATB bars and stuff.

However, I still prefer Real-Time battles to everything else.