And from TSA at NeoGAF comes some new information gleaned from Kitase at Gamescom.
Eh, Kitase and Toriyma told us in our session they are considering DLC since everyone at E3 and now apparently GamesCom is asking / requesting DLC. They had no intention to do it since Japan has no demand for it according to them, but they are rethinking that decision. So the "NO" confirmed isn't exactly right.
The only NO I got confirmed was a NO to the Japanese language tracks in the NA / EU versions, even though the demo we was was in Japanese with English subtitles ... I'll let you guys enjoy their explanation ...
Also whoever said Yaag Rosch is Lightning's rival is wrong. Toriyama said he was Lightning's former superior in the military, and he's the defender of Cocoon who will stop anyone who goes against it. So since Lightning is now out to destroy Cocoon, his mission is to stop her.
Serah was the name of the new girl artwork. She looked a bit like Sephorina, but I got a no comment to my personal question of if they had any relation. Serah is the chic Snow keeps metioning - which I think is Pulse's Fal'Cie , but that's a guess.
Paradigm shifts ... in addition to switching the mode, you assign jobs to each character. Commando and Ravenger were two of the names I saw. It also looked like the weapons / outfits they had slightly changed (Vanille drew a bow instead of that club / horn thing).
Focus ability was described as a "vision" ability given to people with its power. Literally said it's like being given part of a sentence, and you have to complete it. It's how those given its power carry out the mission of the L'cie . In the demo, the "ice" area was actually frozen over by somebody turned to crystal due to their Focus ability. That area was inside Cocoon, too.
Toriyama likened it to the JOB system in past FFs, but it is only TEMPORARY (during the battle and for each Paradigm). Also, for those wondering about characters not used in the battle, you earn "points" to spend on characters, and you can spend them on any character to "level" them up.
One other nugget I remember is the benefit of getting a better rank in a battle. You can earn bonus TP that's needed to perform summons, and the star ranking will influence the game's AI - if you do poorly, the game gets easier. If you do great, it gets harder. Adaptive AI.
SOURCES: V-Jump, FF7ac Reunion, TSA (NeoGAF)
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