Duodecium Details from Nomura Interview + DmC

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Lower case m for may. Which means, I may not buy this game until I get a more substantial reason why I should cause like uhm...no Capcom. I don't want some black haired skinny faced man running around calling himself Dante.
It reminds me of Keanu Reeve from the Matrix. And hey, no offense, the Reeve did a good job in his movies but um...yea....no.

Onto news: Fresh from Japanese gaming blog Remoon, we have the keynotes from the Famitsu Interview with Nomura, including information the entirely new battle element - The Assist System. Here is the bulletin translated -

• Kouichi Yamadera will reprise his role as Kain. <==I never heard of Kain's VA in the Japanese vr......now I'm curious.
   
• Sugawara Bunta will reprise his role as Cid. <=== Cid of Lefainan (narrator) not the Cid from FF7 or from other FF games.
   
• Lightning will be able to use Paradigm Shifts (Optima Changes in the Japanese version), changing between Commando (Attacker), Ravager (Blaster), and Medic (Healer) using L and R. <===I swear I've been hating the Paradigm Shifts since I'm slow to change attacks.
   
• The new Assist System allows you to call in an ally, allowing for up to four characters to be on the field at once. <== Assist System is starting to sound like something from either Street Fighter or Kings of Fighter.....
   
• Pressing L+O when one bar of the Assist Gauge will summon an ally for one Brave Attack. Pressing L+□ when both bars are full to summon them for an HP Attack. <==now this is what I call....getting too technical.
   
• Assists can break combos. <== YAY!!!!
   
• (Translator's Note: I'm not entirely sure about the next two items, but it sounds like you can't use the Assist System while in EX-Mode.)
   
• Pursuit times have been made shorter. <== @_@ the Pursuit times didn't feel that long to me. |D I use it during the time to plot my next move.
   
• All the characters from the previous game will return. <==OMFG!!!!
   
• Kain and Lightning are not the only new characters. It will be more than just a few. <=== I hate guessing but just tell me Square!
   
• All characters will have three costumes. (1 Normal and 2 Alternates each) <=== |D;; there's more costumes? (hot shit! More cosplay ideas!)
   
• There will be new summons added. <==needs more Shiva and hopefully the Shiva sisters and Odin from FF13
   
• All the maps from the first game are back and there will be twice as many music tracks. <=== that's a given....laziness on the landscape but the music make up for it.
   
• Communications Mode (AKA 2 Player Mode) has been stregthened. <== I'm hoping for the lack of lagging.
   
• Save Data from the first game can be transfered over. <====FUCK! YES! But that means if I'm getting the Japanese vr before the English....I'll have to work on Universal Tuning.
   
• The meaning behind "012" is a spoiler.
   
• The details about the Story Mode and the system it will use are a secret. <===oh but of course. At least Square knows how to keep a good secret or at least know how to tease their fan. I'm sticking the latter though because it's true.
   
• There will be more retro/original game music tracks. <==OH YEA!
   
• Release is not too far off. <==I'm betting Spring and then it gets pushed back |D;;;
   
• A secret gameplay element will debut in the TGS Demo. <==I hate it when I'm not there to see it. *is sad*

FF-Reunion also covers the same interview and notes that Maaya Sakamoto will reprise her role as Lightning.