The battle system is looking very similar to FFXIII's. I see both the paradigm shift and the dreaded auto-battle options. I was hoping for something different along the lines of FFX-2's radical change from FFX (two battle systems that I liked very much by the way). I was not a big fan of the AI-based battle system of FFXIII. Not that the AI was bad, it was indeed very smart. I just like a little more control when I'm playing a video game. I'm willing to sacrifice battle speed for control, which is why I really like the battles of FFX and the Tactics series.

Are there any details of the battle system? From Ouch!'s link it says you can control every character but this sure looks like FFXIII battles to me!