Tsukasa, I really doubt that at this point they're going to so drastically change the system used in the demo that we won't be able to use the demo as a basis for opinion.

I liked the new system. Random battles ticked me off if only because they took so freakin' long. Staying on the same screen without initiating the battle and then wading through exp., gil, and items gained (even if the process wasn't that long) is a big relief to me. I disliked the first part of the demo where the game paused whenever you selected an option on the menu. It made the system feel disjointed and choppy. The second part where everything kept going was lots better. I had a lot of fun playing the demo. That's all that really matters to me.