- Red haired girl is playable, has two different stances: mowing down (?) stance and thrusting stance (I guess this is where the shift style part of the battle system comes in). Wields a spear and a rapier.
- Sophie (purple haired heroine) has a throwing and shooting stance. Wields a chakram and a gun.
- The side step mechanic is called "Around Step."
- With regard to the seamless world that was mentioned, you're onscreen field character will be properly scaled with objects on the field. So, you won't be taller than trees or half as big as towns as we've seen in the world maps in other Tales games.