Wow, that actually sounds really cool. Ya know, I want to be interested in the game...but an RPG with characters I hate just doesn't really appeal to me.
Not that it effects gameplay too terribly much (by the sounds of it), the crowd element seems especially nifty.
Paper Mario 2 still looks great, I love all those little mini games and button presses you have to do in battle to perform moves. And that crowd that watches you fight is a great idea.
This Fall is going to make me sick from rpg over stimulation. Yet somehow it feels so right.
Much like WW, the look is extremely well done, but I don't particularly like it. The gameplay itself sounds rockin tho! They've thrown in some really interesting twists into the combat.. to spice it up a bit.