First off, the main premise of the game focuses on a world populated by 4 distinct races: the Mitra (JP=Mitora), the Yahma (JP=Yaama), the Kushtee (JP=Kushiti), and the Sobanee (JP=Sobani). In ancient times, mysterious yet powerful artifacts known as "Remnants" existed. No one knows who made the Remnants, why, or even what they used them for. However, the people who gained control of them became incredibly powerful, and the world was eventually split into rulers and oppressed due to these Remnants. Eventually, this lead to endless wars that have lasted over 1000 years. The main character, Rush Sykes (Mitra), is a bright and ho
nest 18 year old who grew up on a small island called Yulam Island (JP=yuramu-shima). He loves his family, and is especially protective of his younger sister, Irina. He leaves the island he grew up on for the first time after Irina is kidnapped by an unknown organization.Irina Sykes (Mitra), Rush's 14 year old sister, seems like the kind of girl you would see just about anywhere, but has, from some past experiences, cultivated a strong will. Apparently, some sort of power sleeps within her, but no one, herself included, seems to know anything about it.
David Nassau (Mitra), at age 19, is the young ruler of the realm of Aslam. His country has long been under opression, and he himself has joined the front lines of the battle to liberate it. He weilds an enormous canon-like Remnant on the battlefield. After meeting with Rush, it appears that he and his troops will aid him in his cause. Torgal, one of David's generals, is a Sobanee knight. The four armed Sobanee are known to dislike the other races, and few are ever seen, but for some reason, Torgal has pledged his allegience to David's army. Being 200 years old, Torga has immense knowledge and experience, but as a result, is often unimpressed with the goings-on around him.
Blocter is a 24 year old Yahma who has been friends with David ever since they were little. He is very powerful, but also very kind. When David took the burdens of the country upon himself, Blocter pledged his support out of concern for David.
Pagus, a 55 year old Kushtee, serves as the Chief of Staff for much of David's army. He loves history, and can often be found pouring over research materials whenever he has free time. Unfortunately, there are few who enjoy conversing about it with him.Emma Honeywell, a 41 year old Mitra knight of the house of Honeywell (a long-standing supporter of Aslam) is as strict as she is valiant, and is one of the bravest warriors in Aslam. Before David took the throne, she served as his teacher, and continues to look out for him since.
In addition to the characters shown here, the article also covers the basics
of the battle system. Basically, your main characters will each head up a group of 4 other characters, called a Union, which will fight together. The leader will give orders to the Union, and they will behave in battle accordingly. Thus, though command input battles have returned, you don't need to command each action that your subordinates perform. Sounds a little too FFXII to me, but I'm hoping to be proved wrong... 
In any case, Last Remnant appears to allow for enormous battles with you controlling 4 to 5 Unions. Exactly how well this will flow remains to be seen, but so far the battles look interesting. Hopefully there will be more player input than FFXII... Anyway, the game looks like its shaping up to be a new take on turn-based RPGs, and hopefully executes its innovative ideas well. We will keep you updated!
The Last Remnant is set to release sometime this winter worldwide on Xbox 360, with a PlayStation 3 release currently undecided.
Note that all translations of names, races, places, etc., are all my own takes on the original Japanese, and may differ in the official translation.
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Looks fun. I hope the battle system IS a lot like like FF12, I absolutely loved the battles in that game.
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