All the good aspects of the battle system seem to be related to what Nomura have planned. Every thing related to Tabata sounds like a downgrade. What is the reason for auto-selection of weapons, why can't the player choose which weapon to use? It that too "harcore" or something? Why is the auto-dodging better than the player actual and direct reaction ? 

Everything else sounds GREAT, but why sacrifice even more great aspects? Because the man is "not getting any younger"? 

This isn't about buttons, this thread has spread so far that people are ignoring the main interview where he said "make it more casual", "gives you that instant gratification" and "It'll basically be a one-button action, and the AI intuitively outputs an action that kind of satisfies". 

I used an example earlier that in previous FF games you fought a Bomb, you knew to use Ice, not fire, you went into the ATB menu selected the right spell and as long as you did it 3 times before it exploded, you won. This sounds like you just run up to it, click to attack and it attacks with ice for you.

You can't say for sure that this whole thing of "one-button" or this auto-selection wasn't there from the beginning. We don't even know how that works, everything about this game's battle system is a mystery, regardless of the videos and the descriptions. Tabata gives the impression that he really cares about the franchise, and wants to deliver a great game. He sounds really confident, and of course his opinion is partial, but having a demo is a good sign, for example.

Not to mention, Tabata's Crisis Core is a great game. And most people enjoy Type-0, though I haven't played it. And FF has never had a bad battle system really. I'm extremely curious... but optmistic.

He's saying that the moves will be performed in a very simple way. But maybe you have to decide the better angle of attack (I think he already said that), your location on the battlefield, which spells to use, how to better use your companions, quickly react to an incoming attack... there are A LOT of variables, specially on an rpg with a real-time combat system. I remember one the things Tabata said is how well the game "flows", and you have to consider the "environment" or the weather. The genre is not about the intricate combo systems, but rather about the strategy/planning/decision-making. Every rpg has "one-button" systems really.

I'm REALLY curious about this game's battle system. The demo cannot come soon enough.

Not to mention, Tabata's Crisis Core is a great game. And most people enjoy Type-0, though I haven't played it. And FF has never had a bad battle system really. I'm extremely curious... but optmistic.

Well he specifically states in another interview that you have to be careful of what magic you use in certain environments, so we can't be certain of the what he actually means here, clearly none of us know how the game plays or how attacks are selected. Context sensitive output was expected, it could mean if you're a certain range away you use x attack, or if you're behind an enemy you execute z attack

''Weapons are set in a deck. During battle, the deck will choose the most appropriate weapon for the battle based on the situation.''

He also compares it to XII's gamebit system which is a tad worrying, as a good gambit system completely removed all need for player input.

Oh how far you've fallen Squaresoft.  How far you've fallen.  You've already created Final Fantasy 13, the game that plays itself.  Don't do this to us again.  :(

The game is going to be shit.  I'm calling it now.