Originally Posted by sakichop 
They lost me as well with the real time combat. Real time party based combat is unbearable IMO. They talk about tactics and positioning but I don't see how that's possible with a party in real time with that many enemies coming at you. Their video didn't show any tactics or positioning either.
It definitively looks like a tower defense game. Each party member will play the part of a tower, with different features.
Is positioning involved in tower defense games?
Okay, tactics, that is another question but real time is the way to go delve into tactics.