Jonric: The press release says The Roots has "arena style turn-based, real time combat". What does this mean, especially the "turn-based real time" part? And how important is combat?

Artur Jaskolski: While The Roots is no doubt an action game, I would never say it features hack 'n' slash type of gameplay, for it doesn't. Combat is a very vital game element and we have devoted ourselves to creating it in a way that it has good chances to provide players with an exceptional gaming experience. All encounters will take place in specially designed arenas - sort of like those known from Final Fantasy series. However, this is where the similarities end, for the combat system we implemented in The Roots is a hybrid of a turn-based system with real-time.[More...]