Stage brutals are an awesome addition if that's the case. They have stressed all along that the stages are like characters themselves and they are so nice looking it makes sense to use them.
I could not be happier to say good riddance to babalities and the awful friendships.
Mortalities, where the enemy just gets sick and falls over. Or Regalities, where a bunch of wealth is given to your player character, and the opposing player wears a sack and has no shoes. My hope.
