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Square Enix has divulged new details on its intriguing smartphone RPG Mevius Final Fantasy, with new info on the game's battle system.

The game is focused on four elements - Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth - and you'll gain elemental orbs as you attack enemies. These orbs can be used to activate abilities in combat.

There are also ability cards (illustrated with FF favourites like Shiva and "fat chocobo") that pop out from the side of the screen when their requirements are met.

The card might give you an earthy attack, and boost your HP while its in your deck. Our surround enemies in an icy cage. Or improve your defence.

Winning battles is all about the order in which you use abilities and attacks, and by exploiting elemental weaknesses. You can build up resistance to attacks by using elemental orbs.

Mevius Final Fantasy will launch in Japan sometime in Spring 2015 for Android and iOS. Hopefully we'll see this one launch in English.