1) I took a look in the background and watched the gameplay running in the background whilst that japanese guy was talking bollocks, it didnt look that different from 2009 to be honest, but who knows.
I noticed that as well. It looked to me that the players are still changing direction at 45 degree, which only means one thing. The dreaded 8-directional movement is still there.
As some members said, we'll have to wait and see.