I saw this thread the other day and didn't think anything of it, but now it sounds like something is definitely happening very soon.
First Yooka-Laylee, and now this? What a time to love video games.
Seeing the sword and whip makes me think you choose a main weapon and your progression will vary depending on what weapon you pick. I can see the sword being for beginners, and the whip for experts. Or maybe it's all based on preference, which would be really neat.
I'm very interested in seeing some new sprites too, I wonder if IGA was able to snatch some old dev team members from the DS games to help with this.
If we find out Michiru Yamane is back too I'll be over the moon.