"I definitely did not confirm in any way what my next game will be like. Every game I've developed over the last couple decades has been based in some way on the previous game I developed because I always use my last game as a baseline for design features on the next one. The fact that I enjoy playing through a game with sidekicks could mean that I will have sidekicks, in some form, in my next game... possibly. At this point, the design of my next title is not solid enough to give out *any* information on, nor will I be divulging information about it until it's time.