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The patent very specifically describes how the game transitions from an exploration game mode to a battle game mode, complete with describing how that the UI changes between the two. And that the player then has the choice to either do traditional turn based combat where you control the sub character, or you can allow it to auto battle. Either way, no resemblance. It's still shitty that the patent office lets this bullshit through, but it's a very far cry from "summoning" that many headlines have made it out to be.