Yeah, if you played FFXIII and FFXIII-2 the gear is sort of like the Paradigms. You select 3 I think and then you can switch between them in battle, but they each have their own limit on usage before needing to be recharged. So you'll need to balance your usage so that you won't be out one of them at a critical moment. So yeah, it's a modified Paradigm Shift with the visual touch of the dressphere, but there is no animations for transforming. You just switch immediately with no combat break.