Ashe looks like a copy/paste of Yuna, aside from her blonde hair and subtraction of clothing (FFX-wise). Her history puts her in a more Rinoa-ish position, however (let's hope she isn't as annoying). She's cute-- hopefully not as dumb as she looks, either.

Vaan is apparently Tidus's long-lost Dalmascian twin brother. He looks more baby-faced and innocent, though, which hopefully doesn't mean he'll be even more whiney.

Now, Balflear. He looks promising. A sleazy, heartbreaking mechanic/thief who leads an adventurous life with a lizard-woman partner-in-crime. He reminds me of Seifer and Auron, appearance-wise, both of whom I have big fat crushes on. I've already decided to like him.

Fran seems awesome-- like a lizardized Lulu. I'd like to see another FF female who kicks ass in hard-hitting combat (i.e. Auron, Barret). The description of her on FFXII.org says her race is trained in particular in hand-to-hand combat and sword play, but her weapon is a bow and arrow. Hmn.

The overall feel of the Ivalice world looks like a return to the FFVII and FFVIII environments-- it looks more "serious" than Spira, which was lush and much more fantasy-ish. The screencaps of soldiers decked out in heavy metal armor and the fact that the world is at war also contributes to a general feeling of maturity, a kind of darkness that FFX didn't have.

So what do you guys think so far?