I don't really like Star Wars games, so hopefully FFXII won't be like them. I remember someone saying the battle system is a bit like the one in Knights of the Old Republic, but I hope it's better than that because KotOR's system was quite bad, IMHO. As for the storyline, there's the setting of Rebels and an Empire, but that's also been in so many FFs that I wouldn't consider it an SW-ish thing. What reminded me the most about Star Wars were the battle cutscenes, especially during airship battles. They looked like SW's space battles, except with guns instead of laser blasters.