FFXIII is going to have dynamic turn-based battles, no worries. FFXII had lots of moogles and crystals, FFVII had a black dude with guns, FFVIII had a cowboy with rifles. People complaining about this stuff is a sign of the current trend of moaning with everything SE does. Otherwise, you can complain as much as you want with the designs an names.
I find their names very weird, probably it´s based on the FFXIII´s world (Fal Cie, etc...). The kid´s design is cool, although a rip-off of dumbass Naruto, but much better. It would be cool to have him on the main party. The middle-guy seems to be a comic relief, I doubt he´ll be among the main party, probably only playable in the beginning. The chick looks generic, so I doubt she´ll be among the main party as well.







