A pointless observation

[Elcura]

Have you noticed that the characters from XII have battle stances and attacks that look a lot like the one's in XI?

I noticed Penelo looks a lot like a Mithra when she fights, he dagger/sword stance is almost the same, even the way she runs resembles a Mithra. Also her Xbow stance and attack is similar if not the same.

Vaan is pretty much the Hume Male (well, he is after all).

Ashe is pretty much a Hume Female with slight elements of Elvaan.

Bathier is a Elvaan Male.

Basch is a Galka.

Fran is...well, Elvaan if I had to say, I haven't used her much so I can't say.

Larsa is a Tarutaru =P

Add more if you want, but this is a pointless observation brought on by boredom, so carry on >.>

[chesh]

No wonder I kept using Penelo, even though she's not very useful...

[Cesaria]

I've failed to notice much apart from the white magic= hume ninjitsu thing and the disturbing regularity with which Fran's ass takes centre screen in cutscenes

[Quicklet]

Could be that the engine they used is similar in nature to FFXI's, even if in certain aspects, and they borrowed some stuff from there. /shrug

[Aerin]

I have no doubt they decided to take some things from XI since the battle system is similar. Of all things they could have taken from XI, battle stances bothers me the least.

It's a minor thing that is kind of cool to know, something that's put in there for fans of the series i guess you could say.

[Stilgar]

Basch a Galka? I don't see it.

[Carbon]

Could be that the engine they used is similar in nature to FFXI's, even if in certain aspects, and they borrowed some stuff from there. /shrug

Yep, pretty sure that they're using the same engine (but hi def) also. I'm sure that's also what you were implying by your post.

[Aviendha]

Let's be honest, there's only so many postures and stances that are (or look) practical when it comes to the use of weaponry.

That SE has worked to incorporate such a variety is great on their part, but I'm not surprised to see some carry-over. Afterall, it's the finite number of styles limiting them, not their lack of imagination.

[Isiolia]

Or they just figured they paid motion capture actors once...why do it again if they could use the data over?

[Alastaire]

Hume Male sword/shield stance is also the same as Tidus' in FFX.