It invited Call of Duty which in turn created the XP System.
I thought Halo invited Call of Duty?
FFVI really did have some of the best character designs in the franchise.
Difference between FFX and FFVI characters: no matter how well thought out the designs were for FFVI, it's still just pixelated shit.
Nostalgia all you want it won't make FFVII triangle hands go away either.
"Character design" means a lot more than what the end product visuals are due to the restrictions of current technology.
Though, that is one pimp ass sprite.
VII definitely invited other RPGs into the market...
character designs were just as rich in VI as in X
But visual representation is primarily tied to ingame representation and not concept art or the stuff you find in the manual, cos it's not the main product.. So theres really no doubt that Lulu would have brought more to the table than anything from FFVII, let alone VI.
Lulus one of my fave character in X and it initially had nothing to do with her boobs.. The whole voodoo puppet Mage was very cool in my book... It's also funny cos i would debate the physics of how much she could lean over without her boobs (theoretically) popping out from her dress
I do not care for gratuitous video game fan service. That includes Tifa's oversized tits, Lulu's ridiculous cleavage, constant shots of Fran's ass, and Vanille having orgasms every time she opened her mouth. It's all eye-roll worthy. I fully expect some of that crap out of Serah, although it's not looking too bad yet.
There's a high def version of that 'key piece of art' here:
http://media.rpgsite.net/artwork/280/keyarthd.jpg
The thing on the shield and serah's top is definitely the same, no idea what it is though.
Serah looks a lot better in that picture than in XIII. Most likely the hair. The bow might help.
Best? Probably not, but Lightning, Vanille and Fang are up there.