Yeah, this has made me rather sad. I'm not always one to grow attached to every character, but I did with this one. And the previous mouth was perfect.
I can come to terms with the rest of the face, but the lips are so drastically different it feels like it's not the same character. And seeing it every time I do the story just makes it feel even more like it is someone else, as weird as that may sound to others.
That said, I think that is a great idea to just add an option to the character creation process. That way the old and the new get what they want. I don't have high hopes for them actually doing this, but it would be wonderful. I have seen some of the talk in the Japanese forums about it all.
Updated: I admit that I jumped the gun too quickly. I actually prefer the newer models now.
