huge-shouldered gear (you know, the bigger your shoulders the cooler you are!) and mega-weapons.
This isn't really new to FF actually. Just from FF7 alone, we have Cloud & his buster sword, Sephiroth and his super long G. Katana, Yuffie and her oversized chakram. FF6, a full powered Atma is longer than the height of your sprite but just because it's 2D, it doesn't feel that obvious.