Quote Originally Posted by SolArisa View Post
They talked about a modernized graphics engine instead of the current Crystal Tools which were developed for FF III and XIV.
They did not talk about changing the models or turning cartoonish.
From the .pdf on the release:
The new graphics engine will cause certain objects to display differently than they do in the current version. Because of this, we will allow all current players the opportunity to re-customize the race, gender, and appearance of their characters upon the implementation of the new engine.
So, yes, the character models will probably look different.

The point of the revision seems to be to decrease the computer power required to render the character and environmental models. They may make them more efficient, but it's also possible that they'll be a bit less well-defined.

But considering that they also say they're aiming for "Genre-leading graphics on high-end PCs," and fully customizable graphics, I'm hoping that people with high end PCs will still get the same, outstanding graphics we can get with the current system.