Okay, so now we have this: "EGM: What can you tell us about the heroine of FFXIII? Toriyama: We can’t tell you all the details, unfortunately. Looking at the history of the FF series, there were already female main characters, like in FFVI, FFX, and FFX-2. This time, one of the characteristics of this heroine is that she’s not that feminine. I tried to make her someone very strong, independent. When I asked Mr. Nomura to design this character, I requested someone like a female version of Cloud from FFVII."
Where was it confirmed that she wasn't the main character in the game? All I've seen is this "The battle scene in the E3 trailer shows the main female character fighting enemies on her own. Toriyama confirmed that the main character will indeed fight as part of a party..." and a mention that the guy we see in the FF XIII Versus pictures is the main character in that game.
It's nice to see games having more of a balance. I don't think it's a particularly big deal, but I'm glad that companies like Square-Enix (unlike some of their fans) understand that yes, it really is okay for a game's protagonist to be female.
Just in case some of you haven't seen it, there's a list of the FF XII airships (with pictures) here. I believe the ship at the start of this list (the one in the wallpaper we've been seeing for so long) is the Shiva and wins my vote for the best looking airship around.
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