I have a problem with RPGs.  We've gotten to a point where pretty much anything can be done graphically and from a memory/storage point of view yet why is it that in any RPG I play me and my party must walk around wearing the same set of clothes for 50+ hours?

Come on, the typical RPG can take place in a ridiculous variety of locales and climates.   If I start out in a tropical zone wearing nothing but shorts and a tank top, how is it that I get to some icy arctic region and survive in the same get up?  It's unrealistic.

Ok, so maybe it's too difficult or time consuming to have a visual representation of the dozens of armor suits in a game, but come on how about just giving my near naked Viera who is originally from warmer climes a jacket and warm pants when out in snow covered areas?  

And what's with a princess walking around in shorty shorts?  That's just plain tasteless. But forget about taste for a moment, let's just talk realism.

How can I fight wave after wave of armored soldiers wearing a sleeveless vest that barely covers mah belly?  It's just plain wrong!

I think these character designers should give a little more thought to game environments, and I don't know, maybe game PLOT???

And it doesn't look like Square is learning one bit.  What's with the surfer boy in the FFXIII trailers?  He's wearing what appears to be a nice warm wool hat, a long overcoat, gloves.  But wait, aren't those like 3/4 sleeves?  And his chest is completely exposed!  And what's with the redhead in the bikini top?  Hmm, her parts must take place in a different area than the rest of the party because she looks awfully under dressed compared to the rest.

Changing into a Seeds uniform for an official ball was the only time wardrobe ever changed in a FF game as far as I remember (oh and the merchant disguise in FF VI).  But FF isn't the only guilty party.

Are cool characters with smart design that somehow relate to the game settings too much to ask for?  Also, why such a disparity among character apparel?  Everyone in a given party looks as if they've stepped out from a completely different world.  

But most importantly, if I'm in a sub-zero, snow covered place, please don't make me fight in a speedo!