Ummm whats up with the chocobos?
I don't like the dreadlocked overgrown feathery chocobos either, but from what I heard, this may just be the wild Pulse variant. Apparently chocobos may be present in Cocoon as well, but more "normal" looking. Considering most of the game will be set in Cocoon (words of SE), I hope we see more of Cocoon's chocobos.