Can't see the image D:
But meh, they looked like plastic on Final Fantasy XIII too...
I think it's just Japanese devs, trying to make their characters look really young with perfect skin, even when they're meant to be old!
I mean think about it, everyone looks young on Final Fantasy XIII, even Sazh doesn't look as old as he claims to be!
And then if you've played White Knight Chronicles, EVERY FUCKER IS MADE OF PLASTIC ON THAT! There are like, zero wrinkles in that game, except on enemies, none of the story characters though...
And then there's every Dynasty/Samurai Warriors game ever made where everyone has this near perfect skin and look in their 20's despite being the best swordmen/spearmen in dynasty history...
You know what, I'm gonna' say about 90% of Japanese devs do this...