So, I am in chapter 11 of the game, and I am liking it a bit more than I thought I would. One thing that really makes me smile, is just how much I like Hope. I kept reading that he is one of the most annoying characters in the game, but he is proving to be quite the opposite. Sure, he was whiny in the beginning, but [spoilers] the kid's friggin mom died, [/spoilers] so it is understandable. Later on, he matures quite a bit, and becomes one of the stronger characters emotionally. They developed him pretty well, in my opinion.
The character I can't stand, besides Vanille who needs no explanation as to why I do, is Snow. He is just so stupid. I cannot stand the "hero" crap he spews. He is so idiotic. I absolutely loved it when [spoilers]Hope chews him out and tells him he is just doing shit without thinking about any of the repercussions of his actions[/spoilers]. Granted, I do have a stronger bias against him than I probably should because of his voice actor, Troy Baker, also playing one of the best male leads I have ever really seen in a JRPG, Yuri Lowell, which my mind can't help drawing parallels between the two because of that, but still. Snow sucks.