Just beat the opening chapter and them some. AHAHAHAHAHAHA @ my lifeless, mute avatar not showing in the last few cutscenes of the opening chapter. The new character didn't even acknowledge her.
Count it on Level-5 to make a bunch of boring characters with shallow character development. It's still kind of early, but I seriously don't care about any of them. Not even my avatar.
And I can understand the reviewers' frustration on the circle filling up. It's stupid have to wait for a character to use an item, and the wait time is the same for everything. It makes the game feel slow and tedious. At least in FFXII, you immediately use an item without having to wait. Also you can adjust the battle speed, and the wait times are different for spells and attacks.
