[quote name='Indignate']I

in hate this system so much. In any RPG.
For as much as I dislike FFX, it at least didn't let you start doing this until much later in the game.
But it was a precursor.[/QUOTE]
In all honesty FFVII and FFVIII were very similar too (and from the start of the game), basically none of the characters felt like they were specialized in anything outside of their limit breaks, since their customization was all up to you. But with that said I thought the characters were better developed from a story perspective than FF12 (but I mean FF12 isn't as character focused).
[quote name='blueshinra']Not V, but on a related note, I used to think Squall was super emo until I played FFIV, which featured Cecil, aka the Final Fantasy series' All-Time Reigning King of Emo.[/QUOTE]
But Cecil is super cute at least.

Also, unlike Squall (at least from what I've seen of FFVIII, never made it that far in the game) Cecil actually was involved in the murder and genocide a bunch of people and has a right to think he really screwed up his life.