Yeah, some of the characters I didn't really care that much about either (Vaan and Penelo), but I found others really interesting again (Balthier and Fran), not to mention that Ashe was a breath of fresh air after years of kind, mild and sweet female FF-characters.

But to me, this game was so great when it came to gameplay, the world, the story, the battle system and the sidequests that me not caring about two lesser important characters were a minor problem.