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I'm trying to think of a good example of a Final Fantasy that gave all characters enough screen time and significance in the story... I guess X, but that's somewhat of a stretch.
VII does it for me. All the main, playable characters have a significant back-story that gets fleshed out pretty well, with scenes and side-quests that provide details and insights into what they're really fighting for. They each get their share of time in the spotlight, and each have a crucial role to play - which is one of the reasons it's my favourite title in the series.
Yeah, VII did do better about fleshing out the backstories, my only issue is they weren't really all that interesting to me. (Cid Being the exception. I think he is easily one of FF's best Characters, even though the rest of the game wasn't quite up to par with the awesome. )


Though yeah, IX could have benefited from fleshing out the character stories more, even if only a little.