I never really bothered to draw the comparisons out this much, but I don't think anyone is really surprised by them. This game has been compared to Star Wars ever since the opening video was leaked and we saw that it was just bits of Episode I with some minor editing changes (and not the few good bits of that movie either).

Quote Originally Posted by DK
Balthier is not Han Solo, he is Ace Rimmer.
Balthier has not quite reached that level of awesomeness yet. I feel he could reach it, if the writers were willing to give him more to work with, but they seem decidely set against working him up as a character anymore (Revenent Wings and his FFT appearance weren't as kind as some of the other character's recurrences were). It's sad.