Seems that Locke is getting a lot of love around these parts right now, and for good reason. He was easily my favorite character of any "Old School" final fantasy, especially for that grand heroic music. However, it really made me wonder:

What is it about the "Old School" characters that seems to make them more popular then most of the "New School" characters? Is it because they came first? Or something else?

Or do you disagree and think the "New School" characters are superior?

For the purposes of this debate:
Old School: FFI-VI, and all games that came out during this time that aren't from the actual series
New School: FFVII and beyond.

Take care all.