There's a lot of Zidane bashing going on! He's cool. People just don't like him because he's the main character
I have nothing against main characters. FFIV (or FFII) Cecil was my fave. In FFVII Cloud is tied with Vincent.. I could never decide who was my favorite... FFVIII Squall was my favorite.. But Zidane just didn't fit what I like about characters. I always found him annoying, and too full of himself. I admit i liked him more during the last disc when he wasn't always running around like an idiot. Also, I agree what's known about Amerent is boring, but that's the thing, only a few things are known! Since square said the FFVII compilations are just the begining, I'm guessing they'll move onto FFVIII and FFIX, hopefuly the earlier ones, even though they weren't as popular in the US (althoug they should be), I'm also hoping for a new Chrono game... but anyways, I hope they'll add to Amerents story as they continue there compilations..