And I LIKED Brother and Rikku's antics.
I actually liked them too, Brother was such a bad character, that he made me laugh. I also thought Rikku was fun though she was much better in FFX. I was also okay with Yuna as a character. The problem for me was there was no development. There was nothing new added except for Yuna's total change and Rikku's loss of any seriousness, but that happened at the beginning it wan't developed into. The worst part for me was storyline as I can't stand Paine so any part to do with her was weak. And the Shuyin plot while not actively bad was weak. I did and do enjoy this game though. The gameplay is very enjoyable as are the graphics, I find the character incredibly uneven though generally in the opposite way of mostly people who dislike characters. The storyline was weak, but the game had a fun feel that I enjoyed... I thought it was a good game, but with no claim to being especially great.