There has to be a balance between the 2 types to get the ultimate protagonist, if XV comes out and has another Tidus I might shoot someone XP

I honestly felt Lightning had a fair amount of substance, hell more than Cloud and Squall were. Cloud and Squall were badasses, but still wannabe Clint Eastwood style heroes. Beyond the whole big sword, strutting and anti social mercenary archetype they weren't really that much, they had their reasons I suppose. Cloud being an escaped labrat who due to mako was thinking he was Zak, Squall was an Orphan who's only friend left him, he became hardened and anti social but then turned into a cringeworthy, soppy love puppy...

Zidane, well, it was his "Just hit puberty, better try and get my leg over with every girl I run into" thing that got old so fast. It kinda ruined him for me a bit.

Tidus... ... ... daddy issues, awkwardly nightmare material laugh... do I need to say more?

I felt Lightning had a good bit of character in her. Why she didn't strangle Hope I still don't know, bonding to THAT like a little brother? WHY!? She should have killed him with fire. Maybe less people would hate her if she did that.
I enjoyed her hardfaced get on with it attitude but that it was a sort of escapism from guilt for spoiler things was a bit, well. A bit more than I expected of a sword waving, fight talking badass type of character. So. I look forward her game.