Funny how you state YOUR opinion as fact when the truth is yes a lot of people didn't care for her but a lot did and even won in a favorite character vote in Japan. But I know it's cool to hate despite never having played the game in your life.

I actually preferred XIII over XIII-2......

Wow ok buddy it's clear you didn't play the games at all. She has more developement than probably any character in the franchise.

Stating things as fact, like stating there's no backstory or development for a character that obviously has a lot of both?

It's safe to say you haven't played the games if you say she has no character development. Despite the flaws of the game, as a character she's very likable.

Off topic, you can't compare modern voiced games to older ones. Voice acting is a limitation of the modern games. Take FFVII and imagine how long the cutscenes alone would be if everything was voiced. Of course it was easier to develop characters with text only. You're comparing apples and bananas.

That story and character development was pure garbage. Its why XIII-2 and 3 sold garbage too, for gods sake FFX-2 sold MORE then XIII-2 and 3 LOL!

....FFX-2 people. That story was as fun as contracting aids, her character as so bland, boring and trying oh so hard to be "kool" and "edgy".

Its a classic case of show me, don't tell me, they spend a lot of time trying to convey her "hardness" and being a "badass" that they actually don't have much gameplay of her actually doing this.....

Example, MGS3, Naked Snake, he becomes bigboss because of what you actually go through, not what they say he goes through, not just text or videos, you have to survive in the jungle, eat to live, heal wounds, deal with a missing eye as it effects gameplay, deal with the final ending as this person that thought you how to survive is now asking you to battle her to the death.

Show me, don't tell me. Often games get wrapped up with lore and speaking well of a character to the point where you've heard more about how "kool" this character is then they've actually showed you there damn selves.

ie Mass Effects codex system...

Soooooo we just reading the game as suppose to actually having NPC's tell you this? Same with Destiny.

XIII's bland characters fall right in there with boringness. Her character is just way, way too robotic to even slightly care about her.

In that, they've managed to create one of the worst FF characters to date.