I don't have a problem with the linearity in itself, I just do wish that I could go back to some of the earlier areas post-game to just stare so badly. Because they really made the areas so damn well, it's a shame that you can only go to most of them once, y'know?

Hahaha, oh man. That would be hilarious. And just seeing them interact in general would be ridiculously lulzy, too.

And yeah, I know; it's intentional for him to be that way, obviously, what with all of the shit that went down (and, honestly, up until what happened, he's the kind of kid who hid behind his mom all the time rather than fighting his own battles, so...), but he's totally hopeless at the start. Most people write him off during the first couple of chapters, from what I've seen. But he changes a lot after a while and he holds the record of "most-hugged character"... and he snuggles chocobos, damnit.