As a long time RPG fan, going right back to the early 90's, I find it difficult to understand why JRPG's are so hell bent on keeping to the same formula. Final fantasy series has been awful because of it and this is no different. I would much appreciate if they could stop including the characters who act like children and make the characters more serious to add weight to the overall stories.
Maybe one day I can have a JRPG tell a story how I used to read them, before the voice acting.