Y'shtola feels completely bland with no flavor in her abilities whatsoever. It's like all the designers knew about her is that "she casts big spells". They took her design/epithet from the arc where she had the most character and personality, so how come she's so bland? Also aren't Mi'qote NOT cats?

Tidus isn't too bad. I kinda like the Sphere Grid aspect they were going for. But the Sphere Grid doesn't allow for moving abilities around your party, so it's a bit off. Also, how does Tidus not have Haste?

Cloud has been pretty much reduced to "hurr big sword". While I agree the Buster/Fusion sword are the most notable aspects of Cloud, they're not what give him his abilities. Everything he has is in his bloodstream, not his gear. So why is he so focused on it?

Why is Terra black? Why does Trance make her mill and give her flying instead of some sort of amplified spells? Why does she reanimate? In the article they said they wanted to have the post-WoR feeling of "rebuilding your party" but then shouldn't the face be Celes with tutoring?