I....don't really get what your problem is.

Design wise, they're pretty fine and not over the top. They blend well with the surroundings and don't look out of place, unlike say Lulu and Paine that are the only goths in all of Spira, lol.

Personality wise, we have an interesting bunch, actually. From Yda and Papalymo's Silly Duo Dynamics (?) to Thancred's Zidane-II-mode, they're all entertaining in their own way.

Currently, only the actual story part is lacking, but seeing as we are kinda halfway (maybe even earlier) into the vanilla storyline, It's sort of expected.