Number of characters, How many is too many Options

[DMBF]

Hey guys.

I have about 18 characters in my game. You can swap between them pretty much whenever you want. What's people's opinions on party sizes? Is there ever such a thing as too many characters?

[Fonstw]

You have to know for yourself; Does (for example) 4 characters seem too less, too many or just about fine, and what about 3, or 5? Or 10, or 1?
This also differs to how the battle system works, and your own opinion; In a turn-based battle (standard one) for example I find 4 characters fine, but in a real-time battle on the map (like WoW but 2D) I like about 8 characters better; More chaos, more co-operation. (Someone else might find it too much chaos?)

This also differs to your class system, and the entire gameplay.

I don't know about your game, but all the advice I can give is: "Just see what feels right." (Simple but true)