<_< Exactly. The last FF series are all a reboots.

I remember back in freshman year of college, I had this roommate who seriously believed that all the Final Fantasy are connected in some timeline. He wouldn't really elaborate on it but firmly stuck by that belief.

So I guess there are people out there who really does think it's sequel after sequel?

Or, you could have just played the game and liked it and not defend it in any forum, but had a great time playing it!

The reason lots of people didn't like the game is because they didn't know how to play it! You don't really know what you're doing until hour 50; long after the story is finished! If you start the game over at this point, you will wonder WTF you were doing the first time through and be getting 5 stars on every enemy!

Yes, I do realize 50 hrs is a long time to pick up a game and that was Square's biggest mistake! The combat is actually really deep with enemies that will stomp you in 10 seconds 100 hrs in with full level up and the best weapons fully powered! Saboteur and Synergist become your most important classes and you really have to choose your battle team carefully in almost every fight!

And still you have a 50 hour learning curve that fails to casually convey the intricacies of the combat.

And you would have people simply buy the game and not complain about it. With that kind of mentality you may as well be playing a modded game of COD.

Its simple math: Square fails to impress, to deliver on story and gameplay, worrying more about graphics, only the most devoted will buy their product. Companies go out of business doing that.