I my self Have Been a fan of the series since way back when Final Fantasy 7 came out. Since then I actively perused the series. I’ve played 1,2,3,4 Still working on beating them because I have a short attention span and need flashy graphics. I’ve never gotten my hands on 5 or 6 but I’ve completed 7,8,9,10,and 10-2, so like many of you I come to expect a lot from the series. I used to look harshly at people who said bad things about any of the games, and when 9 came around and everyone was saying that Square had lost it, I had held firm. Personally I liked the game a lot. Then 10 came along. It hard to explain what it had done to us. Me, I’m torn on many levels on one hand I immediately fell in love with the world and the characters. The overall story is beautiful, and comes SO SO close to a perfect ending, but they left it open, left us wondering. No solid resolution. So they release X-2. Good game play, good visuals, decent soundtrack. But the game is full of holes, and collisions of stories that don’t jive, and again bad ending. Not horrible but not resolute. The more I look back the more I reflect. It looks bad, but I know deep down I still deny it. I’ll keep buying the FF titles searching for that holy high mark. Another 7. 12 Looks promising, but will it meet expectations. What’s happening to the Square we once knew and loved. Sakagichi, and Umatsu are gone. Maybe Square just needs new blood. Maybe they just don’t care about the gamers, and the game that saved them. In my own opinion I haven’t played a bad FF game, but 10, and 10-2 just failed to satisfy in resolution. What’s everyone’s opinion on the matter. I don’t think I’ve heard it directly addressed.
