Quote Originally Posted by Skyblade View Post

By that argument, I'd have to acknowledge FFXI as a Final Fantasy. Not going to happen.

Anyway, I do acknowledge this as an FF game, it just had several issues dealing with its transition in game style that were not dealt with. Hopefully they'll learn, and either fix their mistakes in the games to come or go back to their old style.
Unless they decide to alter history and rename it Fantasy-Based MMMORPG, it's always going to be a Final Fantasy game whether you like it or not. Even a lot of XII's battle mechanics have some roots in XI.