I wouldn't want it to be a middle finger to Square. I would prefer it be a "thanks for the memories, but I want to do things like this." to Square.
This.
Honestly, apart from the title and logo I don't really see a similarity to the Final Fantasy series? I mean, it looks similar in the sense that it's an RPG, I guess...
Either way, who can complain? The Wii needs more quality RPG's.
"... and so I close, realizing that perhaps the ending has not yet been written."