I have a theory on why FFXII and FFXIII probably got bashed so much worse than any of the other titles at release. From the original Final Fantasy release in 1987 we were given a new game yearly or every 2 years and if we didn't like it then it wasn't a big deal because we all knew another game would be out right around the corner. This was the way it was until we hit 2001's Final Fantasy X when that yearly wait turned into a 5 year wait. The longer the wait the higher the expectations are going to be, and if it's not PERFECT, then why the hell did we all have to wait so long?? Bash the game out of disgust of it's lack of perfection and ignore the good qualities, because they still aren't good enough to make up for that massive wait. That's just my theory anyway. I really wish they would quit fooling around with top notch graphics and go back to giving us great games every year or every 2 years. The makers ambition to make everything prettier than the last is gone too far, and I don't think it's needed.