I don't mind the clones actually, so long as they are at least as different as Falcon and Gannon, since you can't play them at all the same, despite similarities.

And I didn't pick to much based on preferance, otherwise there would be no Seifer, Seymore, or Lightning.

I didnt' include much FF III as I didn't enjoy that one enough to learn more about it.

And I actually do like Vincent quite a bit, I just didn't think about him when I made that list.

And I don't see why it's an entirely different game, I just don't think it needs to repeat the typical good guys versus typical bad guys again. A drastic story change from Dissidia 1 to 2 would be no more different then the drastic story changes from the main story.

The core of the Fighting game system is what would remain intact, though some alterations should be made to keep gameplay fresh.