From what I could tell FFvsXIII was a terribly misguided project. One with a lot of good ideas (realistic setting, world map etc) that ultimately didn't come together as well as Square had hoped. It was obvious things weren't ok as no company intends to spend this long on one project. Games that are in development hell don't often end up as worthwhile products so maybe Square pulling the plug is a good thing.

It's a tough thing to swallow as FFvsXIII did look legitimately promising and was Squares ray of hope amongst an otherwise boring and predictable lineup of games. If Square cancels FFvsXIII what is there to be excited about from them? They haven't produced a great rpg since FFXII which was released back in 06!