I dunno, even people I know who wrote off the franchise ten years ago are all hyped and interested and can't stop talking about it. The internet is buzzing like crazy over it, and it's good buzz.

So yes, it very much holds the potential to revitalize the Final Fantasy franchise and bring it's name to the forefront again. Squeenix is in a very good spot right now publicity wise. People who haven't paid attention to them in a very long time are now. They just need to play their cards right with FFXV and KHIII and maybe, just maybe, they can reach the level of following they were at in the early/mid 2000s again.

Everything looks fantastic so far, so here's hoping they don't get messy.