You mean FFXI to XIV didn't have the same command based RPG gameplay that FFI-X did? I did not know that, actually. I've only played FF1-7, so I'm not very familiar with the other FFs (especially XI and onward, since I've at least watched quite a lot of gameplay from VIII, IX, and X).

So I guess Final Fantasy XV being a different genre of RPG isn't really that new to people that have been keeping up with recent FFs. I still think Final Fantasy XV having Kingdom Hearts type gameplay is a bit too big of a genre shift, similar to making Double Dragon V a traditional fighter rather than keeping it in the beat 'em up genre.

Oh well, let's just hope that it works well and Square Enix won't get too much hate about Final Fantasy XV when it actually does come out.