It's different, but it is surprisingly fun, it just changed a lot of things that made the hardcore fans very displeased. I honestly feel it is one of the better entries.
I would love a direct sequel to the main Suikoden series. Konami is still making the series but they are outsourcing it and most of the original team have been moved to different departments so we haven't had one set in the same world since Suikoden V but there have been two entries since then that are unrelated beyond the collect 108 people mechanic.
I would love to see a prequel to Xenogears that deals with Lacan's life. It would be epic.
I also would love a proper sequel to Robotech: Battlecry because it was a great game that just needed some tweaking to the controls and gameplay to make it into one of the best Macross/Robotech games on the market.