Yes. You make a lot of great and valid points. Even though FF is very fantasy focused, it should be a little realistic too.

But here's the thing, how many Japanese developers make current games that are REALLY good? This answer is going to differ depending on who you ask, but the majority of people are going to say that a good Japanese game hasn't been done since the 90s. And while I don't agree with that, it's hard to dismiss the fact that a lot of Japanese developers are stuck in the past, rehashing the same old unoriginal ideas and concepts, and think that they can get away with making a game purely aimed for nostalgia. A good example would be Nintendo and the billions of Mario/Zelda/Donkey Kong games that we see from them. Or even Pokemon. They're good fun, but none of them do anything new and innovative. The ONLY reason why people play 'em is for that nostalgia effect.

I'm not saying that Final Fantasy is guilty of this common Japanese pattern - far from it. They're one of the only ones that are actually trying to do new and very different things from the previous (and most successful) FF games. The problem is that the fanbase isn't taking the bait on them. Most people would rather play the old FF titles. Which is probably why some devs decide to not change anything up and keep dishing out what people seemingly enjoy.

I just want to see the Japanese escalate their game like the rest of the gaming industry has. They all need to become more impressive and do new, exciting things - like Ni no Kuni. We need more games like that.

It wouldn't hurt to see more games come out that will embrace homosexuality, regardless of the closed minded bigots that will refuse to buy it because they don't want to see that "gay trout". How can you educate an audience on how to be different when there aren't any mainstream characters that are gay to begin with. It seems only lesbians are accepted, because it's "hot". We need more man on man action in games, and to give those characters some development that teaches us that not all gay men are prissy, weak, flamboyant personalities.