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No Final Fantasy game has ever been so "divisive" and being divisive is not something to aspire to in the first place.
I didn't say it is something to aspire to, but I disagree 100% that it has never been so divisive. It has. The difference between then and now is the length of time since there has been a single player release. People moved on from the other games because new ones came out.

VIII wasn't as divisive, but it was divisive. IX wasn't as divisive, but it was divisive. X, XI, XII and XIV were all as divisive as XIII based on my experiences of public reaction at the time the game was released and being played. X & XI in particular. Perhaps XII too. Actually XIV was not so divisive because almost everyone hated it. xD But don't you guys remember the initial reaction to these games when they were out? I definitely remember.

EDIT: For anyone who disagrees that this is just a rehash of things we've been through before, check out this thread where the likes of VIII, X, XI and XII are dissected with some saying the series is going down the crapper. 2004-2013, nothing has changed but the game people pick on.
I see what you're saying, and that thread was...enlightening. Lol, especially me bitching like an old man about all the "kids" worrying about FF's doom. Oops.

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The only thing that's changed, though, is that now there's a game that actually sucks. One of the main gripes about FFX was its linearity. Things picked back up with FFXII because it compromised between linearity and openness. It gave an illusion of openness at the very least. FFXI was super open and FFXIV too. The game we're griping about has changed because whatever caused small worries or small gripes with FFX were magnified a hundredfold in FFXIII and have become legitimate issues. If FFXIII had existed in 2004, nobody would have been griping about FFX. And that's our most recent Final Fantasy. Add in the fact that so many other gaming companies have stepped up and made amazing games and amazing series, that other companies are innovating and listening to their fan base, that other companies have embraced transparency, and you see that Final Fantasy is in danger. I'm not saying it's at the critical point yet or anything, but if nothing extremely positive happens within the next couple years (for instance if FFXV bombs), I could see Square dropping the FF franchise, at least as far as numbered entries go.