And part of the problem is that they no longer make non-FF RPGs where they can try out these ideas, thus keeping the changes in the main FF entries a little more focused, as had been in the past. Case in point: Versus/FFXV. Was supposed to be a spinoff game with a different feel than the traditional FF, but due to their eroding commitment to being the defining JRPG developer in the word, it was eventually reskinned to be the next main entry in the series.
It will be some time before we (if ever) see a main console FF entry that is conceptualized as such from start to finish. That's why I'm hoping that Ito-FFXVI conspiracy theory is true.
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