Question: How long have you been active in the FF community?
Answer: About 12 years now.
Feel free to answer that question.
Since I first got online back in 2003 I have been on many RPG and FF boards. One cannot help but make observations when you talk to people this much about similar subjects for a prolonged period of time. And I have noticed some things have changed a lot over the years. What about all of you?
For example....
There was a time when Final Fantasy V was just "that game sandwiched between two classics." Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy VI have always been popular but FFV used to be thoroughly ignored by everyone I talked to. However, in more recent years, perhaps due to the Advance version, it has gained quite the cult following.
Final Fantasy IX is another game that has spiked in popularity. I used to be the biggest FFIX fanboy and it was so frustrating finding more people ready to talk about frickin' FFVIII than FFIX. Nowadays though, I'd say FFIX is generally agreed to be placed right up there with the all-time greats.
In the opposite direction, thee is Final Fantasy IV. If anything, its stock has been steadily dropping over the years. I think this is a perfect example of the moral decay of the human race, much moreso than gay marriage or any other Right Wing yahoo rhetoric. FFIV was amazing.