I haven't enjoyed a final fantasy through an entire play through in one sitting since FFX-2 (not the story, that was garbage, but the gameplay was so fantastic). XII took me something like 6 years to finally sit down and beat and I quit XIII about a quarter of the way through and never played the sequels. I've played the only versions off and on over their life times.

XV has kept me engaged in the game play and had me going for a bit with the story. Did it do the same for you?