I've been one of those a little disappointed by recent entries, at least compared to when I was a kid. I'm not 100% sure how much EoFF has had to do with me (finally) playing them.

I remember not being all that into the hype here for FF15, maybe because it was quite prolonged development time, and maybe because it was after I had most of my fun here.

EoFF certainly increased my knowledge and understanding of the games, and sometimes I will read a thread here that makes me want to go replay one.