I would quote some stuff hre, but it will give me some work, and I'm too lazy.

Anyway...

1 - I lost my faith in Squaresoft making great games after Chrono Cross and FF8. Now don't think it's strange if they make a bad one.

2 - Yes, there's a new Ninja Gaiden (and a new R-Type too, that looks great BTW), but those games have no history , or world, or even detailed characters to be ruined. Final Fantasy has.

3 - When I said "It was great, and now it's over", I mean it. Try to live with that. I think that they shoud always move to something new, and maybe one day make something even better (I don't believe it's possible after FF6 and Chrono Trigger, but I think that they have the power to surprise me).