My feelings are that people dislike FF, not so much for the games in and of themselves, but more because of the fans and community. I think people see FF fans as idiot fanboys who say "OMG FF12 COMEING OUT SOON!I GETTING MONEY FROM PARENTS HOPE CLOUD IS IN IT HE =TEH HAWTNESS! <3<3<3<3<3" on messageboards all day, while ecshewing all other good games and ignoring some of Square's big mistakes *cough*tomsawyer*cough*. FF is pretty mainstream, and I think there's a lot of RPG players who dislike that and would rather play more obscure titles like Ultima or even Wozz. I agree that we shouldn't all just buy the new FF game mindlessly just because it's the new one in the series, but I still like FF tons. I'm also a huge fan of Earthbound. I'm not sure, but it might be my favorite RPG of all time.