Square may be going downhill to you, but it's going uphill for someone else. Basically for every one North American who dislikes Final Fantasy, five Japanese will think the opposite. I doubt Square really even gives a damn about what foreigners think anyway. They're making money in Japan, and still making strong money in North America and Europe. So complaining about this isn't going to change the way they make their games, and the fact that they're making billions of yen of this series.

Just as Mirage said, Square's focus is to appeal to all gamers. Not ignorant Old-Schoolers. More so to the newer generations, because that's how they're going to get all their money. As we get older our opinions are going to change about what we like, and some of us are stuck in the past. Well just so you know... it's futile to not accept change. Pointless.

So either tough it out and get used to it, or play a different series by a different company. It won’t matter to them whatever you do.