The whole FFVII compilation seemed to me a big "test run" for Square. They had done spin-offs and such here and there before, but this was a huge group of them all surrounding one central world coming at once. That's probably why we got a safer bet like a movie and PSP game and all the rest then a very expensive full-on 50 hour RPG extravaganza.

I like that it was a movie myself. I liked the whole idea of expanding on VII like they did in various genres and medias. I guess they like it too, seeing as XIII is now planned to be similar right from the start. I think it's good though, and now that XIII is made with a compilation in mind I believe they will be even more successful at it.