1. A major female villan (and FFII doesn't count ) One who is clearly the villan from the beginning.

2. A female main character who isn't a mage, doesn't wear next to nothing, and doesn't moon over the male lead. :rolleyes2 The earliest ones are fairly good in that respect, actually.

3. Older characters who stand a logical chance at winning.

4. Lack of sappy love stories. I don't mind a bit of romance, but VIII was a travesty.

5. More "fantasy", less technology.

6. Villans who are not out to destroy existance, become gods, ect. None of this "fate of the world" stuff. Just some good old fashioned greed. Kinda like the first half of FFII.

7. Beleivable backstory on the above.

8. A world that is not shaped like a donut. Is this too much to ask?

9. I'd like to be a villan. Barring that, an anti-hero. Someone who isn't clearly on the side of good.