Pick and choose your reasons. All I can say is that its hard for me to care about the plot or the characters anymore. And a battle system can't be my sole reason to enjoy an RPG. Ever. I grew up and needed more. And the series shifted in a direction that no longer provides for me on a narative level. If you enjoy it, its all gravy. But the people like me feel left behind and neglected by Square. They try to keep plots and characters cliche, juvenile, and without much gravitational drama. At least in my opinion. But like has been mentioned in a few other threads. Square admits that they're aiming their games at tweens and young adults, and catering the lowest common denominator. They don't take a lot of artistic risks and the company is run by bureaucrats rather than visionaries (I'm just summarizing a lot of arguments I agree with, each person has their own reasons though)