It's because Square sold out. They aren't the same people that we liked back from FF1 to FF10. They changed their whole approach to Final Fantasy after X. They should just stick to their old ways and make a great, amazing game utilizing all the graphics and artistic potential of the era (FFXIII Verus looks like it might do this actually! We'll see). Also as said earlier the prequel or sequel should be justified, damnit! Which is why I don't have that same awe for Kingdom Hearts as I did when it first came out. Too many crazy additions to the story that was originally just a cool Disney/FF story.