First off, agreed with the online thing. We waste a series spot like that? Just sorta bugs me. Now, I don't mind renovation in a series, which is usually what Square aims at. Trying to use new things to attract fans rather than recycling everything and pasting a different story onto it. Do they ALWAYS do it right? Well, no. Just take a look at 8 for example. Drawing magic sucks. And they tried a plot that revolved around a love story. Did it work perfectly? Well, yes and no. Some people will defend this game to their deathbeds. Some will dog on it so much that fanboys will be provoked to buy a Gunblade and stab them. 9 tried a throwback to everything we missed, the old days. It was a different game then 8. Did it work? Yes and no. Some people loved it, some hated it and hated Steiner more than anything. See what I'm getting at? I think Final Fantasy has one of the most diverse fan bases of all time. I've met people who hated everything after 6 and some who thought that 1-6 were boring and lacked a lot. Square has a BIG audience to appeal too. I think renovation is a good idea, believe me, I hate companies that copy and paste from the last game and stamp a different story onto it. (Coming from me, who plays Pokemon.) But I love Square for its renovations. Is it always perfect? No, but nothing is. I mean, I love 7, hate 8, but still play it for some reason, I love 9, I have mixed feelings on 10, 10-2 gave me more mixed feelings, 12 was different, but I liked it very much, 13 was a hallway, but it sure was an amazing hallway, with golden doorknobs, and streamers, and everything. 13-2, I've never been a fan of time travel games, but it was still a nice experience. It was like 13, but I was able to open some of the doors in the hallway and explore them a little. While I do love the old games, renovation is usually necessary to attract more fans. Okay, rants over, go home.