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I didn't ignore [that the Final Fantasy developers are now working exclusively on the 360], it's just not pertinant. Do you care that sequels of any game usually don't have the same developers (as in people)? FF has been developed by numerous groups of people through the years and changes w/ each installation. One of the reasons I like it, not a reason to hate on it.

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You are just so wrong. ESPECIALLY with the Japanese games, the talent behind the game is directly linked to the game. Final Fantasy was created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and he has worked on every single Final Fantasy game since then, with the exception of Final Fantasy XII which was under the direction of Sakaguchi's preferred creator Yasumi Matsuno (creator of Ogre Battle, Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story, etc) who then also left Square after XII's creation.

Now, you have XIII being created by guys with no major games under their belt - the head guy's experience is primarily in 'event planning' for the older Final Fantasy games, directing FFX-2 under Sakaguchi and eventually exclusively directing Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, a DS game that received poor reviews. Now he's exclusively in charge of FFXIII. This is horrible news for the series, and it will undoubtedly show in the game.

Or you can also take The Metal Gear series, it is virtually ubiquitous with Hideo Kojima's name. If he no longer creates Metal Gear games, there are no more Metal Gear games except in name. Now that Sakaguchi (and even his 'protege') are no longer creating Final Fantasy games, there are no more Final Fantasy games - just a series by the same name.