XV damaged the brand by...selling absolute bonkers! yeah, people just bought it and kept buying it because they obviously hated it too much, and then they made a mobile game out of it that made tons of money because people really hated XVGet FF7III to wrap up the trilogy and put a pause on FF development until they can formulate a solid package for a next mainline title that can hit the heights of the classics again. Games like XV and XVI have fallen short in many aspects and damaged the brand. They need to earn it back.
The 7R trilogy has tapped into a lot of that magic of the classics by virtue of having a strong foundation to work from with a team that knew how to reinvigorate for a three part requel. But that clearly has a ceiling in regards to growing the brand, and only an original mainline title that's firing on all cylinders like FF7R has been can do that.
when are we going to stop with that argument as if it makes sense?