It has been made abundantly clear to me that SE does not have anyone willing or able to make a good single player FF. 13, 15 and 7R are all a mess in their own special way. The only thing they got consistently right is the music.
If it isn't Yoshida, Ito or Matsuno, I'm hoping SE somehow found someone (with true talent) that's as of yet unknown to the public.
Well you speak for yourself and the minority. I guarantee you that most FF fans or new players love at least one of those. Personally I dig XV and 7R more. They have issues but they are some of my fave games this gen and standout RPGs in their own right.
Just because a game isn't 10/10 doesn't make it bad.
Your idea that one person solves everything is also quite silly. It takes hundreds of people all coming together, managed effectively under a great director. Case in point - had XV been managed better and given more time instead of being rushed with DLC maybe the game would be 10/10. Blaming Tabata for that is nonsense. People like to project their own idea of what FF should be and it's ridiculous because literally the entire point of the franchise is that they create entirely new worlds that have a wide variety of purposes and tones. Just because you don't like where Final Fantasy is at doesn't mean that they've failed. Could they be better? Sure. All games can be better.
Are they still great? I and millions of others would say yes. To me there's nothing like FF. And in 2020 that is still true.
Also: if you think all 7R has going for it is the soundtrack then you should just abandon the franchise altogether since you clearly don't appreciate the level of artistry that went into that game. The respect and reverence they had for the original literally oozes from it.
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