I didnt mind the side games, but it felt like 3 fell flat with actually utilizing the concepts and characters from those games. Theres an argument that it wasnt actually that dissimilar from 1 and 2 in that regard, or arguably even superior, but it felt like they should have been more relevant than they were, and they werent. Thats the failing compared to 1 and 2 I think. Its even more egregious cause they said they didnt really need FF because of the original cast, but I mean, come on.