The dialog is a big part of me being turned off by JRPGs. I generally haven't hated dialog in Final Fantasy specifically, but most other JRPGs have such atrocious dialog. It sounds so unnatural, the voices are usually so high-pitched that it's like their atmosphere is half helium, and so much of it is just filler that doesn't add anything but padding.
I loved JRPGs on NES and SNES. After that, not so much.
I'm not here for friends. I'm here for the truth to the best of my knowledge of it, even if it's not what people want to hear.