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My guess at the post-X hierarchy:

FF7R >>> 12 > 14 > 15 > X-2 > 13 > 13-2 > 13-3

X-2 is a wild card. We've never seen it in a contest, and while the game certainly has its haters and bad "Best FF" poll performances, it's also a PS2 JRPG that took 2nd in the 2003 GotY Poll (ancient history and a weak year for games, but still). I think it would crush 13 in a 1v1, but I can't see it beating 15 (or Hollow Knight).

14 in 1v1 matches against offline FFs would be interesting. I feel like SFF could work against it because a lot of FF fans are conditioned to playing offline. Could that swing a match in 15 or X-2's favor? Who knows.