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Sad_Face posted...

It has a rich history, but it's a dying series now. FF used to sell systems

Did it though?

It benefited, heavily, from being on the best selling consoles of the generation.

FF7 sold 'over 10 million' copies on a system that sold 100 million consoles. Which is impressive, not to downplay, but that isn't really 'system mover' per se. FFX, as a series, sold a little over 20 million copies between originals and remasters. Even if that was, say, 15 million for FFX1 on the PS2, that's still a 10% install base on the PS2.

Point being, I think FF, especially online/gamefaqs, has a mildly larger perception of presence than it would spread out across the world.

You are right in that the 'flubs' have hampered fan interest, but you could also just chalk it up to the fact that the gaming market is way larger and things that were impressive and could sell copies back in the 90s and 00s, just aren't anymore. FF7's cutscenes were impressive for the time. the sheer size of the world and story was also impressive given the time. Same for FFX.

But with the advent of the AAA market and every game having to 'innovate' and 'impress', its created a diluted market where nothing really stands out because everything is marketed as the next big thing.