Are Final Fantasy 10 fans hypocrites? 

Most people who have played Final Fantasy 13 hate the game, most of them I'd assume are Final Fantasy fans, meaning that a good majority of them are also Final Fantasy 10 fans.  Now Final Fantasy 13 has a lot of problems, from the auto battle combat system, the the mostly unlikeable characters, to the confusing story, terrible equipment system, and crappy dialogue.  Last and what you hear most people talk about, is how Final Fantasy 13 is a long 20 hour hallway.  Is it?  Yeah.  For around 12 hours or so, you'll almost walk straight the entire time with a few divergences here and there with treasure chests at the end.

So why am I questioning Final Fantasy 10 fans being hypocrites?  If you also like Final Fantasy 13, or like me you think both games are garbage, then this isn't aimed towards you at all, but those of you who have played and love Final Fantasyy 10 but despise Final Fantasy 13 and constantly use the long hallway reference, there's a good chance you're a hypocrite.  No offense.

One major difference in Final Fantasy 10, unlike 13 is there are towns.  However, other than that, Final Fantasy 10 is one long hallway after the next.  There are a few divergences leading to a treasure box here, and very very rarely leading to a story event.  It's not until you get to the calm lands that there's a few more open areas to explore then you're led back to that long hallway again.  Overall, like Final Fantasy 13, Final Fantasy 10 is mostly one long hallway as well.

I just wanted to throw that out there.  Just think about that next time you call Final Fantasy 13 nothing more than a long 20 hour hallway.

I liked FF13 more than FF10.... not trolling here, seriously.

But I would agree to FF12 being very similar to FF13 and would say its a better comparison. FF12 really had long hallways and auto battle to name a few things.

FFXIII had almost the same issues as FFX, but much worse! Final Fantasy X was kinda saved by its awesome battle system if you ask me!

It's not about the hallway segments, it's about the battle system. The battle system in FF XIII is bad compared to FF X.

FFXIII had opportunities to learn from previous games in the franchise, including X. The fact that they took a very linear approach in both games doesn't mean enjoying the first linear game, at a time when linear was more prevalent and expected than it is now, makes you a hypocrite for wanting something different from them in a later iteration.

Really? Most of the areas I remember from FF12 were huge and free to explore. 

OT: I'm not really a fan of either 10 or 13 but I liked 10 slightly more because I felt like I was actually exploring a world (Somewhat). That, and I enjoyed the battle system in 10 much more than in 13.

FFX had:

-Towns (HUGE difference)

-Backtracking

-Branching paths

-Underwater levels

-Puzzles

-Side-missions (beyond hunts)

-Collectibles

-Mini games

-Secret areas

-A more customizable level-up system

-Interesting NPCs to talk to

-A comprehensible (even good) story

-Better characters...

It really can't be compared to FFXIII.

The only thing FFX has over FFXIII is quantity of content.

Well to be honest I never finished FF12, I got really bored about 20 hours in. But to my memory the castle sewer and prison areas were very linear.

Like Tidus and Rikku?