Senlis on 26 March 2009
I already have low expectations for the game because of Final Fantasy XII. It wasn't because combat looked like an MMORPG. Also, I liked almost all of the Final Fantasy games before it.
And the reason many people didn't like Resident Evil 5 was not in your post. While Resident Evil 4 was a serious deviation from the Resident Evil formula, it was fun and innovative and therefore was liked. Resident Evil 5 deviated even further from the Resident Evil formula and was a step back, gameplay wise, from Resident Evil 4. From what I understand, most Resident Evil fans want an actual Resident Evil game now instead of an action game with the name Resident Evil on it.
Not that the previous paragraph had anything to do with your original point.
