Because some reviews which unfavourably compare this game to past FF games will mark it down the Metascore for this game will probably end up in the 8.5-8.9 range. Even if it is truly an 8.5-8.9 game it still makes it a AA title and eminently playable for all those who generally like the JRPG genre.
And possibly counter-intuitively those who are only fair weather friends of JRPG might find this a more playable FF/JRPG than the standard FF/JRPG because of its departures from the FF/JRPG gameplay standard models. It's certainly the only FF game that has really caught my eye, still don't know whether it's caught me anough to want to buy it though; maybe when it goes platinum and is 1/2 the launch price, then I'll be able to buy it used for 1/3 of the launch price 
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