What makes a Final Fantasy game a Final Fantasy game?

[Words Of Wisdom]

naznatips said:
Oh, and what makes a good FF game (VI, IX, IV, V) is:

Engaging plot, interesting characters with lots of character development, a fantasy setting, and great music.

What makes a crappy FF game (FFVII, FFVIII, FFX, FFXII) is:

Flashy graphics, dull (or poorly translated) plot, high production values, a sci-fi setting (X and XII excluded from this complaint), and awful characters and character development.

All else held constant, why do flashy graphics make a crappy FF game?

Why do they inherently make the game worse?