Imagine if you could go back to 1999 or something and tell people "Hey, 2010 is going to have TWO main line Final Fantasy games, and neither will be the best RPG that year, or even close?" People would think you were crazy! On top of the whole time traveling thing. Or alternatively, imagine going back ten years and explaining why rumors of a new Final Fantasy game are being given a "meh."
I'd say that this has to do with the decline of the JRPG or something, but in all honesty, they're doing as well as ever. Pokemon 5th gen was great, Dragon Quest 9 was a hit, Kingdom Hearts is getting good reviews, Dark Souls was one of the best received games of 2011, and Xenoblade is being called one of the best JRPGs ever.
So, I guess what I'm rambling about is, something happened to Final Fantasy in particular. And whatever happened sucks.
Love and tolerate.
