Final Fantasy is still a successful franchise. We only long for a rewarding system the way we experienced them in the 32/64-bit era; there's nothing wrong with that.
On that note, here's my thought.
Storyline, first and foremost. There's a reason why it's called Final Fantasy. Keep reality at arms length.
And, I wholeheartedly agree with world exploration and discovery.
I add:
Keeps the summons exactly that - a summon. It seems to me that overtime they've become mere character add-ons.








