RPG Genre Discussion Thread

[StokedUp]

With the release of Tales Of Xillia days away now.
i thought it would be good to ask which franchise people prefer out of Final Fantasy or Tales of being as this is the most popular rpg discussion thread. So.
Both are a long running successful franchises, both come out of Japan and both have alot of titles to show off, yet they play very different and have there own unique style.
so which do you prefer? has your opinion changed over time and gone from one to the other or have you always prefered one over the other?.

maybe if you want, explain why you prefer one over the other or why you changed over time from one to the other