I honestly don't see where the hype for XV is coming from. The game has been developed in the same time frame as all XIII's. Square clearly did not have a clue with the XIII saga, so why would XV be any better?
And really, from 1 to X there wasn't much difference at all in the way you used the battle system. It was all tweaking and adjusting and adding. It worked. Every single time. Some better than others but nowhere near the mess (exaggerating here) that is XIII and will be XV.
You want to bring something new to the table, start a new IP. Don't ruin a perfectly fine series because you want your ideas to have a big audience. The audience will find you if you're that good.
I take it, like a lot of musicians do, SE has only been trying to get the bigger sales instead of focusing on creating something with balls, and a lot of heart.







