BMaker11 on 06 November 2015
X was so good, it made them do something they had never done before: make a direct sequel.
The impact of such a move is diminished since SE has since made direct sequels for FFXIII (something nobody asked for), but at the time, it was a big deal. There was so much fan reaction to know "what happens next" that they did something they'd never done before. Nobody (and by "nobody", I mean, "not enough people") cared enough about the stories of FF I-IX (sans VII, but they made a whole universe of spin offs and stuff on that game), but X? I think you get the point.
