What about Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels?  

And what about portable games like Dissidia and Theatrhythm? Those were good games.  Square is still capable of making games (like Bravely Default), they are just ruining and milking Final Fantasy dry.  That cow is squirting dust.   

There's nothing wrong with the JRPG genre, as Ni No Kuni and various others prove.  Square are just alienating their fanbase by bastardizing the Final Fantasy name. 

There's nothing wrong with the iOS platform, Angry Birds shows a game can be simple yet engaging and fun but cheap.  yet Square-Enix thinks they can get HOW much for ports of their old games on there?  they think they can make a game like All The Bravest and that's okay? 

The problem isn't the platform, it isn't the genre, it's the developer and publisher.  Square Enix have, for all intents and purposes, completely given  up on their fanbase in leiu of "MONEYMONEYMONEY!"

I'd be willing to spend money if they made good games again.  Final Fantasy games are worth 100 bucks a piece given the quality of the games and the volume of content, but XIII?  that's not a game, that's a slightly interactive 40 hour movie with shitty characters and an uninteresting, forgettable plot.  

You dont need to preach to me Runa. I detest everything FFXIII. Worst thing that ever happened to FF, given FFXIV is beeing repaired.

I was actually just going to make mention that iOS games were fine, just not Squeenix-made ones, or something, but then I got in rant mode becuase of how much this game makes me want to strangle all involved in its creation. 

I can't decide if the recent happenings in Square Enix have tainted my ability to enjoy previous FF games, or if it's become so detached that the others are now enshrined as true classics, immune to criticism.  

12 was mainly where the decline started for me. But I loved 12, especially the soundtrack. I thought it was a great RPG. Did I think it was a good Final Fantasy? Not really, to me too linear and felt too small for it to compare... also story was too predictable and a lot of tried and true stuff that I don't even remember most of it. I just thought it was a good game. I actually liked the battle system a lot as much as I wanted to hate the change...I put like 150 hrs into it because I was laid up in bed for a few months... I think I got everyone to lvl 99

12 was mainly where the decline started for me. But I loved 12, especially the soundtrack. I thought it was a great RPG. Did I think it was a good Final Fantasy? Not really, to me too linear and felt too small for it to compare... also story was too predictable and a lot of tried and true stuff that I don't even remember most of it. I just thought it was a good game. I actually liked the battle system a lot as much as I wanted to hate the change...I put like 150 hrs into it because I was laid up in bed for a few months... I think I got everyone to lvl 99

wait what... it's got like the most different routes to different locations with the biggest maps, compared to any final fantasy.

Square-Enix has some of the highest rated IOS games like Chaos Rings 1+2,  TWEWY, with redone graphics and music etc, FFIV version has the best graphics out of any FFIV.. The ports are a bit overpriced and vary in quality, but they have sales (Or you can pirate because you already "own" them on a different platform, which you wouldn't be able to do if they never ported it :P), and nintendo keeps their games at 50+ dollars forever which is annoying like this.

Some Japanese Visual novels etc are priced at 40+ like Steins;Gate etc which is 10 bucks cheaper than PC version.. FF:ALB is a bit ridiculous but you don't have to buy it, there's a lot of other iOS games regretabbly trying this model, and it's not like they're lieing about what it is.

I disagree, I dont think its a sign of financial trouble, I think its smart for them to be investing early on a platform that seems to be quite popular. Pretty sure a decent amount of digital copies are sold of the ports and the flash games. They can be designed for cheap and be sold at the expensive rate they are currently selling the game.

FFTactics War of the Lions - which I was planning to get for my iphone....is like $15 D:.

But I do admit their actions on the console side will and is hurting them but it'll probably be a long time from now (unless they make FFXVI a online game as well and make more sequels) before they start showing signs that THQ did.