Both better user review on metacritic (metacritic being highly influenced by marketing capabilities of the editor)

I didn't play the games but looks like they have better reception then modern FFs. And he does something else. Wich is never bad for creativity.

I know about that. I'm just saying they need fresh blood on Final Fantasy serie. How can that be a bad thing ?

Edit : And always games made by the same people prevents (even more) original and innovative works.

Because games have neeeeeever sold with a female protagonist before? o.O

Also, isn't Ellie the sidekick?

For a good example, remember Bahamut lagoon ?

Square hired a lot of new employees, and they told them : "Make a game, together as freshblood, so that you can find your way here"

It was directed by Motomu Toriyama, that arrived in square in '94. The game was out in '96.

Ellie is the reason of the game. The reason of joel too.

She's not the protagonist but the central character. Way more important.

I see.

Whoever wrote that headline should be fired. He writes for playstationlifestyle.com, and can't even get the role of a character right in a PS3 flagship game, lol.

Her role and purpose ends up being a surprise. Almost like a coming of age and then you realize she is what the game is all about. Thats all I will say because it sounds like you have not played this amazing game.