As a fan of the Final Fantasy whom has completed every main series game, I feel as though the series has only went down hill since X which was 14 years ago. XII wasn't that good at all and XIII and it's sequels were meh but it won't stop me from giving every entry aleast a shot! The series at least deserves that since it has spawn some of my favorite games of all time in it's long run!

There's about 15-20% of "Hey, I didn't think it was that bad and I like it" versus the 75-80% of "It sucks and I don't see how anyone could enjoy it". :-/

I'm coming across a bit badly and i apologise for that. 

If you guys enjoy it, i'm really happy for you.

What i mean is that i tried really hard to like the game and i just couldnt. I forced myself to play it until the great fields in grand pulse in hopes that the game got better, but it never did. I really wanted to enjoy it, but i couldnt find anything to enjoy as much as i tried, so i am puzzled on how you managed, not out of disrespect, but because i genuinely couldn't find any part of it i coud latch onto for some enjoyment.

+1000

There was a time when i thought that i was the only person in the world who actually enjoyed this game (for real). Glad to see i was wrong T_T

Played it for about 25-30 hours, left it and never came back. I just couldn't bring myself to enjoy the combat, which is a huge issue since combat is such a big part of the game, and I also failed to connect to any character or even the lore, it seemed a bit uninspired.
FFXIII and X-2 are the only ones of the main series that I never enjoyed and it's not for a lack of trying.
One of my favorites is actually FFXII (despite the move towards real-time combat), which also gets a lot of hate, so I understand how those who enjoy it could be puzzled by others not enjoying it, and vice versa.

Final Fantasy XV looks utterly boring to me, feels like Kingdom Hearts combat, the usual spiky-haired anime bros from Sqeenix, the same violin music as ever and a glossy sheen sprinkled on top, very unlikely that I'll buy it.

I played and beat Final Fantasy X-2, just like with many other Final Fantasy games. I enjoyed Final Fantasy X-2, even if it was quirky and featured quite a bit of J-pop haha. Despite the fact this Final Fantasy was not as well received by the internet or my peers, I played it regardless. I often played games without letting the opinions of others hindering me from my enjoyment of a game (or other entertainment mediums). I managed to find myself enjoying quite a few games and movies regardless of the general consensus surrounding it. 

I remember anticipating Final Fantasy XIII - my hype for it was intense. It was one of the few games I got at launch at that point in my gaming career.

It was Final Fantasy in high definition and the graphics were excellent. In the end the graphics were the best thing about the game because I could not find any enjoyment out of the game no matter how much I tried. I remember getting to the second disc hoping that this was where the game would reach the grandeur of other Final Fantasy games. I played it some more and one day I stopped playing. Never to look back. I have no intentions of playing it ever again. It somehow made me feel hollow whilst playing it. I had no enjoyment in the story or gameplay whatsoever. It felt like I was enduring a leech, sucking away at my very life force.

In fact it is one of the few games I have attempted to sell (I like to keep my game library, even in the wake of new generations). No one I know wanted to buy it, despite the fact that I have the Collector's Edition. I still have it to this day. It taunts me to this very day. Luckily I keep it away from the rest of my gaming collection, as I do not wish to tarnish their excellence with the presence of that... filth.

At least, you got that far into the game. I only got an hour into it before I was in my car taking it gamestop to trade the damn game in. I despise the XIIIs over out of all Final Fantasy games. They were complete utter crap. FF X-2 was crap, too. My favorites were FF VII, IX and XII.

I could not finish FF X-2 either, it became too grindy and chory at one point contrary to the image of the game, and I didn't like the combat from the start. XIII has no appeal.

XIII has its flaws but I like the game. XIII-2 have improvements but the story was not good. Haven't played LR and wanted to know about that time clock, in order to have a decent game.

I haven't played X-2 but it seems worse to me than XIII. X-2 = Charlie's Angels. XII - Star Wars (should have remove Vaan and Penelo).

These FF games have divided the fans and we expect a lot from FF, but we diverted to different gameplay and what battle systems we would like. FF XV i can see further hate = boy band, only Noctis is the playable character (right Lightning). Some FF fans wanted turn based but SE pushed the action style.

We RPG fans really need to play other JRPGs in order to avoid disappointments from the FF franchise, there are a lot of good RPGs out there that may suit other people's taste.