It's important to me! =D

Just like all JRPGs.

@SmokedHostage
You dont know what you are talking about. Your statement on FFVII sold on shock value is iladvised and down right rediculous.

OT
Final Fantasy is still very much important. Just not as important as it once was. Their quality in games has declined over the years. Not saying the FF franchise has been bad but the othergames they make have been meh. FFXII was not as good as X and they have failed to reach FFVII level since then. Not to mention the decision to go multiplat makes them even less significant this gen. Exclusives get a lot of screen time in a video gamer's heart. MPs are a dime a dozen so it will no longer have that kind of effect on many.

Who knows, maybe FFXIII will change this. The first of the gen usually does do the best. It is the freshest idea while the laters follow. Versus don't look to shaby tho(better to me).

THE MOST POPULAR RPG, NOT IMPORTANT NO MORE, U MUST BE CRAZY

Totally agree, it is my favorite in the series along with FF8 and FF4. I think the storyline was great and driven by its excellent characters.(the development of Titus was very well done) However, it had the advantage of full voice acting and better graphics which I think helped immerse the player in the story as a whole. That's why I would love to see remakes of games like FF7 and FF8 with improved graphics and full voice-over. I would also like to see FF4 and FF6 get that treatment, but I'll have to settle for the DS remakes. ( I assume FF6 will get one eventually...maybe even on the next Nintendo Handheld)

Although I love them all (except X-2...which was decent, but not up to par)

I looooooove my cutscenes...assuming they're well done

The OP is full of it, dismal sales and reviews?Most developers would kill to get their sales and reviews, you should see the shit that comes out of the western developer grinder, there are only a handful of good western RPGs, compared to dozens if not hundreds of JRPG's.

is it as important as reinforcing the board rules on CDC?

The reason why FF is going multiplatform is because the PS3 isn't doing as well as expected.  Also, exclusives are very cost prohibitive for the most part except for stuff like MGS4 since MGS is an established series with widespread acclaim and is hugely popular.

I love how she says Western Games are taking off, but yet no console Western RPG has surpassed the "dismal" sales of FFXII. Not to mention there are only a small handful of Western Games from any genre that have sold more then FFXII.

Most of those games that have outsold FFXII are stuff like Halo, Guitar Hero, and GTA.  The most popular JRPG series actually does better than the most popular WRPG series.