I agree with you 100% its why I get concerned when I see them put vast effort into the combat system.

A lot of people are going on about the combat specifically. To me that’s never been the driving factor in what made a Final Fantasy game. I mean, the three I’ve put the most time into have been X, Type-0, and VIII. There is zero consistency in terms of combat for the series, especially once it made the move to 3D.