I still personally enjoy near everything that SE throws out there for us. Overall though, old SS titles had more personality and charm to them, but seeing a square enix logo is like seeing a seal of approval for me now.

Even if they were still squaresoft, things probably wouldn't be dramatically different. Games take obscenely large amounts of resources to produce compared to good old ps/ps2 days. So they have to appeal to much larger groups, and the fanboys suffer a bit. I hear a lot bad about XIII from fans of the series, but financially it did well, well enough for a sequel even. One that I'm very giddy for.

I also just picked up Front Mission Evolved for $8, and am already finding plenty to enjoy in it. And that old title they made on the DS stands out, the one where you fight with pins on the bottom by scribbling out designs, while dodging enemies on the top screen.. that title was crazy fun, and a great story/design, tho I can never remember the name

maybe I'm just an insane SE fanboy