Allow me to dispel some mythology.


Myth:
Quote Originally Posted by Jennestia View Post
You know how people seem to hate FFXI and all it stands for? XII was specifically designed "as how XI was originally intended to be designed"..battle system and interaction wise.

So it was very close to FFXI, thus the hate for it, since the game itself was amazing -- The only issue I had was the dialog.
Reality:
FFXI Metacritic Score: 85 / 100
FFXII Metacritic Score: 92 / 100

Yeah, that's right, not only was FFXI well liked, but FFXII was liked even more.

Myth:
Quote Originally Posted by OMEGA_HACK View Post
Gonna pop in here and make a bold assumption bases on common logic:

Final Fantasy X sold well
Final Fantasy X was highly liked among the general playerbase
Final Fantasy X was a breakthrough in gameplaying
Final Fantasy X-2 was "cheaply" put together
Final Fantasy X-2 was not well received by the general playerbase
Final Fantasy X-2 did not sell well

General consumers did not get on board with the -2 idea.

Final Fantasy XIII sold well
Final Fantasy XIII was harshly criticized
Final Fantasy XIII didn't offer any kind of groundbreaking elements to gaming
Reality:

FFX Metacritic Score: 92 / 100
FFX-2 Metacritic Score: 85 / 100
FFXIII Metacritic Score: 83 / 100

All the games were well received. They even sold well.

FFX: 7,950,000
FFX-2: 5,210,000
FFXIII: 6,350,000 (PS3, 360)