What consumers expect of a FF-title

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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.

XI was well received, but spending any time on these forums you'd think otherwise, especially in regards to XIV using anything that XI did, despite the fact XII was basically a spin on it and did well. So I'm not exactly sure what myth you were trying to dispel with their posts, unless you have a history of ignoring the obvious and the obvious is despite the fact X, X-2, XI, XII and XIII/XIII-2 did well, people are always criticizing it and saying they're the worst in the series.

XIII was enjoyable, yet why are there always people saying it's the worst FF to come out?