SMN would have landed so much better if they had done more like Dissidia Yuna, or more recently FF16. Instead of 'summon Ifrit, fire off 2 very slow, fire elemental Ruins', having it be 'summon Ifrit, he blasts the enemy, fuses with you, now you use a bunch of Ifrit themed attacks while having some aspect of it's form, like Crimson Whatsit (gapcloser) with his claws over your hands'. Ifrit's claws, Titan's massive hands to throw Landslides at the enemy, Garuda's wings allowing you to cast while moving, Leviathan's tail, Shiva's high heels idk

BLU stole a lot of what SMN could have done, I think