Ugh, seeing people praise XII is actually hurting me physically. If you've played VI, VII, VIII, or even Tactics, you would see what utter trash XII was. Good graphics do not a good game make. Plus, Vaan was the most uninteresting main character FF has had in my opinion. When I was younger, I would say "Wow! I want to be just like Cloud! Wow! Squall is so cool!" When I played XII, the whole way through I just thought to myself "Shut up, Vaan. Shut UP, VAAN!" And I don't want to rant here, but the combat system for XII made me want to take a nap. Wait 10 seconds....hit.....wait 10 seconds.....miss....why isn't Balthier casting cure?!....wait 10 seconds..... Ugh, I hated that game with a passion.
On a side note, I'm replaying VI, VII, and VIII on my psp right now, and I'm loving it!
Side side note: I loved Dissidia! It's an excellent game in its own way.