>RPGs are too complex for the youth, so we took out every RPG element.
>Numbers or grades to signify skill damage is too complex for the youth, so we used Stars!
>Damage types overall are too complex for the youth, so there are no damage types!
>Stagger bars are in modern Final Fantasy but we don't want it to be complex like that, just remove all the Stagger mechanics entirely but we'll keep the bar!
>Blue window? Menus are soooo boring, make the UI look like a mobile game instead for the youth!
>Party members? Managing multiple characters is far too complex, we'll just completely automate them entirely!
>Commands? That's way too complex, just give the dog 2 moves and a heal!
>Final Fantasy is known for it's cutscenes right? Let's make them put the controller down for 20 minutes.
>To make the cutscenes more interesting, we added Quick Time Events for the youth.
>Shove some MMO fetch quests in there for good measure, for the youth.
>We have copies of the game to sell, so it's very important that we look elsewhere for our inspiration. For the youth.