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FF got popular because it told stories and was heavy on narrative at a time when nobody else was doing it. But now FF does nothing that others don't already do better and without taking decades per game.
As for how bad FF has gotten after X people just love to exaggerate. Even FF13 is still better than most Jrpg's. These are just facts. You don't get these production values from any other Jrpg and is not even close. Like there are Jrpg's and then there is FF. That has not changed.
If you hate FF so much because it is so bad then it means you just don't like Jrpg's. It really is that simply. Either that or you have been convinced yourself to hate a series you have never even played. Like what Jrpg's are you even playing that are better than any FF games? All you could muster is maybe Persona 3-4-5 and that is it.