>>723364168
I blame TWO things
1.- Being close to the release of the PS3, and even if the install-base was massive for the PS2, all the hype was about next-gen back then, even shit like the Wii was the talk of town, so FFXII felt a bit like living in the past even if it was a great game, it was also way more complex than previous entries (Save for XI) and it also didn't rely on "Woah, modern anime big sword guy" like 7, 8 and 10.

2.-Nomura, love the guy but FUCK Fabula Nova Crystalys, we spent YEARS trapped in XIII hell, fucker announced shit way too fucking early and after XII dropped the series was in chaos, double that with the failure of FFXIV 1.0, FINALLY we were set free from Nomura's shadow with XVI but... well... that's another can of worms, currently FF it's at a good spot, great sale from Pixel Remaster and the overall interest of gamers in turn-based games like Baldur's Gate, Persona, Metaphor and Expedition 33 makes me thing SQUEX will go ALL OUT on the RPG mechanics, I just hope we get a clean slate and go back to creating your own party with different jobs, that'd be fucking sick.