>>715437194 (OP)>ditched tb/atb combat, which proved to be a moot point with many other successful franchises or entries utilizing tb>ditched anime-ish aesthetic for realistic with a hint of anime, which is a moot point because franchises like tales of, fe, and xbc utilize more anime styles and manage to do fine>chasing any other trends because they're trendy, when literally everyone is taking part in a seemingly spiraling gameplay and visual copypasta circlejerkIt seems to me that the moment they stopped doing what they knew best, and tried to be anyone but themselves might be on to something.