Dare I say it Pete, but I think what Final Fantasy needs is a reboot. It needs to rest for a few years, maybe even skip a major console generation, though that would be pushing it, and then come back with a vengeance.

I mean look at what happened with Star Trek, it suffered from 18 years of being on the air... and Voyager... despite it's best efforts the series was rehashing old stories or telling ones that weren't as good as the ones that had come before it. Star Trek just needed a rest, like Final Fantasy it was suffering from Franchise Fatigue, too much - too long. Now it's back and more popular than ever before, sure the new movie had it's critics but most fans and people new to the franchise loved it. This is what Final Fantasy needs, in fact I think that's why people are clamouring for a VII remake, because it reinvigorated the franchise. VII was like a reboot. Here we are though, Final Fantasy isn't doing so great. It's not dead yet, but it's not doing good. VII was a great game but it's not the solution to the greater problem of franchise fatigue. When a human being is fatigue, they rest and come back invigorated and fresh. This is what Final Fantasy needs to do.