I'm watching a playthrough, and based on what I've seen (I'm about halfway through I suspect) I have no interest in playing the game myself. The gameplay is far, far too mash-button-make-explosion with little thought needed for strategy or intelligent-fighting. That said, the combat is quite the spectacle and I easily see why others enjoy it. More than just this though, I'm really enjoying the story.
As for your worry about the future of the franchise; who can say. I'm in the camp that argues against the "this isn't what final fantasy is" people by saying "final fantasy has always been different things". Gameplay, visuals, tone, etc has always been evolving with each game. I'll readily agree that the series has slowly been moving away from RPG mechanics though. The same thing is happening with other franchises too. I weep for what the Tales' series newest 'Tales of Arise' became. I remember Symphonia, Abyss, and Vesperia being these tastefully deep RPGs where team comp, builds, and technique were key to victory. I have little doubt the pendulum will swing the other way someday, but until then I can at least watch my Final Fantasy movie while playing other games I do enjoy.
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I'm watching a playthrough, and based on what I've seen (I'm about halfway through I suspect) I have no interest in playing the game myself. The gameplay is far, far too mash-button-make-explosion with little thought needed for strategy or intelligent-fighting. That said, the combat is quite the spectacle and I easily see why others enjoy it. More than just this though, I'm really enjoying the story.
As for your worry about the future of the franchise; who can say. I'm in the camp that argues against the "this isn't what final fantasy is" people by saying "final fantasy has always been different things". Gameplay, visuals, tone, etc has always been evolving with each game. I'll readily agree that the series has slowly been moving away from RPG mechanics though. The same thing is happening with other franchises too. I weep for what the Tales' series newest 'Tales of Arise' became. I remember Symphonia, Abyss, and Vesperia being these tastefully deep RPGs where team comp, builds, and technique were key to victory. I have little doubt the pendulum will swing the other way someday, but until then I can at least watch my Final Fantasy movie while playing other games I do enjoy.