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Things I like about the FF games I've played...

• FFVI - the way the whole world changes mid-game
  • having to use all your characters in the final dungeon, so there's a reason for levelling them all up
• FFVII - giving magic a physical form as materia, rather than it being some weird ability thing; it actually makes it feel more real
  • in Remake, I enjoyed the action-based combat
• FFVIII - drawing & junctioning; I loved finding new spells and trying them out, both as spells and as junctions; I loved using 'draw' on every enemy to see what they were 'hiding'
  • Learning abilities from the GFs
  • Triple Triad - I've only made sense of it through walkthroughs but it has some great rewards, and the basic game is very easy to get your head around
  • Upgrading weapons was a good alternative to hunting for rare/ultimate ones
• FFIX - Vivi's story is, for me, the real story of this game and I remember it much better than Zidane's
  • Having said that, Garnet and Zidane's romance is kinda cute
  • In terms of gameplay, I liked Chocobo Hot & Cold and the Chocographs - again, only conquered via a walkthrough because life is too short, but an interesting idea for finding items and new areas
• FFX - being able to switch between party members mid-battle; more of this, please!
• FFX-2 - dresspheres are a nice take on the job system
  • Spherebreak is a fun mini game, especially when you exploit the loophole
• FFXII - no random battles!!! I know this is pretty much All Games, now, but I loved it so much when I first played the game
  • The Gambit System - set it up right, and the gang pretty much take care of themselves
  • The License Board - again, an interesting way to level up characters; ZA takes it to a new level
• FFXV - whilst I will always wail at the lack of playable female characters (guests don't count), I did enjoy the bromance
  • Cooking wasn't TOO painful, with most ingredients being pretty easy to get hold of
  • Gladio's foraging ability was useful, too
  • Being able to combine items with magic to form new spells
• FFXVI - the Story! the Characters! Torgal!!!
  • Making use of the Eikons' abilities

So, what do I want to see in FFXVII...?

• A story for the ages
• A roster of playable - and memorable - characters of different genders who are all useful and can all be used at any point, and have their own abilities
• A pet; maybe a pet per character, separate to the summons
• Action-based combat, with all characters being controllable
• Pre-programming actions a la Gambits 
• Materia in a limited range of types (e.g., 6 elements), but that can be combined with each other and with items to create new spells
• Summons with useful abilities
• Using chocobos to find useful items
• Some other mini-games that don't require a degree in quantum mechanics to understand

What do you think? Any you agree with? Any you seriously DISAGREE with? Answers in the comments :D

Of course, work is probably well underway on FFXVII at this point, so it may actually be FFXVIII we're trying to affect...