Lambert

No one would care, and people would actually make a big deal about its serious faults. Because it is a Final Fantasy game, the fanboys sugar-coat everything. The game is tedious and boring, and yet it gets/is expected to get special treatment in this respect.
 
If it didn't have Final Fantasy, people would call out the game for what it really is: a mediocre rpg at best, that has a lot of tedious filler.

Final Fantasy games tend to have inflated scores anyway because of the brand name and nostalgia factor.

Nice to see them review the game, instead of being complete fanboys about it, or getting caught up in nostalgia. 
 
After playing the import version, I think I'm done with the Final Fantasy series altogether. It is obvious Square Enix isn't willing to actually improve, or take any criticism, so the game will never actually be good.