I called you pathetic for putting down gamers (or their ability to game) based on if they'll enjoy excitebike, considering it's a title that pretty much any gamer may find himself playing at some point, because it's a quick "casual" ride, because of its nostalgia factor, or other reasons. As for why I'm more excited for The Crystal Bearers, it's exactly because it's not using the same tired formula FFXIII adheres to. If you're happy with that, that's fine by me, but this game being something new and exciting as yourself asked for earlier is certainly more enticing to me. It's a new direction for Square, they're trying to actually make a fun game without drama pretentions and emo protagonists for once, and I look forward to it, as that's what Final Fantasy used to be about before FFVIII. Adventure. It's why games like Grandia, Skies of Arcadia, Final Fantasy IX, Nostalgia, and others are enjoyed by many who cringe at the thought of another soap opera plot. The fact it appears to have more in common with Zelda in its mechanics, to scale overworld, action based focus, while keeping a robust and varied fighting system and changing what would be boring cut-scenes in other Final Fantasy games into interactive sequences that completely change the playing mechanics is a bonus. The Wii will get its more traditional JRPG fix with Arc Rise Fantasia, Tales of Graces and Dragon Quest X anyway, there's no harm in having variety and new things. Perhaps you need to look into the game further than its name and you'll appreciate the fusion of styles and the developers' intentions. It's hardly a quick cash-in afterthought as it's been in development nearly as long as XIII with its team including talented individuals like the IX team.
As for it riding on the coat tails of the main series, every FF game of the past decade rides on the coat tails of VII anyway. It's just a name, they do what they want. The Crystal Bearers will clearly not sell as much as XIII since it's not a numbered Final Fantasy and even carries the Crystal Chronicles branding that has lost its charm despite it being completely different to past titles, but since when does that matter to gamers? Sales don't make the game, I don't see why it matters if it tries to ride on the coat tails of a popular brand, that's not an argument in any way as the popularity is independent to the fun you'll get, otherwise you'd be praising the Wii here, but you obviously aren't, and of course shouldn't be if you don't like its games. It's still baffling you'll consider me a less capable gamer if between my playing of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and Left 4 Dead 2 I get a round of Excitebike World Rally in, or if I prefer to play The Crystal Bearers over FFXIII. Since when is your taste the only good, proper, serious gamer taste? Since when does playing all these different games mean I'm giving a free pass to Nintendo instead of, you know, having fun and considering all these games to be equally worthy of my time as they all provide entertainment I can get into? Meh.
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