True!
I remember back in the day when someone that didn't know anything about FF all of a sudden did.
Some kid: Hey did you play Final Fantasy?
Me: Umm... which one.
Some kid: The one on PlayStation Duh!!!
Me: Oh Seven yeah it's ok, but have you played any of the others?
Some kid: What others?
Me: On the NES and SNES
Some kid: No those look too ugly.
Same thing happened when FFX came out but not quite to the same extent. I think FFVII made a huge impact on video games where as FFX was more like a dent.
As for XII and XIII hated them oh and while I'm on the subject IX and X2 and XI all hated.
I do believe there will never be another good FF game. It's fine to try new things out but I just don't think the FF series is any good anymore.