I myself was never interested in the Final Fantasy games. Mainly because I'm not into turn-based games. They're just not as fun as games with real-time action that requires reflexes and quick-thinking.
Infact, my fave type of games are fighter games believe it or not. I'm the kind of person that can't play a game for hours because I'll just get bored or tired of it, so I like the kind of games where I can play for 30 minutes to an hour and get my fix. And fighter games are great like that.
Though if I'm playing with friends, I can play for much longer with company.