Why do people hate them? The main reasons for people coming to the fore are that the systems are very different. Very wild innovative. Also, I dare to say, Nice.
If you boil it and see what people are saying, this is because they do not want the game to change. They want to re -play the same game they have played thousands of times before, with just minor differences. And why will people recommend FF6, a game that has the differences with minor gameplay only from the first final fantasy game? Or final fantasy x, a game whose design philosophy is actually More More limited to FF7 (or 8!)?
What is this about the gamers who hate them too much hatred and try new things in sports?
Tl; Dr:
If you hate FF8 or FF2:
