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All of the above are OLD games with only critic reviews from times of the past when Sakaguchi held the reigns. It's no surprise FF games were rated 90+ when they were held as the DEFINED games of said genre.
The only game on that list that isn't part of my statement is FFXII and XIV.
Here, let me help your jaded mind what Final Fantasy games usually score around in todays era. We ARE in 2023, not 2002, right?
If Final Fantasy XVI scores a 90 on Metacritic, that's fan-fucking-tastic. Trust me (I've been playing games of this franchise longer than the majority of people on this forum have existed), I would be the happiest guy on this planet. However let's not jest ourselves by thinking Final Fantasy games (even the solid ones) are immediate 90+ on Metacritic. There is for example a reason to why people were exhilarated with joy when FFVII Remake reviewed the way it did; simply put because FF games don't get 90+ today - and a 87 was WELL above what people were expecting. Set your expectations around these parts, not fucking TotK-levels.