I wanna hear your thoughts

So most people here agree that the older games (maybe like everything pre xi) are generally better and more popular, but is this just a nostalgia thing?

I only got into the series a couple months ago, and so far I’ve played 6, 7r, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 16. I’ve definitely enjoyed all of them, but I see alot of hate for newer games like 15 and 16, which I loved and 16 is my favourite so far, while games like 6-9 are almost universally loved. I thought 6 was ok but pretty overrated, 9 was by far my least favourite and the only one that overall I didn’t really enjoy too much.

So I have a pretty unbiased -edit: (unbiased in terms of nostalgia)- perspective on the series, and I feel like the opinions on a lot of these games are very skewed towards older games by nostalgia. Is this just me or do other people feel this way?