I liked the game so much, I bought it.

NatewlieYou have to take into account on the developing side, not the game.FFXIII cost a lot to make, not only because of the engine or the length of the game, but because of the engines they had to make for prototypes and the length of development. God Of War 3 has been in development for a while, and the devs had to spruce up their PS3 knowledge to make a good looking game. Also take into account things like research, story, art assets, number of developers etc.

But that is sad,instead of spending more money on gameplay,they choose to spend a lot of money to develop an engine that able to render characters to near CGI level and call it a a gaming masterpiece.Square Enix isn't the best anymore,it's been declining in making quality games since FF X,in the past it was the best.