Lies!
I played 13 and people say the problem with it is its "too linear". The reason for its linearity is because the game is trying to tell a story, however, it also wants you to be a part of the game by engaging you in said story. This is normally how FF's are :p

Now, if the problem is 13's story, then I would somewhat agree. But its flashy, so I'm cool with it xP