Only Katamari Damacy and New Vegas would make it to my short list favourites out of those. Though a few are adjacent. I thought 6 was the best FF, also my #1 favourite of any game EVER. Add 7 to the list. Probably Super Metriod, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Evermore. SNES is MY jam. 100yr Desert island

Meh, That person just has a zero level opinion of that game to me. Don't bother engaging with me about that game if you do. 1st time, ALWAYS [as intended].

Buy Nice, or buy Twice

All I heard in the OP was "A bunch of creators keep getting their feefees hurt by people not caring about their passion projects that sucked."

Follow creators.
Inafune; MegaMan to Mighty 9.
Kojima; Metal Gear(s) to Death Stranding.
Zack Snyder; Man of Steel to Rebel Moon
GeorgeRRMartin; Game of Thrones (book1) to the rest of the unfinished series.
Those are all ego derived garbage. There is no "deeper level" to them, except head-up-ass.

So I can't ONLY follow an IP though?

So, If you like a character/story/lore, follow the creator, and don't bother with anything the studio puts out without them? Like if you liked Alien, go watch Blade Runner and you better not watch Aliens. But watch Prometheus.
You're gatekeeping fiction, and being a fan of fiction.

Including the Grail Diary.

My go-to has been John 2:16 when talking about selling these. I love the phrasing "Stop making my Father's house a house of merchandise"

John 2:16 ...And he told those who sold the pigeons, 'Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade'