I'm dying to know what would be then, because they're certainly the most overrated gaming series on GameFAQs. GTA kind of escapes on a technicality, since no one cared about the series until GTA3.
I somewhat agree on the hatred of turn-based RPGs. So many of them, despite all the graphical improvements, are still unbelievably primitive and boring gameplay-wise: select "fight" over and over, occasionally select Magic, there MIGHT be some rudimentary strategy involved in boss battles or against strong enemies, but that's usually rare.
The only recent Square game I don't absolutely loathe is Kingdom Hearts, because they actually tried something different and cool, instead of having the same basic gameplay I got annoyed with long ago.
I'm saying that the whole Final Fantasy series can not be said to be overrated. A certain selection of the series may be called that, but otherwise no.
Two series that are overrated:
Pokemon
Mega Man X (not game 10, the series staring Mega Man Clone, X)
As for turn base, I don't blame anyone for saying that it is boring gameplay wise. I actually agree that we need to get rid of the ATB (Active Time Battle) system and progress onward. Problem is, ATB has been around for so long, it will take something that isn't highly flawed or supremely flimsy to get us to ditch the ATB system.
I hear that Sudeki uses a system where it is still ATB, but within real-time. Hard to explain, because I suck at explanations, but it more or less might take out the old "classic" system.
I liked Kingdom Hearts for that too. Very nicely done game, can't wait for Kingdom Hearts 2.