As discussed before, the positive critical reception and word of mouth will give this game disproportionately stronger legs than XV. But also as said before, and now entirely vindicated, the reasons why pre-orders and hype were low before was because of how games of this nature look.
That PS2-PS3 era combat/design and plain fantasy look do not hype up or impress these days solely by appearance. For all of their deep, deep flaws, Fabula Nova Crystallis FF games had an inherent mystique that caught and kept people's attention.