how did you get into ffs?

[blackchocobo9999]

I got into ffs yonks ago, way back in '97 when i borrowed ff7 from my mate, who didnt like it. (i dont like him now) i played it. i loved it. i never gave it back. (we fell out, thats why i never gave it back and coz i loved it) the thing is i only had disc 1, and i passed disc 1, so i bought it! dats how i got into ffs.Now how did you get into ffs?????

[Zifnab]

I found a second hand copy of FFVII along side Metal Gear Solid. At first I only got to the Guard Scorpion to try it out, and ended up getting glued to MGS. Once I gave it a go though, it was pretty much a turning point in the games I played.

[Mika the Unsent]

I started FFs with Final Fantasy II (US Version - Japanese Version being IV of course!) back in the fall of 1991. My father was dying of cancer and I wanted to play something that would take my mind off of it. I rented FF because it was unique, something different from Mario and some of the more linear games I was playing. (It didn't hurt that it was described as a role playing game and I liked D&D!) I loaded it up and everything else was history.

[Samuraid]

I had a friend who was (and still is) totally into RPGs. He introduced me to FF3, FF7, FFT, and Xenogears.

[KoShiatar]

I had started my thesis on Y o s h i t a k a Amano and I downoaded a FFVI rom just to see what I was talking about. I never stopped.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

The September 1997 issue of GameFan had a big four-page feature on FFVII and what an amazing game it was and how much was being added to it for the American version, and in the review section, it received scores of 100+, 100+, and 100. And the screenshots looked awesome anyway.

[Shauna]

My uncle let me borrow his copy of FFX. So, once I decided I liked it, I went on a search for other FFs. :D

[Cybele]

I literally grew up with them. My brother had bought them before I was even born and then I got to play FFIV when I was old enough (which I think was 6 years old maybe). I loved it and have been playing FFs ever since. :greenie:

[MushroomZOMBIE]

I bought FF8 at a garage sale......20$......& I liked it,so then I bought FFT & Dawn of Souls........I'm sort of the "PS One age" sort of gamer.

[Apollo]

My sister was into FF so she introduced it to me at a very young age. My first one was FFVI (FFIII SNES version). Then shortly after, I played FFIV (FFII SNES version). I think that's why I like the earlier ones more then the newer ones (with the exception of FFVIII, I <3 that game so much). :D So yeah, that's the story. ;)

[rubah]

asked my friend 'what exactly IS that final fantasy stuff?'

he sent me a copy of snes and 4-6. started playing five. liked it finished it.

Rented X and a ps2 from hastings.

fell in love with that sexy machine. got one of my own.

[Gwelenguchenkus]

Way back when, in 1997 or so, I used to watch my friend's older brother play FF4 and FF6 (FF2 and 3). He told me that FF2 was 'hard', and that I couldn't handle it (I've never touched a FF in my life, I was about 12 or so).

I watched him play through breath of fire 3 for about 10 hours, and I was amazed by it, simply because I've never seen anything quite like an RPG. I simply HAD to try it! For a long time, I never got my hands on one, but when I heard the ravings of FF7, I knew I had to try it out. About 2 years later and longing to play an RPG, I finally bought myself FF7. I loved that game so much, that I played jsut about every FF that came out before it, and even FF8. I went on an RPG rampage, downloading and buying as many of them as I could. It was a complete obsession.

I got into the FF7 craze long after it came out. It was my favorite for a long time, but now it definitely is not. I'm not sure what happened, maybe I jsut came to realize it wasn't as 'great' as I thought it was. It's still very good and I like it, but the materia system is somewhat flawed and the gameplay is far too easy.

[tailz]

well i have to thank enzo for bevoming a ffer cause when iwas at his place he showed me ffx (my favorite stil) and now i downloaded every old skool ff and borowed FFVIII from a friend of mine and im still playing it (almost done) the only ones i havent played yet are 1 4 7 9 and tactics oh and crystal chronicols.

[Sepho]

The September 1997 issue of GameFan had a big four-page feature on FFVII and what an amazing game it was and how much was being added to it for the American version, and in the review section, it received scores of 100+, 100+, and 100. And the screenshots looked awesome anyway.

Don't have that issue anymore (lost most of my old EGM/GamePro/GameFan/etc. mags), but I still have the old first look issue with like a 7-page feature of a half-finished FF7 dating back to sometime in '96. Looking back at it some time ago, I saw a screenshot of Aeris kneeling at the Forgotten Capital, and the caption read "Is this where you meet Aeris?!"

I thought it was pretty funny.

I got into FF when I went to a friend's house way back in middle school and he told me about this game that he'd gotten for his birthday that was like nothing he'd ever played before (neither of us had played or even heard of an RPG before that). He was stuck on the set of elevator bosses in the Shinra building and he asked me to get him unstuck. He always did that - we used to play through Aladdin all the time, and he'd always give me the controller when we came to the part where you have to ride Carpet out of the Cave of Wonders. Anyways, I just started a new game instead, and by the time I went to sleep the next morning, I had saved my game just outside of the chocobo ranch.

[~yunie~]

I got into it when i first saw the commercial of ff8--i had never seen such a beautiful cg animation before and since then i got hooked to ffserie =)

[Meat Puppet]

I accidently came across a copy of FFVII when I thought I was buying a new chemical drug.

[Martyr]

What? You can't get into FF. It isn't a friggin' suit or nothing.

[Rase]

Back in... 1993, my dad got Final Fantasy IV (II) for the SNES. Since I liked Mario, I figured I'd like it (Hey, it was a videogame), so I tried it.

There ya go.

[My name is...something..?]

I played IV(II) as soon as it came out because my friend had told me a lot of stuff about it. Been into it ever since.

[chionos]

I saw the "Two's Company.....Three's a Crowd" ad(which was a picture of a moogle and FFII on one page then on the next page a bunch of the mobs from FFIII) in a Gamepro and rented FFIII b/c of it. I didn't get too far, relishing the experience, before I had to take it back. So, since it was late November/early December, I asked for it for Christmas. 3 days later under the tree appeared a SNES game wrapped up beautifully by my moter. I knew it had to be FFIII b/c I hadn't asked for any other game.
December 25:
http://www.ffaddicts.com/final_fantasy/ffmq/media/intro/logo.gif

!@$$^%&^*(^%*^%#%$%$@

I ended up enjoying FF:MQ for what it was. And eventually bought FFIII and FFII. Hooked ever since.

[Dreddz]

way back in '97 when i borrowed ff7 from my mate
Replace mate with Brother

[Zanark]

I went to a friends house back in '97; he was playing FFVII on the TV and I was like "cool, whats that?"
That was the beginning, I have FFI - FFX-2 now.

[BlackRibon]

My grandpa bought me a copy of ff7 in japanese language.
I didn't understanded nothing of the game but i loved it, and i started to look for others ff games. That's why i got started on ff.

[DJZen]

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. It was so weird and off-beat that even though I couldn't stand the battle areas, I enjoyed it enough to get majorly excited when FFVI (then called FFIII) hit stores. After that I tracked down FFI and FFIV, and even started getting into the whole ROM hacking/translation scene. This was back when the general wisdom was "It's a shame Square would never release these games in America, we better translate and distribute 'em so people can at least play them."

[Craig]

It's quite weird really, my first experience with an FF was VII and I played it for 2 minutes had no idea what was going on. Then when VIII came out I had only read about it in magazines and then when IX came out I was like "OMG I'm such a big FF fan I need to buy this game, I love FFs!" then I bought it and loved it and really got into the series from there.

[kawaiileena]

My older brother was so into Final Fantasy, that everyday I watch him play FF7 and FF8. At first, I was like, 'This is so dull... all the fighting...'. Then, I started to like watching it being played by my bro. Years back, it was only the dialogues I was interested reading. Then, my bro let me play FF8. I liked it, but the story bugs me a little. Then he introduced me to FF7, FF9, FFT, and FFOrigins (I-II), Xenogears and Chrono Cross. There, I became a fan of FF... and SquareSoft! :D

[KuRt]

I just went to a game shop and saw ffix and swish. bam. Zoom. Straight to the Moon, goddarn I was hooked. A week later i visited my cousin and she had downloaded FF roms from I to V and i tested them all and i loved them all and.. That´s it

[sunflare2k5]

What happened in my case was I bought a NES at a garage sale for 10 bucks. My folks took me to a pawnshop to get cartridges, since it was nearby. I picked Tetris and then picked up Final Fantasy since the title looked intriguing.

Tried playing that game with no walkthroughs or even the instruction manual the first time. I'd managed to get down to fight Lich, won, and then walked all the way back out of the dungeon cause I didn't know that the teleport pad was there! But I ordered the instuction manual from Nintendo after that, then found that guidebook.

Hadn't played anything past the SNES games yet, but I've tried 1-6 (though 1 is the only one I'd managed to complete; was close in 3j, but the disc I had the game on went bad).

[Chibi Youkai]

I was watching my friend's father play FFVII. After that, it's been hard to get me away from games.