I am a former FF fanatic. It really ran my life during my mid-teenage years. I own all of I-X, plus Tactics, TA, and X-2. I've beaten I, IV, and VI-X. My three favourites are probably VI, VII, and IX.
I have fallen out of gaming for the last few years, but it turns out I am going to the FF Distant Worlds concert in Chicago next month, so I'm starting to catch the bug a bit again. I've not played much of X-2 or XII. Which should I play (first)? I already own X-2, and while I really enjoyed X and its plotline, I can't remember much of it so I don't know if X-2 interests me much at the moment. However, is its main quest fairly short? I am more of a story/music guy, so I'm not concerned with hardcore getting everything in the game accomplished.
I've hardly played any of XII at all, just the demo years and years ago. The battle system turned me off, but I"m willing to give it a try if the game world and story and soundtrack immerses me.
Which do you recommend I spend time with this Thanksgiving and Christmas break?