The First Final Fantasy You Played

[DownDiagonalLeftA]

What was the first Final Fantasy game you played? When was it? What made you try it out?

First one I ever played was FF4 (known as 2 at the time in the States) on SNES. I was real young, but I have two older brothers that are 9 and 12 years older than me. They owned both 4 and 6 on the SNES, and I used to play all of their games. I remember being ADDICTED to them! I used to play them to the end and then start a new game all over again.

So how about you guys? Have you been hooked since the original NES FF1? Or did your relationship with the series start with FF7? Hell, I know people who just tried the series out recently and became hooked.

[Citizen Bleys]

When I started down this dusty old trail, only 1 FF game existed.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

For me it was FFVIII. I believe it was when I was in fifth grade that I played it. My parents had gotten the game for my brother for his birthday or Christmas, and I would watch him play the game all the time after school. This is kind of funny because my brother had never played any rpg's, and I really don't know what led my parents to getting the game. With great scenes such as the opening or when Quistis shot down the X-ATM092, I was hooked. I don't think my brother got very far past the Dollet mission before he stopped playing, but I went on to beat the game that summer.

[maybee]

Final Fantasy VII.

Back then it was " Fye-nal Fan-taah-ceee Vee- one- one- one " !

[The Man]

Final Fantasy IV. It was called Final Fantasy II here at the time. I tried it because my friend recommended it. I enjoyed it, but for some reason never bought it.

The first one I completed was FFVI.

[Pumpkin]

Technically the first one I played was VIII when I was 4ish? But my 4 year old brain couldn't handle it and I couldn't get past the fire cavern.... okay I couldn't get to the fire cavern.

When I was 8 I got a PS2 and FF VII, VIII, IX, X and X-2 for my birthday because I had gone through a rough year the year before, so that was a nice present. The first one out of those I played was IX and I fell in love with it. It is still to this day my favorite game, and I consider it to be my official first because I could actually play it.

[TrollHunter]

It was either XII or god forbid X-2.
I strongly remember one of those being my first.
I swear, if X-2 was what got me into FF....

[Pete for President]

FFX, it's still my favorite.

[Bubba]

I played FFVII when I was 15 and that was my first experience. It's still my favourite game of the series. I seriously regret not buying FFVI during my SNES days though... I have a feeling it may have sneaked into first place if I had.

[Mirage]

It was either FF5 or FF6. I am not sure anymore. It was most likely 5.

[Loony BoB]

VII. I can't remember when I first played it... somewhere between 1998 and 2000. Why? Well, it was a video game, and I like video games.

[Shauna]

The first one I actually personally played was FFX. Can't remember when. 2004-2005? I tried it out because my uncle gave me a handful of PS2 games when I first got mine (so I played some Jak & Daxter and Grandia 2 along with this).

But I had experience of FF8 well before then - my uncle used to run around playing Triple Triad. I don't think he ever did anything else. xD

[Mirage]

Your uncle sounds like a great role model. I'm imagining myself doing some of that when I become one too! At least when the kid's old enough to understand what I'm saying.

[Gamblet]

But I had experience of FF8 well before then - my uncle used to run around playing Triple Triad. I don't think he ever did anything else. xD

Well, on to topic..

The first game I played was FF VIII on the PC and I did not get too far because my screen was glitched (black boxes). I was about 7 years old and it must've been 2004-2003 when I first played it.
After seeing the opening cutscene, I was very disappointed with the graphics. (I was a total graphics whore back then and I had no experience with RPGs at all)
But after finally getting it for PS1, about 5 years later, I finished it 3 times in a row! And thus my journey to the RPG world begun.

[Bolivar]

FFVII shortly after it came out. My buddy who I talked RPGs with insisted that I had to play it. I got up to about the Materia Keeper then had to give it back and accidentally formatted my memory card. Bought my copy that summer, I don't remember exactly how long it was until I got to the end...