Final Fantasy VII was my first, which I first played in 1997, when it was brand new.

I made it all the way to Demon's Gate, then I ended up moving to a different household where there was no PlayStation, but there was a Super Nintendo with Final Fantasy III (VI), which I promptly played the mess out of.

And then, the Super Nintendo went away and I ended up getting a PlayStation again with Final Fantasy VII so it still ended up being the first FF game I played in full.