I've played many and completed quite a few Final Fantasy games. I'm currently playing VIII on my PSP and am enjoying it immensely. It lacks some character development/storyline, but its still really fun to play. I actually like the draw system. Its something new for Final Fantasy, and allows the player the opportunity to collect their magic, and not have to clock MP all the time. I'm sure I'm in the minority for that though. The junction system can be a pain at times, because I've found myself having to change junctions between characters.

I'm also playing Final Fantasy XIII right now, and honestly, while its not a terrible game, its pretty much a chore to play. Much of the charm of the older Final Fantasy games is lost in this one, and the battle system offers very little in ways of innovation. I like the whole thing where you can set a character to heal automatically in battle... erm. But yeah, its far too linear of an RPG, and is more focused on pretty visuals than gameplay. Sad as Final Fantasy 4-7 are masterpieces, and 8 has been good this far. So yeah, VIII is definitely better than XIII.