I was living in Utah in the basement of an ancient Franciscan church that my grandmother was running an acting school out of. My mom, my dad, my three sisters and I were crammed into a single bedroom and most of my books, movies, and everything my family owned was packed away because there wasn't room for anything else in there. I was eleven, I think.

While living there, my uncle let me play his playstation and I discovered FFVIII. For the next few months I used it as an escape to get away from the hell I was living in, and it's been my favorite FF since.