7 was the first I played, I think. At a cousin's house. I think we played for a day or two, getting as far as shinra HQ...maybe. I don't remember. My cousin was whatever, I thought it was awesome.

At the time I am pretty sure 8 was about to be released because I remember reading the various playstation magazines and getting hyped the smurf up over how amazing it was going to be.

We were relatively poor and I think I had the choice between one brand new game or one old one - i went for 8 and then grabbed 7 just as soon as I could afford it