How did YOU get into Final Fantasy?

[Fredde]

Well, my question is, how (and when) did YOU start playing Final Fantasy. I'll tell my story first:

In ye olde days (actually, just a couple of years ago) there was this big talk of some weird movie where everything was made in a computer and looked damned real. It also had the name "Final Fantasy".

Sure, I had heard of the game(s) but never had any idea where to play them. Then I ran into the wonderfull thing called "emulator", and since everyone was talkin' about the movie, I tought "well, if I'M going to see the movie, I want to know what the game(s) is about first."

So, I started playin' FF1, and I tought, "hey, this is neat!"

By now, I've almost finished FF6 (on emulator, of course) and I'm planning on buying FF7 for my (brothers) PS2.

So, once again, how did YOU get hooked on this series?

[black orb]

>>> Several years ago I bought an old FF1 cartridge in some flea market, after that a whole new world appeared in front of my eyes..

[final boss]

Let's see....... it all started when I was 9, [i'm 12 now] I went up to my brother's room, [17 or 18 now] and my cousin, [18 or 19] was playing FFVII in my bro's room and wacthed him play. It was facinating. So after a while, I dicided to rent FFIV for my SNES, then I rented FFVI and MQ. So when Mom let me play FFVII, I been hocked to those games since.

[Xander]

I started a thread like this in another forum I used to go to. ^^

Well the first memory I have of knowing about Final Fantasy, is when I was going out with my first bf, online, he was really into this game called Final Fantasy VIII. I had no idea what it was, I thought it was like some first person shooter where you controlled Squall and took him round this high school shooting stuff.. Erm weird I know. This was about 1999 I think?

Anyway he used to send me pics of Squall and Rinoa and although I knew nothing about the game I thought the pictures were beautiful, but I never had a playstation or anything anyway so I didn't really think about playing it.


About two or three years later, I decided to get a playstation, and I was kinda also getting into anime at the time, and was always hearing about the Final Fantasy games around. A friend of mine had FFVII so I asked to borrow it for my new playstation.

It took me a little while to get into it but not very long and soon I was addicted and totally loved it!
I was really pleased when I completed it because I'd never really completed a game before without cheats or anything.

After that I started buying all of the FF's gradually and played IX and X next. I had a bit of a break at one point during IX for ages but then went back and got addicted again. And since then.. I've just been addicted to them!

[Jebus]

A few years back, I think 1997, my cousin brought over his FF3 cart, and I watched him play it, I immediatly became addicted, and have played and beat it several times. FF3/FF6j also became my absolute favorite FF.

[IamTidus]

Back in 1999 for me I was really into skating at the time and so I wanted this Pizza Hut demo disc that had Tony Hawk on itI was always playing that then when I was looking at all the rest of the games I saw Final Fantasy VIII I was like whatever I'll try it. and ever sence then I haven't stop playing a Final Fantasy.

[Breine]

I watched someone play FF7 at the after-school center (I think it's called that?), and then I played it myself. I died several times 'cause I didn't know much English... I was only 9.

And then I got to my birthday... I've been dependent ever since.

[Vermachtnis]

I was over my Maw Maw's and she had Mystic Quest. I remember together we beat it in two days and down at one of the Video rental stores I saw Final Fantasy II and I was like "Neat, a number 2". So we started playing it and died at the Myst Dragon. So I got mad and fought it again at a higher lvl then you're suppose to be and killed it before it could Mystify. So, that's my story. I was brought on by the worst Final Fantasy game, but hey I was 6 and it had good music.

[Freya Coral]

I started playing FF when I was 12 (I'm 22 now) and got FF1 for NES (still have it too... ) Since then I've beat it three times and next time I'm going to try using a Fighter-less party.

I've since bought 7, 8, and 9 and have been addicted ever since.

[Hikaru]

Ah, those memorable days...Well a long time ago in the year 1997 i always watched my older brother playing FF7 and when i watched+listened, I got into it.Lets see i was only 8 probably(now im fourteen).So i started playing the beginning and suddenly i was addicted to it.I wouldn't put my hands down from the controller and so i was like "Must..keep..playing..so obsessed.."So thats wat started.And so the adventure began..Soon i kept playing FF a lot and collecting Final Fantasy merchandise heehee.

Ever since then i was addicted+obsessed of Final Fantasy(especially FF8)and will forever be.



Still the adventure will never end.
The dream had just begun.
So open your eyes
To the world of
Final Fantasy.

[Madonna]

I was about six and rented both Mystic Quest and IV from the local shopette. Or my dad did and I ran off into my room to play them. S'been, what, twelve years or so? Crazy.

Edit: I forgot to mention I beat IV at that time too. I rented that game for months. -_-;;

[Kenshin IV]

The first Final Fantasy game I ever played was Mystic Quest, but I didn't really get into the series 'till Seven. I was into RPGs before that, but I didn't become the die hard fan of the genre 'till Chrono Trigger came out.

[Sin Harvest]

i rented VII when i was about 9 or 10, and couldent play it. didnt know what to do or anything. got up to the scorpion boss guy and couldent beat it (ahaha).

then a few years later i became bored with all the games i had played and remeberd final fantasy and thought "acually that was really cool from what i remember" and went and bought it.
been addicted ever scince.

[Rydia]

I was into RPGs since playing Wonderboy on the Megadrive,and Zelda 64 rurned me into an RPG-freak.So I remember reading one of my sister's Playstation magazines and it said that Final Fantasy VII was the best RPG for the Playstation (this was ages ago,before 8 came out)
Then a couple of months later I walked into her room and saw FFVII sitting on her cupboard.I asked her if I could play it,and she agreed,and I've been hooked ever since

[Flare_Star]

i had heard of ff before and knew they were good but i never thought they would be my cup of tea. but i found myself looking at ff9 in a shop (must have been fate) i saw the price: £20 and thought id give it a go. when i turned it on my life suddenly shredded itself and threw itself out the window.