Well, if you want to play Final Fantasy 1, I recommend buying Final Fantasy 1. No Origins, no DoS, just the original Final Fantasy 1.

But Origins is closer to the original than DoS is. DoS is too easy. If you could beat 7, you'll laugh at how easy DoS is. Origins has a setting for easy and hard. The original NES cart was only hard, so the easy type is a big difference.

Myself? I like a challenge, and Origins easy type and DoS aren't challenging. They're way too easy.

To understand what the series is all about, you'll need to play FF1 for the NES. There will never be a remake that can recreate that magic. It happens once and once only.

Likewise for the other FF games. FF6 is my personal favorite, followed by FFT followed by FF7. The originals are always more magical and charming than any newer remakes. Trust me. I've been playing these games since 1991.

It's unfortunate that you started FF games on the PS gen, though. The older ones are mostly better, except 7, which is a friggin masterpiece. But after 7, they kinda lost their magic because they focused too much on graphics and forgot about the other aspects of the game. FF4 and FF6 had AWFUL graphics, compared to today's standard. But they still were awesome, fun, cool, and entirely replayable. I've played both so many times I've lost count. I certainly hope you enjoy FF1, no matter what version you play. But I hope even more that you play the original so that you can experience the magic that the rest of us experience way back when. Good luck, it's a pretty tough game. If you do play the original, don't expect to rush through it. It's kinda tedious and time consuming, but still incredible nonetheless.

Feion