Quote Originally Posted by drunkymonkey
I think for me, one of the main draws of Final Fantasy is developing the characters and getting rare items and all this jazz. At the very start of the game it's just basic, linear stuff, stuff that you know everyone else is forced to do.
I think you nailed my problem by saying that, generally i find at the beginning of games, youre pretty much limited to "attack" and "item", maybe one of your party can do magic and there is only one or two people in your team. For me, FF really gets going when you have a full party of 3 or 4 (depending on which FF youre playing) and you got mad skillz!

For the games i've played, i think (probably contraversially!) VII has the worst beginning. For me, that game doesnt really get going until you leave midgar for the first time (tho the biker bit at the end of midgar is awesome!)