Not exactly related to FF14, but...

I am quite a recent fan of the Final Fantasy series. I wasn't able to enjoy the older ones because my family didn't have the money for the older consoles, till I bought a PS3 with my own money when I grew older. I'm sure many of you will freak out if you hear this but my first Final Fantasy was FF13, and I enjoyed it a lot. I then got curious about the series and bought a PSP just to play Crisis Core. And from there, I watched Advent Children and then tried FF7. Till date, I have played (not just the main title) FF7, FF8, FF10 (the HD remaster one) and FF13 (and of course FF14 AAR).

So, I have always heard how the other FF games are awesome, but it's not exactly easy to find them. I then saw some FF games on android and wondered, would it be worth it to buy them on android or can I find some PC versions of them?

I can't really vouch for mobile version as I never tried them, but you should try the ones released on vita (digital downloads from PS1/PS2/PSP library), and the ones on 3DS.

III and IV's mobile versions are ports of the 3DS one, and you can find III on steam as well. The other mobile versions are probably ports (or at least close to) the GBA/PSP versions which was what I played and they are ok, but they are quite different from what you're used to (especially if you started with FFXIII!). I personally hated FFIII, but I have to say both III and IV remakes are very good. You can fidn FFIX on PSN, it's the PS1 version since it's never been remade.
The title you'll have most troubles finding I think would be FFXII, which is only for PS2. Hopefully they will remaster it for PS3/PS4 but no plans so far.

As a personal advice, if you haven't played them yet I would suggest you try out the tactics series which is amazing (and of course XIII-2 and Lightning Returns).

Thanks for the replies!

FF 1 2 3 4 5 6 can just Android it or PSP or PC Emu , FF 7 8 9 10 10-2 can PS3 , There some PSP exclusives like Crisis Core & Type-0 so PSP it , 13's PS3 , XI PC , XIV PC . I myself mostly played only FF titles in my life ;P So i know where can find any and how to launch

there are many websites that run emulators and allow you to play the really old ones in your browser. and as vlad just said above me, there is many emulator programs you can download for smart devices and/or pc. and just about all of the old ROM's (games) are on the internet.

If you have an Android tablet I would recommend you to buy those. They are refined ports and they work really well with the touch system as they are turn based. Begin with those they will take you some time to finish.
You can play all FF from 1 to 6 on Android and iOS.
After that you can begin the 3D era of the games. 7 to 9 are on Playstation 1. FF8 has been released on Steam for PC as well. I recommend you a PC emulator for 7 to 9 if you don't own a Playstation.

My first Final Fantasy was X-2 and boy I get the flak so hard because people said it was horrible and they're sorry it's my first FF...it's also my favorite.
xD

Anyways, as others said, emulators could work. My brother plays one FF...I think it's 6? on the Kindle.
I know FF7/8 is on Steam!

My first one was FFIII? on Super Nintendo.

I've played Final Fantasy VI on my Samsung Galaxy SIII and it plays just fine. Would be nicer on a bigger screen no doubt though. If you have a 3DS/DS there are some of the older titles on that, as remastered versions. (3D models rather than sprites.)

You also might like Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger tho not FF.

If you have a PSP/PS3 and have enough spare memory you can download every single one of the main line final fantasy titles off of PSN up through X-2. Final Fantasy Origins is FF1 and FF2 remastered. FFIII is the 3DS remaster ported to PSP. You can DL several version of FFIV, I would suggest the PSP FFIV Complete version, which also includes the FFIV After Years sequel. FFV and FFVI are ports of the PS1 anthology release but you have to buy them separately from each other. FF7 through 10/10-2 are all available separately as well, and the FF Tactics: War of the Lions remaster also. My favorite is FFVI, great story, great characters, great music, just an all around great game, and don't forget FFIX. Looks like you skipped over it, but it was a pretty awesome game too. Unless you're pretty hardcore into MMORPGs I'd suggest probably skipping XI, it's kinda in its twilight years now anyway, and it plays nothing like XIV at all.

As a huge fan of FFV, I can honestly say that it is definitely worth it to get the iOS/Android port of FFV, especially since the only other good, non-butchered localization version is the GBA version, which is kinda hard to find these days. If you do get it, however, I would recommend a mobile device with a decent-sized screen, like an iPad, but it's not necessary.

As for FFVI... I have heard fans of that game being up-in-arms about their game's remake. I haven't personally tried it and have never really cared much for FFVI much in general, so I can't comment here nor there about it.

Just take it from me. If it's one of the NES-era or SNES-era titles, avoid the PSOne Classics versions of those like the plague. The localizations of some of them are just so bad.

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Originally Posted by Mugiawara

I know FF7/8 is on Steam!

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The sound of FF VIII is still midi while they've updated the music of VII with higher quality music.

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Originally Posted by Pantz

I am quite a recent fan of the Final Fantasy series. I wasn't able to enjoy the older ones because my family didn't have the money for the older consoles, till I bought a PS3 with my own money when I grew older. I'm sure many of you will freak out if you hear this but my first Final Fantasy was FF13, and I enjoyed it a lot. I then got curious about the series and bought a PSP just to play Crisis Core. And from there, I watched Advent Children and then tried FF7. Till date, I have played (not just the main title) FF7, FF8, FF10 (the HD remaster one) and FF13 (and of course FF14 AAR).

So, I have always heard how the other FF games are awesome, but it's not exactly easy to find them. I then saw some FF games on android and wondered, would it be worth it to buy them on android or can I find some PC versions of them?

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If you are a fan of the old school style FF, then Final Fantasy Dimensions is a good one (Android and iOS).

Doesn't the PSN have some of the older FF games?

If you have a psp then you can get some of the remakes like FF1 and FF2 and a few others?
I forget the whole list lol.

Steam is also getting a few copies so you should check them out since steam has good sales. ^^