What was your first Final Fantasy and what did you think of it?

[Lauront]

FFVIII. Instantly fell in love with its portrayal of Edea and later Ultimecia, and also the dynamic between Squall and Seifer. He is one of the few FF main characters I find relatable and actually enjoyed. I often wish I could swap them out for one of the more interesting companions or antagonists. That was followed by VII and then VI, both of which still rank high for me.

My all time faves though? IX and XII. XII had a very well fleshed out world with nuanced politics and I liked how they handled the Occuria and Venat, plus with Sakimoto as a composer its music was a refreshing change at the time. As much as I like Uematsu's work, XII had very distinctive themes setting it apart from the other FFs. IX just had an insanely cool plot and, at the time, I was pleased it let me form a 4 char party. I also liked the fact that it had a defined job system and abilities over the more freestyle nature of VII and VIII, which I had played just before it. Visually it was also very charming.

Following that, I'd 7R is shaping up to be a new fave but I'd like to see the full story first; X and XV were also good additions, in spite of the development hell XV went through.