Quote Originally Posted by Absurdity View Post
That is debatable.
If someone wants to play a Final Fantasy story game I can think of quite a few I would recommend instead.
More focused experiences with fully voiced main stories and not as much pointless filler, while also offering deeper mechanics and combat.

If someone really wants a modern Final Fantasy game I'd tell them to play Expedition 33 instead... and then maybe the VII remake.
The 7R series has the issue of being a full series of games that are actually weird meta sequels to 7, which is such a humongous game that I'm not convinced they'll actually get through all of it. Sticking within the IP, I'd recommend the pixel remasters(or even the 3D remakes of 3 and 4) and the PS1 games first and foremost.