What was the first Final Fantasy you ever played?

United States
July 30, 2007 1:34pm CST
AND how did you come to play it or hear about it? Mine was VII Got me hooked that's for sure, the only one I am missing is VI One day we we're in Wal-Mart and my brother saw Final Fantasy VII, he saw Cloud's sword...And well that's the reason he got it. XD
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@Sushicook (690)
• Sweden
30 Jul 07
The first one I played was Final Fantasy VIII. I bought it from a friend of mine together with her Playstation, and it's my favourite to this day. :D I never really got into FFVII after that, I think the materia system and the lack of good graphics (compared to FFVIII, VII is pretty dull visually) made me a bit disappointed, after hearing so much good things about it.
• United States
31 Jul 07
Gah VII hater! XD Kidding, VIII is an awesome game with an amazing story As well as VII To me the Junction system was slightly different from Materia, but took a little while to get used too.
• United States
31 Jul 07
The very first Final Fantasy I ever play was the very first Final Fantasy ever made. That rhymes. I was very young, I hardly remember playing it except that I was at my cousins. I didn't beat it until like a year ago.. My favorite Final Fantasy would have to be either FF6 (FF3 US) or Final Fantasy 5.. both have great stories.
• Indonesia
16 Aug 07
Same here!Played the FF VII when the first time I got my Playstation and loved it, I know the graphic is kinda dull compared to todays games, but seeing the Bahamut fmv/Odin/The limit techniques for the first time really amazes me. I like FF VIII too, but only for the graphics and FMV, the storyline still cant be compared to FF VII, you got everything in it, theres love story, betrayal, lost n found, family reunion, every aspect needed to make a good story. FF VII is the perfect RPG for all time!!
• United States
21 Aug 07
The first Final Fantasy I've played was FF7. I was able to borrow a playstation and this game was the one that I also borrowed. I didn't know what to expect, but I liked it. The flashback to Nibel town was annoying though because you had to put up with that like 5 or more times altogether. The first I owned was FF8 and it was a Christmas present from my aunt. I looked through the booklet while at her house and thought the gunblade looked awesome!
@marcialoyd (1173)
• United States
14 Aug 08
The first final fantasy game I ever played was X and It is still my favorite. Probably always will be. I like X-2 and 7 also but X is still my favorite of the 3
• New Zealand
9 Aug 07
Mine was eight with squall and rinoa Etc
• United States
15 Aug 07
Final Fantasy III, pretty hard then i played the rest
• Estonia
9 Jun 08
FF VI was my first Final Fantasy. I played it after seeing it's positive review on one site. And after playing it for just one hour I became a Final Fantasy addict... forever.
• United States
15 Feb 09
My first Final Fantasy was the very first one, the NES one. My mother actually found it for me while I was browsing through the game rental area. She pointed out the title and the box and said, "You like things like that, why not get that one?" I did and have played the vast majority of anything that had Final Fantasy in it.
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
29 Apr 08
It will be final fantasy 2, 4 and it has the best story in final fantasy series yea . Once of thoese classical game that shows betrayal
29 Mar 08
Mine was FF VII as well, I never really like 1 - 6, but all the later ones are good.
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
15 Mar 08
My first would be Final Fantasy VII when the PSX was still so well known. I wasn't able to go backwards on the series, only forward
@Arkadus (895)
• Canada
15 Apr 08
First one I ever played was FF7 as well. But my friend owned it and let me play and well a while later I had my own psx and a copy of the game. It was never as cool as those first few minutes playing it but every once in a while I fire it back up and play a bit. You need to do that, go back to the days of yore when games had real storylines and none of that rehashed drivel that passes as a story nowadays. When the main selling point of a game wasn't 'how pretty it looked' and sure there's better ones than FF7, but that doesn't stop it being the grand-daddy of the modern rpg. Or at least, something that set a new standard in the genre.
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
hmmm.. im very familiar with Final Fantasy and its over hyped but i haven't manage to really play it until recently. its...*actually i forgot which FF it is* but its Dirge of Ceberus. i felt compelled to beat it because its Vincent's story though its quite pathetic, the game huh. lol! and i manage to beat it! lol!
• Philippines
13 Apr 08
The first Final Fantasy that I played is FFVII. I'll became hooked with that I also played FFVIII and FFIX. Unfortunately, I didn't yet play other Final Fantasy like FFX and X2. But FFVII is one of my favorite game that I played.
• United States
14 Apr 08
The first one i played was Final Fantasy. the very first one, in Japanese. Didn't know what was going on cause i cant read Japanese. but after that was VII. then i became addicted to Final Fantasy and Square. Final Fantasy VII is still (imo) the absolute best RPG ever in history.
@Sienfung (12)
• Indonesia
27 Apr 08
The first one for me is VII.. i got it becase my friends said it was the most popular RPG..i got it when i was in elementary school, about 11 years ago..hmm..missing those days...
26 Aug 07
Mine was Finalfantasy VII, I have never played I-VI and XI, but all 7, 8, 9, 10,X-2 and 12 I have played and Dirge of Cerberus. I think Dirge of Cerberus is the best flollowed jint second by 7 and 8. I cant remem ber how I got into the series, but I have never looked back.
• Indonesia
5 Aug 07
FF VII i think it's a poor game with a medium graphic, unlike chrono cross, it was full 3d with 1:1 size and wonderful magic scene... but when i keep playing it, i realize that ff VII has a good story, and a lot of minigames etc.
• United States
4 Aug 07
I remember when i was realllly young and at a friends house i played some rpg on his NES, I had no idea what I was doing so didn't play it for very long. I realized that it was final fantasy I many years later, after getting the playstation version. But that was a loong time ago, I would count final fantasy VII as the first game that I actually played for real and knew what I was doing. Even after watching a friend play ffVIII before that, i still thought VII was a great deal better despite the graphics. The materia system is way better than Final Fantasy VIII's system of fighting. The plot was so much better, the characters more memorable, just an overall better game.
• Philippines
12 Oct 07
Final Fantasy VII was my first. Until now, for me it is still the best in terms of storyline. I love it very much and am a rabid fan. I'm quite happy with the new releases of Dirge of Cerberus, Advent Children, and the upcoming Crisis Core. Go FFVII!
@Kegleneq (54)
• United States
24 Oct 07
Wow I feel old. The first one I played was the original on NES. I have beaten that one as well. I have played every one of them and been a fan forever. I still have a working NES and the game. Olg gear is still great fun. Final Fantasy Rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Marcola (2774)
• United States
21 Feb 08
Final Fantasy 3 on Super Nintendo. I was just looking for a good game to rent and I came across it. After playing it that weekend diligently, I knew I had to get the game.