Final Fantasy Game Help

My friend is a big final fantasy fan and told me that the game is awesome, after seeing him play it, I want it too. The hard thing is final fantasy has so many sequals and stuff on different game systems and I dont know where to start. Can someone please help me? I have an Xbox 360, a PC and a PSP.

It doesn't matter which game you start on. Each game has seperate story and the world.

Just go play one that has a number on it. Anything with subtitle (like Crystal Chronicles, Advent Children, Accent Core, etc) you can ignore. (except Final Fantasy Tactics. Get it for PSP)

FF1 - PSP FF2 - PSP FF3 - DS FF4 - DS FF5 - GBA, SP FF6 GBA, SP FF7 - PS1 FF8 - PS1 FF9 - PS1 FF10 - PS2 FF11 - DONT BOTHER its an MMO FF12 - PS2 FF13 - PS3,360,PC not out until 2010 :(-Hoax-

VII and VIII also came out on the PC although you will probably have a hard time tracking them down. Also XI is a great game one that I personally loved and introduced me to MMO gaming as a unique and worthwhile experience.

Depending on how hard or easy you find aged graphics it might be wise to start with some of the newer games or updated ports. I would suggest Tactics for the PSP since you have that and its a game worth playing. Other than that your consoles aren't too Final Fantasy friendly. If at all possible getting a Playstation 2 would be a great option since that would allow you to experience most of the Final Fantasy's worth playing (from IV to XII). To pick a couple though if you do get to play them somehow VI from the SNES era, VII and IX from the PS One era, and X and XII from the PS2 era.