Since you haven't played any FFs and since the majority here is aiming for 7-12 I'd probably suggest picking the story your most interested in first. That's what FF is all about after all.
FF7-Cloud, a former soldier ,teams up with a group of people (like most RPG storylines) and basically his first mission is to helpblow up some reactors to piss Shinra Corp off and eventually at some point in the story Sephiroth appears and kills a few people here and there andthe wholestory is mostly focused on hunting him down.Because if nobody stops him from blowing up the world with a giant red meteor of doom,who will?
FF8-Basically a love story mixed wtih adventure and fantasy. Like 7 this takes place in a modernized world of technology where everybodys driving cars and packing heat.Your main weaponthe Gunblade is a weapon you'll use often since it acts as a sword and a gun where if you pull R1 like a trigger just when you hit the enemy you can do critical damage. Plus this game has some of the best animation I've ever seen in a PS1 game next to Koudelka (Normal Graphics as well as CG). Squall's Lionheart attack is just plain awesome.
FF9-Your athief who kidnaps the princess only to find yourself playing bodyguard for her and basically her mother is evil and you have to stop her only to find that the real villain is Kuja. (Don't worry its not a spoiler. You see a kuja during the 1st 6 hours of the game or so). The story is mean't to be dramatic, classy but at the same time its gotsome humor in it.
FF10--1st final fantasy in the series to feature voice acting and DeathMetal (a song called otherworld or overworld plays at the beggining). The gameplay is pretty easy overall because each character can be used to exploit specific weaknesses in the enemies defenses like Wakka can take flying enemies, Lulu can kill Jello looking enemies, & Auron can Penetrate Armored enemies just to name a few). You can also swap allies out of battle at any time without penalty which makes it easy to switch your near death members out for new ones. The story is your an athlete who gets warped to the future only to find that a monster called SIN has pretty much destroyed everything and everybody is living in villages again. Once every 100 years Summoners goes on a pilgrimage to find the Ultimate Aeon to destroy sin temporarily. The main character goes from athlete to bodyguard at this point as he protects a summoner name Yuna.
FF11-This is an online game. I'd hold off on this.
FF12-Everything is completely new gameplay wise. The story is about Politics & Power. The Archadian Empire kills your king and now rules over your homeland. As a thief you wonder into the palace to steal some goods only to get caught by real sky pirates who you team up with and eventually you team up with the princess of your fallen kingdom so thatyou can fight again'tVayne's Tyranny. BTW Vayne is probably the coolest boss ever, don't let his looks deceive you!
And yeah thats pretty much the short summary of the beginnings of these stories. Pick which one you think is interesting and try that.
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