VII and VIII are the best. Old, but the best. If you want to play a really cinematic Final Fantasy game then you should try XIII. If you're not a fan of the turn based battle system then I suggest Dissidia. Dissidia is more action based like Kingdom Hearts.
Honestly, your best bet is to start out with the very first one. I know it would seem stupid to some, but when I was first introduced to the Final Fantasy world, it was best for me to start out at the beginning. : ]
However, FFVII-VII, FFX-X2, and FFXIII were in all and all, the best. Though, I love Dissiddia as well. Hope this all helps!
that's tough...
never finished 7 (my disk scratched) so I can't join in that argument... but my other faves:
It's a tie between FFX and FFVII Crisis Core.
Also adored VIII... my last disk was blank, and I waited 3 months for a replacement... I almost died waiting so long.But it was worth it!<3
posted over a year ago
You said Crisis Core!! :D Your last VIII disk was blank? xDD
I liked FFiX the best! But, I also agree with fan "Cami00": start with FFVII & play them chronologically from there. I loved the games FFVII through to FFX-2. Just 1 small niggle about FFX though: it wasn't the ATB (Active Time Battle) battle system of FFVII, FFVIII & FFIX. So, that took the tension out of the battles as I liked the challenge of having to think & react quickly in battle. FFX-2 went back to the ATB system, to my relief. Although I played FFXII, I hated it! I'm a self-confessed obsessive player & I LIVE the games, not just play them. So, for me, I have to connect with the characters by giving them names. That is what makes them MY CHARACTERS & I care about what happens to them! You can name at least 1 character In FFVII - FFX but, in FFXII you can't name any of the characters at all! So, I couldn't connect with them & didn't care what happened to them! Although the same is true of FFX-2, by then I had already connected with 2 out of the 3 characters & was just about enough to make me care. Since FFXII I've stopped playing & gone onto Dragon Quest instead. I might play FFXIII if I can name at least 1 character!