Poll: Is your first Final Fantasy your favorite?

[Leemaster777]

Nope, Not even close.

Although I HAVE played Final Fantasy more than any other installment, I would say my favored is FF3-Snes (damn you Square for screwing up your own numbering system)

The original final fantasy ranks like number 5 on my list behind 3(6) 9, 7, 2, 1, 10

So at least for me your theory doesnt hold water. Others it might. I can see some specious reasoning in it and I think it does apply to some.

Well, looking at the poll results thus far, I'd say my theory does have SOME potential. 40% of people thus far have said that their first was their favorite.

Considering that there are currently 14 numbered Final Fantasies, plus spin-offs, sequels, and the like, that percentage is actually rather high.

I wasn't expecting 100% or anything, but results thus far are promising, if nothing else.

 

[Tiamattt]

My first was FF4(2 when I was playing it on the SNES) and while I did overplay the hell out of it no it wasn't my favorite. I personally enjoyed 6, 7, and 9 over it.

 

[JustPhil]

My first one was 7, I only became aware the series when I played a demo of 8 but at the time 7 was a lot cheaper so I went for that instead. 7 is definitely my favourite although I enjoyed 8, 10 and 12. 9 didn't really do much for me (I lost interest about 5 hours in) and while I enjoyed 6 I never got around to finishing it (same applies to 3 which I got for the iPhone).

A lack of PS3 or 360 prevents me from playing 13 (unless they release a PC version for some weird reason), but apparently there's a truck load of grind involved to progress through the story so I would inevitably get bored and leave it if that's the case.

 

[teqrevisited]

My first was 7. I can't rank them 1 to 10 (Literally 1 to 10 in my discerning mind) but my favourite has always been 9 since I played it.

 

[s0p0g]

nope; my first was VII - completely overrated. unlikable main-main chars (as in Cloud and Sephiroth)

my favourite is VI; and the newer they get, the... aah, nvm, just stick to the good memories ^^

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

Final Fantasy X was my first and favourite Final Fantasy game. I don't think it has anything to do with it being my first experience with the series though, it's my favourite because it's the one I enjoyed the most.

 

[Pharsalus]

First and only was IX, stopped playing jrpgs some time after that, liked 9 but never felt like taking a hard look at the series again. Tried 13, had slightly less interactivity than Dragon's Lair, and a heck of a lot less personality.

 

[bliebblob]

For me it was. It was ffx, for the record.

Borrowed it from a friend and was blown away. Bought it first chance I got after that. ffx-2 was also a day one purchase though that one left me... less moved. I got a little more careful after that and borrowed 12 from a friend before buying it. Good thing I did because I haaaaated the skill system. I just couldn't turn those 6 blank slates into a good team. And apparently you're supposed to grind for gear and levels in between each major mission? Grind??? In a single player RPG???

After that, what other choices did I have? 11 and 14 are mmo's (both not very good, or so I'm told anyway) And 13 is barely in the same genre anymore. I also don't have the hardware (aka: a ps3) to run 13 and above. And I'm too lazy / not tech savvy enough to emulate the ones before 10.

So there it is, my short yet passionate fling with final fantasy

 

[TJC]

nah, the first one I played was 7, then 8 which both turned out to be completely retarded. Yeah, I liked them at first but they were the only RPGs I have played so far, so I didn't have any comparison. Then I played FF6 (that's FF3 if your country doesn't know how to count) and it was fucking awesome with a completely awesome villain who doesn't turn out to be a dumbass bishounen (and is more accomplished than any other of them) and a simple plot filled with well-designed characters and incredible moments of growth and development.

Can't say anything about the installments after 9 (which was decent enough) but if they were anything like 10 and the cutscenes then I'm not all too keen to play them.

Besides, fuck square enix, I'm going to play some more atlus games.

 

[DanielBrown]

Final Fantasy VIII was my first one. It's in the top of the list, but gets beaten by FFX.
Yes, fuck the characters, but it was my first PS2 game. Awesome graphics! They spoke! I was amazed, and also still young enough not to find Tidus and Wakka that annoying.
Remember when FFX-2 was getting released. I didn't know anything about the game except for the title, but I went and bought on the release day. Played for a couple of hours and hated it. Haven't liked any FF game since FFX. Almost considering to get FFXIII-2 though. Only like £11... and I love mah trophies.

Have probably sunk the most hours into FFVIII though. Started the game, got to the prison part, took a break from the game, started over again when I got back to it a few months later. Over and over! Think I only got to disc 3+ once.

 

[Eric Morales]

I played Final Fantasy 1 first and 2 shortly thereafter. They're fine I suppose but FF6 is easily my favorite in the series and I didn't get a hold of that one until relatively recently.

FF4 also has its moments, but I've never played a version of it with a translation I could be proud of and the number of "fake deaths" is almost comical but overall, I close runner up.

To reiterate, FF1 was the first in the series I ever played, but FF6 outdoes it in every possible way. Take that primacy bias!

 

[Jikuu]

My first Final Fantasy was 6, and while I still enjoy it a lot, my favorite's 5 because I really enjoy the job system. Tactics and 12 are close runners-up due to the political intrigue in their stories and lack of whining about being close friends.

 

[starwarsgeek]

I first played Final Fantasy 7. I really enjoy it, and argue that it's one of the greatest games ever made. However, FF9 is by far my favorite in the series.

 

[-Dragmire-]

Hell no! I played the first one first and always got fucked over by the either the monsters across the bridge or the forest monsters.

My favorite one is 6 which is the third or fourth FF game I've played.

 

[Blade_125]

My First was the very first, back on the old NES. As fun as the game was at the time (and I even bought the re-released version for the psp) it couldn't compare to the newer games.

It's tough to call my favorite, but I guess I would have to go with VI (although it was III when I first played it on the SNES).

 

[targren]

My first Final Fantasy game didn't have a number or a subtitle. Just one save slot and required a good 20 minutes of fuufuu to get running. Not my favorite.

That's a tie between FFVI and FFIV

 

[waj9876]

The first Final Fantasy game I ever seriously played more than a couple hours on? Final Fantasy X-2. Though that was because I was determined to get all of the Dress Spheres. (This was around the time girls stopped being yucky for me.) Not my favorite, but...I like it. As bad as it really, really is, it's not nearly the horrible abomination others like to make it out to be. Part of this is probably just my nostalgia, and the fact that it was my first real Final Fantasy. Part because it was new, and imaginative. If it weren't part of the Final Fantasy franchise, the game would be decent.

 

[SkullKing84]

FF2 was my first. But, FF4 i think is my Fav... been a while since i've played any of them....
I think my old systems are in the attic.


^_^ nostalgia time

 

[Lunar Templar]

nope.

first Final Fantasy i sat down and played front to back was Mystic Quest (worth playing for the sound tract alone)

but my favorite is FF6

 

[217not237]

My first was Final Fantasy XIII.

My favorite was Final Fantasy V.