| Soleron said: If I've never played FF or any serious JRPG, would FF7 be a good starting point? |
This question has been answered by a lot of people using the wrong criteria (is FF7 good) without consideration for the proper criteria (would you, Soleron, enjoy it).
For the first criteria: Yes, it's a good game.
For the second: No, you will hate this game and it will poison you to all Final Fantasy for all time.
For real RPG introductions, you should play EarthBound through entirely legitimate means because to do the quicker route and use an emulator would be highly illegal; it includes many elements you will find more enjoyable, including a more grounded combat system, better (or at least quirkier) music, and writing that will appeal much more to your sense of storytelling.
For Final Fantasy introductions, pick up FF4. You will very likely hate all of them, but if you try FF2u/4j then you will stand the best chance of enjoying that one.
