| Mystro-Sama said: What would you guys recommend for someone new to FF. I'm thinking about getting X|X-2 HD for Vita. |
That's not a bad choice actually. The saying goes, "your first Final Fantasy will forever be your favourite", and it's been true for everyone I know... myself included. They're so deep and the characters so well realised that once you've grown attached to them future games actually end up reminding you on that game in a way. This isn't a bad thing but it does somewhat colour your opinion of the series.
I started with Final Fantasy 8. In Europe, 7 was the first one released, and I skipped over it as I'd never heard of the series so I'm not starting at number 7... I was convinced to try 8. I then went back and played 7, 6, and the Origins and Anthology collections which contained 1, 2, 4 and 5. I didn't get a chance to play 3 till it was released on DS, same with Chrono Trigger (which is made by the same people), which I've never played. I played X next shortly after it was released, then went back and played 9 and Tactics both on the PSP; I later played X-2 which is Ok but ultimately shouldn't exist and kinda cheapens FFX. I can't get around the controls on 12 so played less than an hour of it, and well... 13 we've covered.
My suggestion. You could start with X|X-2 HD but you might be better starting with some of the more nuanced games. FFX is good, but it's lacking compared to the others in the series... that said you may enjoy FFX more having not played the previous games in the series.
Remember, you can always download the PSOne games from PSN, they're about £8 each now so all great value. I'd suggest starting with either FF8 or FF9 depending on if you prefer sci-fi or traditional high fantasy. FF8 for sci-fi, FF9 for fantasy. I'd then go on to FF6 if you started with FF8 and FF4 Complete (the PSP version, again you can download it for your Vita), if you started with FF9.
Once you've got two games under your belt, then give FF7 a try. FF7 is probably the strongest game overall, but I prefer to avoid starting people with FF7 as it's legacy tends to overshadow thing, particularly as it's spin of games Crisis Core (PSP) and Dirge Of Cerberus (PS2) are actually decent and worth playing once you've played FF7.
So yeah. Here's that simplified.
For Sci-Fi Fans - FF8, then FF6, then FF7
For High Fantasy Fans - FF8, then FF4 Complete, then FF7
Hope this helped.
