Zelda Vs. Final Fantasy Vs. Dragon Quest

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Dulfite said:

Hiku said:

From a story perspective you can play them in any order you'd like (aside from the few direct sequels like FFX-2) since they're all stand alone stories. But it might be weird jumping between one that uses today's technology, to the first FF game on NES.

So I would say play FFT along with the PS1 generation of FF games, which is 7, 8 and 9. And you're done with 9 from my understanding.

Tactics is one of those games that's commonly cited among people's favorites in the entire franchise, and many have it as the best in the series.
Though keep in mind that the GBA game Final Fantasy - Tactics Advanced is not the same game, or of the same caliber. And it's not related to the original in any meaningful way. You can easily skip that one.

In what order are you planning to play these? 1-15?

Since FF 1-2 are not on Steam or Switch, and are really hard to find physically, I may simply skip them. Adding to this possibility is everyone keeps telling me how bad they are (not to mention I hate the way NES games play). I may start with FF3 after I beat 7 (I already beat 9).

FF 1, 2, 3, and 5 are mostly about improving the combat system (although FF2 did it in a sucky way).  If you are primarily interested in story, then you might consider all of them skippable.  FF4 was the first one that really had a detailed story line to it.