i liked only two ff's they were ff 7 and ff 10 i dint like 10-2 because of the sucky realtime battle system but i just might have to get used to that because the new ff has alot of that...man...no time to think what your gonna do next
i hate fantisy... its like... unrealistic and i dont like that.. but if i HAD To pic one.. i would pick HL2 LOl
If the story's important for you, then Final Fantasy 7 is the best. If graphics and gameplay is more important, it's Final Fantasy X.
FF7 has without any doubt the biggest, deepest storyline of the FF serie. Its filled with important hidden cutscenes that helps you understand the story.
I love FF 8 and FF 9 the most. Final Fantasy 8 is my all time favorite. I never played FF 7, but I now own X and X-2, they are okay, but fun. FF 8 had a cool storyline, decent graphics, a cool card battle system, great characters, and awesome enemies! FF 9 wins in terms of originality. Loved how FF 9 looked and the weapon modification system is sweet.
If it isn't FFX , its FFVII ... but I personally like FFX for storyline and battle system for FFVII . I'd go with FF7 as during 1996 thats a really awesome type of game with the current technology.