well im only 19 and the first final fantasy i played was VIII and i loved it immidiatly got VII beat it then IX beat it and then as soon as X came out i did the same and i dont think X is quite "new school" or "modern age" i think it was the transition game with the voiceovers and what not but to each his own its been awhile since my signature has been updated but since the last time iv since played and completed every mainstream game I-XIII (not including XI obviously) but i still am a sucker for VII-X and ill choose them over any other title any day of the week