I remember getting into rpgs by playing those games back when i was 7-8 years old (FF4, FF6, Earthbound, and CT exactly lol).

Good times, I could just get wrapped up into a story and/or in a sense really put elements of myself into the game (like with EB especially since Ness was a silent Protagonist and was in my age range/appearance). These games helped me immensely with reading as well and I wouldn't have the same success I would today without my childhood.