Technically my first Final fantasy was VII but I was about 6 or 7 at the time so I had no idea what I was doing or playing and had no memory card for my PS1. I consider X as my 'first' Final Fantasy because I could acually play videogames at that point. At the time it was an awesome game but since I bought XII and have played a decent amount for some of the older titles, it kinda lacks in comparison. Still, I have fond memories from this game and in no way do I consider it inferior to the others.