I played VII for the first time a couple years ago, after long knowing about spoilers and after watching Advent Children, and yet I still loved the game. I played X a couple years before that, and enjoyed it, it's a good game. I like VII more.
I played about a quarter of IX and then got bored and haven't played since.
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~Halo There is no Crane, only Scarecrow!
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