FF6 and FF7 are your best starting points, though I don't know if the lag and loading issues FF6 suffered on the PS1 still exist in the PSN version.
FF7 was many's first introduction to the FF series, and it's still treasured by most people who played it, so I'd recommend that. The graphics haven't aged well, but everything else is still pretty solid.
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