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So my girlfriend is not a gamer but she did play a little XIV and liked that (so I guess technically this isn't her first FF). She knows I loved Final Fantasy and it's not a stretch to say it caused me to move to the US and without it I may never have met her (which I can explain later for anyone who cares). So I have decided to introduce her to the mainline games. She also recently changed jobs and her work colleagues like FF so it gives her something to talk to them about

Ok so selection criteria time!

* I ruled out anything XII onwards because I didn't play 12 myself and I don't feel XIII or XV are fair representations of the series.

* I ruled out anything pre PS1 due to graphics. I know some had remakes but I didn't want anything that was handheld only and the PSN versions still have 8 bit graphics. So that ruled out I-VI

* Despite Tactics being my favorite of the series it's not really mainline and I don't think the battle system is very newbie friendly, especially for a non gamer.

That leaves basically VII, VIII, IX, X I think.

* VIII I ruled out because it lacks an updated version of the game (that I'm aware of. Steam maybe?).

The last 3 gave me some really thought.

* X was the one I thought might be best suited to someone entering the series fresh, especially with the PS4 remaster. However, she always complains about me showing her shows that are sad / downer endings. So I reluctantly ruled out X despite it being otherwise the best fit

* VII was the game that introduced me to the series and was the first one I thought of when I came up with this idea. But I feel like I may have to handhold her through some of the story with some critical plot points being tucked away in non mandatory content.

So I ultimately opted for IX. It's one of my favorite in the series, it has a remaster on the PS4 and the world is a little bit more cutesy and cheerful than VII. I also don't remember it being particularly hard or complicated (not that VII is). I also think IX is a little bit more true to the roots of the series.

So without further ado, Shattered's non gamer girlfriend plays Final Fantasy IX!