Which Final Fantasy to buy on PSN??

Hey guys. I've recently had a big streak of RPG's, and have been playing some of the older FF's on my phone. (Finished V and VI).

I never realized that I had access to VII, VII and IX before. I haven't had the pleasure of playing any of these games, though I've played X and XII.

I know everyone will run in here and scream VII, but I don't really know why. It looks kind of cool, but I'm wondering about it. Anyways, which of these three has the most customization options? I don't necessarily like to be given a character with a defined skillset and just play with it. I really enjoy customizing my characters class, skills, and abilities. (Or which characters to use).

So which one would you recommend? VIII seems intriguing since it's unique, but how is the customizing? And IX looks kiddy, but I love Dragon Quest VIII and I would gladly play an old school, solid RPG.

So what do you guys think?

I played them all in order with the exception of 12 &13, because I still haven't played 12. With that being said I recently went through them all too except I didn't get a chance to do 9 or 10 again. I remember extremely fond memories of 9 and I myself need to pick it up but I already have 7,8,& T on PSN. I don't think you can go wrong but 9 is my favorite out of those...well maybe Tactics if you're interested.

Played tactics and loved it. Also played tactics advance and sunk a ton of hours into the game.

How is customization in IX? Do you get set characters as the story progresses that you can't really do much with except change their equipment? Or is there real character shaping? I guess I like more customizable games because it gives them more replay value, I can play one style with one type of party and play the game later with another strategy in mind.

Well they are all three good games soI would reccomend playing all of them. With that said the most customization you're going to get is in FFVIII. The system in that game is called the junction system and you get GF's (Summoned monsters) that allow you to equip and use certain abilities.

All three games feature characters geared towards certain roles, but IX does this to a further extent than the other two. So I'd recommned that least (though it is still a fantastic game), and due to what is, in my humble opinion, a frustrating system for magic in VIII due to drawing, I'd say VII is the best choice*. It is easy to mix and match setups with materia whenever you see fit, and any character can serve any role with minimal differences in strength.

*Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII is also probably my favorite game ever, if that makes you discount my opinion.