JRPG KAWAII THREAD

Okay you fucks

I've been shitting my dick for 11 hours straight playing Final Fantasy 1. I am head over asscheeks this game isn't worth the time I'm spending in it

What JRPGs do you recommend that actually have a well developed story and characters? Not some plot written on the back of the box this NES cartridge came in and a bunch of guys telling me to go to the cave down yonder and back and forth fighting with random enemy encounters every two steps

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If you want to play the early games, do not play 2 or 3.  Both have aged poorly.  2 is interesting only as a direction that FF didn't take and 3 is decent but there's literally no reason to play it because all it is is the beta for 5.

4 is also really, really cheesy at this point and has none of the customization that is the hallmark of the Final Fantasy series.  So my suggestions would be:
1 if you like grinding dungeon crawls
5 for the job system and silly story (GBA version)
6 for improved story, characters, graphics
7 because it's got a cool aesthetic
and 9 because it's like some of the best parts (not all of them though) of the early FF games mushed together.