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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I think I'll check out 3 and 4 then. I don't care about the story being cheesy or that 3 is a beta of a more improved game to come. If the plot's actually deeper and it's not as fucked as FF1 then it's good enough. Is it or are they still as fucked random enemy encounter every two steps with no real plot or character development?