i actually have played and liked all of them, but you probably don't want to play anything before like...4 or 5, if you want any sort of story/characters. obviously given this thread people have a lot of really strong opinions about it.

it's like with any other canon: if you go in expecting entertainment, you won't be disappointed. if you expect the most perfect thing ever, you will be. for what it's worth i did enjoy the stories in general, however ridiculous they might have gotten, as well as the characters.

someone mentioned chrono cross on here, and i found that less easy to like; there are just so many characters in it that it can be hard to actually connect to any of the m.