Nope, I only collect vintage O Ring figures. I'm not a fan of the new Modern Era stuff. I bought a bunch when it first hit in 07, but sold it off a year later. It just wasn't fun to collect. I'd much rather spend my money on some crazy rare international figure, (or a 92 Ninja Viper) rather than spending my money on something mass produced and easy to come by. Now don't get me wrong, the new figures look great, but as I said, I just didn't find them fun to collect.
I'll have to give it a try then. I hate when they're more linear and not as free-roaming, much like how they took the exploration out of Kingdom Hearts in the second one, and thought from what I had read that it wouldn't have the secret dungeons, weapons, accessories, etc... that you find by going on all the side-quests like in the previous incarnations. Thanks, for clearing that up for me!
I have and really liked playing Lost Odyssey! I was pleasantly surprised by that game.
FF7 is my favorite, but that they may be due to the nostalgia I have for that game. I was the first Final Fantasy game and the first RPG that I ever played. I think it has a lot of great characters and the game itself was a blast playing. I've played them all except for XIII. I've heard a lot of mixed reviews on it and haven't decided whether to give it a shot or not. Maybe one day. I am looking forward to Final Fantasy Versus XIII... If they ever release it.