Which one is better? It hasn't reached the US, and has only arrived in the UK, Japan, and NZ EDIT: Out in US, hopefully more people vote
I have some personal attachment to 1 as it was my first RPG. it's a more traditional 'choose a role and level up' system, while 2 uses a 'the more you do something the better you get at it system', but if you build your character wrong, there can be problems. They both have simple stories. 1 has a decent twist while one of the revelations with 2 was so laughingly terrible, i almost put it down right there. Long story short, i'd recommend 1
1 man. I've played it now on three platforms. There's really only one word for this avalanche that started it all: epic.
I picked up FF1, based on Eli's recommendation, and I'm really liking it. Can't compare it to FF2, though.