And FF3 is pretty decent. I played the fan-translated ROM awhile back, long before the DS remake came out. FF2 on the other hand is a turdball, and none of its half-dozen or so remakes fix it. Not even the PSP one, which doesn't come bundled with the FF1 remake, and therefore is entirely skippable.
Ah? I quite liked FF2. The story is cliche, but it's an old game so that's OK. The battle system is actually quite cool once you've got used to it - levelling up take a lot of grinding, but it's not too bad.
That said, I like FF3j a lot. Although I think my favourite will forever be FF6, closely followed by FF4 or 5... can't decide which.