My first FF game was FF 6 and it also was my first RPG ever. I really felt confused for this reason. I couldn't get used to battle system and gameplay, and it all seemed odd and complicated to me
I stopped playing the game after few hours because I got killed too many times (and the enemies were so weak!!!!).
Then my sister started playing the game some days later, and she was much better than me! I started watching her and then I wanted to play the game again.