voted for persona 3 since i really love the art of the game (and the whole series) and its gameplay elements.
the game somehow sets itself apart from other rpg's with the different activities during day and night and the implemented kind of sim gameplay. the card system used to create your personas is as good as in previous titles of the series. the story is interesting and the s.link system not only useful to power up your personas but also fun. the sound and music are a welcome change because i honestly can't remember a rpg using that kind of music.
FFX follows right after Persona 3 and i have to admit that it is a great game but with a few drawbacks.
i am currently still playing this game (165+ hours) and spend the last four days leveling, playing blitzball and evading bolts of lightning just to get my solaris weapons. well these are special weapons and i know that you have to make an effort to gain them but there's a limit to it.
playing blitzball for two days straight to finally make use of the solaris weapon for wakka is bad enough, but the minigame is also tiring as hell. after your first match you have absolutely no problem to win. you just sit there, playing and hoping that you will finally get the jupiter sigil.
well that's just my personal opinion but those things keep the story from progressing for to long (in my case).
i haven't finished DQVIII, just bought it a few weeks ago but i somehow lost interest halfway through because the storyline.
will finish it sometime later, but it's definetly not the same league as Persona 3 and FFX although i really like the visuals and sound.
of the five games listed above my number three.
Dark Cloud 2: hm...didn't finish that either but as far as i can remember really well implemented gameplay elements. my number four.
Shadow Hearts 2: Covenant...can't say anything about it since i only played the predecessor.
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