I used to play test and review Nintendo games for our website and I swear to you I've played every RPG out there, none even came close to that series. I used to go out to lunch every day and scarf down food while obsessively playing. It was the only series that hooked me good and hard right from the get go. Fantastic controls, amazing game play and solid characters, there simply wasn't anything to dislike about the games. It's one of the few game series out there that, like my favorite books, makes me want to pick it up again and again.