Dragon Warrior 1, 2 and 3 as a continuous trilogy make them equal to Final Fantasy 1, 2 and 3. I think individually, the Final Fantasy games are better made, but I really enjoyed the epic saga of the first three Dragon Warriors. One of the earliest wow moments for me in videogames was when I got to the map in DW2 where DW1 began and the DW1 music began to play. It was powerful - epic. That said, if each Dragon Warrior was a totally separate universe like Final Fantasies are, then they wouldn't hold a candle to their counterparts. They do a great job of combining to become greater than the sum of their parts - something FF has yet to master. I can't judge any Dragon Warrior past 3, because once the Edrick Trilogy ended, so did my interest in the series - seemed to become generic anime.