I honestly wasn't impressed by the Dragon Quest VIII system, possibly because they didn't do anything new. I've been playing Dragon Quest games for many years now, I'd kind of like to see something different. The story's decent, but sub-par when compared to others.

Not that it's a bad game, I'm enjoying it quite a bit. But it's not the best thing out there.

The Harvest Moon series is great. I don't know why it's great, but it is.