Of course they are good, they really are in the top PS1 RPGs IMO. I prefered Persona 2 to one, but I think it would make more sense if you played P1 first because the story does continue in P2. Hopefully Persona 3 will get a UK release, but in order to release their Personas, the characters have to shoot themselves in the head ... But you get to attend high school, make friends and have a social life in the game, which sounds fun.