Well the other games are good. I love how Tales of the World Radharaciant Mythology 1, 2, and 3 have characters from all games of the series. I love having a party of me, Zelos, Arche, and Jade!
Everything past probably the dungeon with the fish and the birds made me want my brain to explode. Everything. The only saving grace was that the battle system is still kinda fun.