Considering that I have played dozens of JRPGs in the past 20 years and never had even a shred of interest in Persona, I'd give that a no.
Excluding FF and DQ which are far above any other JRPG there have been quite a few notable ones. Lufia, Xenoblade Chronicles, Resonance of Fate, Baten Kaitos, Grandia 2, Valkyria Chronicles.
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