When I play an RPG, I like to be drawn into the story and inundated with interesting characters.  It all came down to the fact that the game couldn't make me care about it.  The story was dull and the storytelling felt mechanical.  Overall the game just felt lifeless as there was no sense of excitement or curiosity as I quite literally couldn't care. 

When I saw the credits I was like "Oh... was that the final battle?"  I literally didn't even notice I was at the end of the game.  I felt less like I was playing a game and more like I was watching a documentary at some points and at the end it was like someone poking me to wake up as I had somehow nodded off during the 2nd half of it.

The battles were okay, but the rest of the game was boring as heck.

Wow, I love SRPGs but have always hated Final Fantasy Tactics, even though I love, well, some of the Final Fantasy games. I thought most people liked it though.

My fave would probably have to be Vandal Hearts. It was my first, so maybe I'm giving it a bit too much credit, but I loved it.

Best: Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
Worst:Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

BEST: Shining forces
WORST: FFTA

Favorite: Advance Wars: Dual Strike(Screw you! It counts!)
Least Favorite: Operation Darkness...BLEH!(Based on the demo)

Valkyria Chronicles is probably one of the best I've played (Japanese version).

Favorite- Fire emblem series
Least Fav- Luminous Arc

Best - Dragon Force (Saturn)
Runner-Ups - Shining Force 3 (Saturn), Warsong (Genesis)
Worst - Operation Darkness (360)

My best is by far Final Fantasy Tactics, one of best stories ever and a fantastic battle system.
Worst, I dunno, I haven't played many bad SRPGs

Advance Wars DS is a fantastic game, but you really have to stretch the definition of SRPG to make it fit