I think first person is very difficult to do well. I read a two-book series that had high fantasy elements, was pretty dark, and told in an intimate, first-person voice. I really liked both books in the series and I picked up a triology by the same author that wasn't nearly as good (and also first-person).
Personally, I kind of like first person because of how close you get to the main character and third person can jump around. As it happens, I have a theory that a great opening line is a sign of a great book and one of the all-time best opening lines is from a first-person book...
"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."
However, we all have different tastes and that is not weird. It is what makes the world great.
