i have owned a gibralter avenger, pearl elims (strap drive), DW 7000, axis long boards, and currently, pearl demon drives.
the worse are gibralter and DW 7000 ... unresponsive as hell.
i love the pearl elims cause it feels very normal.
i love the axis cause they can go really fast, but it takes a little bit to get used to. it does not feel as normal or intuitive as pedals you got used to.
and finally, i love the pearl demon drives, because while they are direct drives, they still feel somewhat like cam driven pedals. if ever i need to get a new set of pedals, i would get either elims or demon drives. i feel comfy with them the most