I've got half raised beds and the other half of the lottie as a 3 yr rotation for spuds, brassicas and courgette/squash and any left over seedlings from the raised beds.
I have to say that the raised beds are MUCH easier than the normal soil in that it doesn't get compacted and seems to warm up quicker.
We have peat soil where the watertable sometimes rises to the surface, so the raised beds meant we could start planting before the watertable has dropped .

It works well for us

Some of our raised beds are N/S and some are E/W - they just fit in around the paths etc. I've not really noticed much of a difference to be honest.