Kenryoku_Maxis on 11 March 2009
1. Dragon Quest VIII
2. Chrono Trigger
3. Suikoden II
4. Paper Mario
5. Dragon Quest V
6. Pokemon Emerald
7. Seiken Densetu 3
8. Dragon Quest III
9. Odin Sphere
10. Final Fantasy VIII
I'd also have put Symphony of the Night up there, but there's often quite a debate about wither or not its an RPG or not, because it melds the line between an Action/Adventure 'Metrovania' game and features a lot of RPG elements. However, since many games are now being considered straight 'Action RPGs' with near duplicate playstyles (see Odin Sphere) and most of the later games are now being labeled Action RPGs, I'd say that proves the game qualifies as such.
Edit: Saw some other games I forgot looking at some other lists.
Six upcoming games you should look into:
