I have good had a craving to play a good SRPG, and I want to satisfy it finally by playing a SRPG thats not FIRE EMBLEM.

You see I am a Fire Emblem whore and with the Exception of Valkyrie Provile: Convenat of the Plume( because its tri-Ace and I am their enetrnal servant), I dont bother or pay much to atention to any other SRPG's and theirs a reason why.

I have FF tactics and Disgea and I dont like either of them because they break the golden rules of SRPG's resurrection/ replacing units and/or grinding. I consider these sins to the genre. The "S" is there for reason and the ability to grind your way out of fights or just ressurect or by more units kills.

So.. I want to start giving other SRPG"s a shot assuming they dont break those taboo's

I am currently lookin at:

1. For ppl who have played Agarest. Is it good? does envolve strategy or is it a grind fest

2. What other non FE SRPG's do you recommend? that dont breajk the toboo's

* I kinda want a console SRPG, as my handheld time is dedicated to Dragon Quest IX

Shining Force comes to mind.

I can make a recommendation, but it stands as unique in the genre, unflinching and unwavering in its convictions and the xperience it seeks to deliver. It is not a traditional SRPG. I only call it an SRPG because if I were being more specific, it would be one of only two games in its own genre.

Ever heard of Ogre Battle?

Shining Force without a doubt.

If you have a ps2, check out Growlanser Generations, Growlanser 2 is one of the best SRPGs, I've ever played:

http://gamrreview.vgchartz.com/game/914/growlanser-generations/

Don't be confused and try out Growlanser 5 on Ps2, as it is crap compared to the older games

Shining Force 1 and 2. Fantastic games for their time.

I have heard of ogre battle havent played it. I hear about this game so much, but was relcutant to get it because I heard that the story was very well told because Matsuno wrote, but the actual game sucked so it was always instilled in my mind you only played Ogre battle for the story...so would you mind shedding light on that?

i came close to getting that game like 9 times but decided against it at the last moment everytime

Iv heard the Ogre Battle games are good plus thier on the Wii Virtual Console 

Whoever told you that is a liar. The games are initially hard to play and the SNES game is difficult the whole way through and the story isn't traditionally told in that one, but the N64 game is phenomenal and I recommend it without hesitation every time this comes up.

It breaks the "taboos" you mention above in several ways, but it's not a grid-based SRPG in the first place. It's about leading an army, not just a squad.

Try the N64 game, Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber. It's great.