Technically, Earthbound is a Final Fantasy clone, which is a clone of Dragon Quest.

Yay! We have something in common! Our most favorite games is a JRPG!

You didn't explain his weird arm, so I still feel offended. This may be stretch, but I'm guessing he has something to do with some sort of animated feature about a young boy living in a lonely world who one day comes across a cute girl, the girl is overly eccentric and her troubled pass keeps following her. After a series of silly adventures, the girl is kidnapped by her evil twin brother and as she's being taken away, she throws you a necklace with a cross on it. The young boy sit's in the middle of the street, crying because he has lost his best friend and then he notices a bright light coming from his hand. It was the necklace with the cross. Reluctantly, he put's on the necklace and an explosion of light erupts from his chest, his body begins to change and a surge of power fill's his body. The boy has now become 'One Arm Longer Man' and with his new found powers, he won't rest until his friend is returned home safely. Along with his trusty friend, Diago the talking squirrel, he will go on a long and perilous journey, making new companions on the way and becoming stronger and stronger until the day he has to fight his friends evil twin brother. If only he knew, that the fate of the whole world, was in his hands.

I could be totally wrong though.

that's not a guy is a girl.

Uh... what?  The only game on your list that was even released in the appropriate time period is Deus Ex, which I can sort of understand them excluding.  Also, your ignorance of SMT should be corrected IMMEDIATELY.  :)

A list with of best RPGs and no Tales games?

Blasphemy!!!

I will work on it. I am not promising anything, but once I find a good PS2 emulator, I will be looking for a Shin Megami Tensei rom asap.

Your to late, I already wrote a story about 'him'.

Read the post right above yours.

sorry, didn't read it.

What's this? Never heard of it.

From the site:-

"Ever17: Out of Infinity is a visual novel in KID's acclaimed Infinity series, and the only installment ever released in English by the short-lived publisher Hirameki. However, if there ever was an Infinity game to bring over in English, this was certainly it. Visual novels live and die by their storylines, and Ever17 has one of the most emotionally charged, intense, deep, and compelling storylines ever seen in a video game. The story's real beauty is that it offers a great balance of intense drama with quieter personal moments, fleshed-out characters, and complex themes about humanity without ever being obtuse, overwrought, or overworked. It appeals to every emotion of the human experience in a genuine and unforced way. After one playthrough, players will be hooked and keep playing it again and again until they unravel every last layer of plot and see every single good and bad ending. Words simply cannot describe how engaging the storyline is without revealing massive spoilers.

What's more, the superb cast of immersive characters is the heart and soul of the story. They develop in a believable fashion, and players will form emotional bonds with at least one, if not all, of them. Tsugumi Komachi is perhaps the best tragic heroine ever encountered in a video game. Her full story will move even the most hardened tough guy to tears. We have mentioned this before, but it bears repeating that players who thought Albedo in the Xenosaga series was an incredible character and a fascinating case study need to play Ever17 and meet Tsugumi.

Add to all this some gorgeous art direction and Takeshi Abo's poignant soundtrack, and it is clear that Ever17: Out of Infinity remains the pinnacle of visual novels."

http://www.rpgfan.com/features/Top_20_RPGs_of_the_Last_Decade/20-18.html