Okay, I finished Final Fantasy X-2 last night and need my next fix. The only problem is which game I should play so... Therefore I thought you guys (and girls) could help me pick. The alternatives are Brave Story: New Traveler (PSP) Grandia (PS1), Suikoden IV (PS2) and Tales of Symphonia (GC).

And don't just say "play this or that", motivate why I should play it. Alright?

Well considering you just finished X-2 anything is fine since you can only go up from there. :-p

Haha Well, I certainly did'nt think it was a masterpiece, but aside from the overall "Charlie's Angels" theme I thought it was quite good. I mean the figting system is great and I really like Spira. So I would rate it 7/10 (7 = Good).

Grandia:

-Great story, better than ToS
-Great characters, better than ToS
-Great music, better than ToS
-Graphics are horrible for now... but still , better than ToS
-Great VA, better than ToS

Yeah I have heard many good things about ToS over the years. Actually I've never played a Tales game, so maybe it would be a good idea to play ToS before ToV arrives in Europe in June so I'm a little more "into" the series.

Before I made this thread Grandia pretty much was my first hand choice. It looks so… cosy.  How long does it take to finish on the first playthrough?

Go retro
Chrono Cross!

quite long... probably over 50+ hours

Well, I have that one too so it's an option I loved Chrono Trigger so... How does it hold up against it?

@piggychan

Alright. Sounds good.

Anyone other than Suikoden IV will do.  That game is not on the same level as some of the other titles in the series.