What i've been playin recently is the mmorpg Shaiya by areia games. It is like the best i have played in a long time. I mean it has all the basics of rpg's. Mages, preists, fighters, defenders, and archers what more can u want from an rpg. It is the best rpg i have play now.
Tales saga, FF, and any tactics RPG. Spefically Tactics Ogre since it started the tactics rpg genre, and the devolpers from that helped make FFT, play both and you'll notice similar icons.
I love the Golden Sun series. They have awesome graphics, especially for being on the Game Boy Advance, sweet game-play, an intriguing plot, good music, challenging puzzles, and awesome combat.
Well, Final Fantasy Series takes the cup for sure! It's games are so awesome and their story-line never gets old. The games are also so hard! Final Fantasy 10 was pretty dang hard and Final Fantasy 12 made Final Fantasy 10 look like a sissy game!