@jackleveledup and now that I'm thinking about best-of-all-time lists, hmm
In no particular order
FFVI
Chrono Trigger
Baten Kaitos
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Xillia
Tales of the Abyss
Radiant Historia
FFIX
Wild Arms 3
Suikoden 2
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
@jackleveledup I really wanted to put Morrowind on there but that's a WRPG, not a JRPG
Also considered putting Xenoblade Chronicles, 1 or 2 or both, but eh, the fanservice problem those games have works against them somewhat, as well as the phoned-in sidequest system of the first one
Stories are fantastic though.