Have you tried Skies of Arcadia/Eternal Arcadia (Dreamcast)
Skies of Arcadia Legends (Gamecube)?
I think there are too many people trying to make RPGs
as opposed to making a good RPG.
I think in the they had to focus on better mechanics in rpgs of the past
but now a lot of them seem to just being flashy.
Oh some of these battle system innovations...well just.. the HECK!
They may get a good or somewhat battle system but then
they mess the other stuff up
I think since Rpgs are long and often repetitive(lol) they need to
get more right in story and battle system and graphics can' t be poor.
but I Recommend:
Shining Force 1-2 (Genesis){ Strategy RPG (SRPG)}
Shining Force 3 (Sega Saturn)(SRPG)
Shining The Holy Ark (Sega Saturn )
{ Fights like a regular turn based RPG in First person perspective}
more Shining
Force games and Shining Wisdom maybe
I like Shining Force Neo so far
I know it wont get better than 3
Sega Saturn RPGs check
www.rgpfan.net for a lot of rpgs
don' t trust all of their reviews though judge by your taste
Skies of Arcadia has to be mentioned again
Shenm...
Let me stop that
They are trying to be to flashy nowadays
and forgetting make more important parts good
Last but not least is....What the hell is up with all the games sorrounding islands and water...soo much water...Travel here by water...travel there by water. It get' s annoying when there are no sights but nice blue wavy water....yay. Geez. I' m sick of all the RPG' s having to do with boats and small linier islands where the dungeon or whatever place you are exploring is soo damn small. One is enough.
That sounds like Wind Waker which I like (but then on a Suikoiden 4... I think)
Those Island were to small for my explorative personality
Skies of Arcadia travel by the Sky lol the areas are not
as small but that is in over world map style
I could recommend more but... why