Re: Here's what I can suggest

You probably also know about this one, but my highest recommendation goes to Final Fantasy IV.

- Tricob.

"Glass Tiger for life! "

List of games I recommend (in recommendation order, more or less)
SNES
*Actraiser - Alternates between Action sequences and city-building/protecting.
*Magic Sword - Tower climbing, on a heroic level.
*Tales of Phantasia - I haven't played it much, but I hear it's good. Something tells me "Star Ocean", but I've never played it.
*Dragon View - Also known as Drakkhen II. Be sure NOT to play this on SNES9X, as it crashes at a late point in the game. (At least, I hear it only crashes on SNES9X. I didn't play through the game again on another emulator yet.) Either way, I enjoyed it up to that point. Note: Drakkhen (1) isn't nearly as good.
*Ys III: Wanderer's from Ys (I haven't tried the other Ys games.)
*Legend of the Mystical Ninja
*EVO: The Search for Eden - You don't level up, you EVOLVE.
*Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen Sorta real-time. It's a really long game though, and still somewhat turn-based. Give it a try, but don't feel bad if you give up on it (or if you want to use a strategy guide. You may need to memorize one).

NES
*Kirby's Adventure - Not really an RPG, but still fun.
*Crystalis - Originally titled "God Slayer" in Japan. What fun!
*The Guardian Legend - Sci-fi, vertical-shoot'em-ups, but very cool.
*Armed Dragon Fantasy Villgust - The name says it all.
*Magician - Kinda slow, but you could give it a try.
*River City Ransom
*Star Tropics - A kid with a yo-yo!

The new Castlevania games are good (I'm a fan of Circle of the Moon, myself).

Hope that keeps you busy!
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