The Last Remnant or Infinate Undiscovery

[leader of mortals]

I have both games, and I like them both. Last Remnant I have not gotten very far into, however, but the strategic battle system can be very fun, if you enjoy that sort of thing, or very frustrating if you want a more normal RPG. Basically, Last Remnant's battle system is a partly controlled strategy game. You choose what characters you have and how to set up your party, and in the battle you are given a few options of what to do, but you don't have full control. For example, you might want only person 1 and 2 to use skills, but that's not one of the options, so you have to choose an option that you don't want. This is the main problem everyone seems to have with the game, but I think it adds more strategy to the battles, as saving AP gives you more and better options.

While Last Remnant is a strategy RPG, Infinite Undiscovery is an Action RPG. The story, in my opinion, was amazing, with parts that had me crying more than I have ever cried, and parts that had me laughing to where I couldn't breathe. The battle system is very fun, if at times a repetitive. Almost every character is amazingly charming and interesting, with fair backstory and lots of development. Some characters instantly fade out of the plot, but when you have so many characters, it is to be expected. With different modes of gameplay and a post-game dungeon, it can be played for hours and hours.

If you have played and liked Radiata Stories, get Infinite Undiscovery. It's by the same team and the charm seems similar.

Edit: Oh, if you get The Last Remnant, be sure to either get it for the PS3, or, if you get it for the 360, put it on your harddrive. If you have it for the 360 and it isn't on your harddrive, the framerate in intense moments drops to, and I'm not joking, about 2 fps.