Tales of Symphonia

RPG from Namco. Played on Nintendo Gamecube, also available in Japan for PS2.
A marvellous rpg for the gamecube, which isn't something you see every day/year/decade. Admittedly very cliche, especially at first, although the narrative picks up later on and delivers some nice surprises. Characters are likeable, with my personal favourites being badass mercenary Kratos Aurion and ladies man Zelos Wilder.
Graphics do a good job of looking anime-style, although the animation in cut scenes is often quite lazy. However, everything looks good during gameplay, in battles and the like.
The heart of the game is the combat, and this is where it shines. A combination of turn based and real time combat, it's alot of fun stringing together combos as you link different levelled special attacks, and you can string together huge amounts of hits; my record stands at 95.
As well as having a massive single player, it also has considerable replay value, as you spend style points earned through the game on carrying over titles, techniques, monster data, cooking ability, figurines, etc. There is a huge amount of hidden content outside the main story, and frankly, I couldn't ask for much more in an rpg.
9/10