I heard my friend said FFIV was pretty good in the DS (but then again... I've never played FFIV yet so I can't really judge). I've played FFIII in the DS but it kinda seemed tiring and repetitive :|.

You can also try Suikoden Tierkreis.

Off-Topic:
Here are some non-RPG suggestions XD (because most of my DS games are non-RPG lol):
Phoenix Wright Series
Cooking Mama
Room 215

Personally, that's just how I saw it. I'm not stating it's an offline MMORPG. I tried to give it a chance but I couldn't stand it. Sorry I'm not a big fan of FFXII. :P

Chrono Trigger is a good RPG to purchase, very replayable since it has multiple endings.

Here are more of my faves:

Alundra - Not exactly an RPG but it's awesome, kinda similar to Zelda but still fun, and the bosses look cool. And the entering dreams concept and puzzles (despite that they were frustrating) were awesome

Lunar 1 (have barely played Lunar 2 :() - Simple game yet awesome, i don't know why but it was great.

FFIX - One my favorite FF's, next to 10. I kinda felt the "Final Fantasy" theme in this game (i heard this was the maker's favorite FF). Awesome music, awesome towns and really cute chars.

FFVII - I like it but not an extreme fan of it (I kinda think the FFVII original is the best rather than its sequels... then again, i've barely played the sequels).

Secret of Evermore - I enjoyed the alchemy concept and the concept wherein you travel into different places having different era-like environments.

Illusion of Gaia - Great game even though it seemed somewhat short. I was fascinated by the
FFVI - It was big game alright, so many secrets, so much drama, and two worlds. Great story.

Breath of Fire I - Simple RPG, awesome game.

Suikoden 1 - This RPG got me hooked into the entire Suikoden series, the original 108 stars of destiny concept, having your own castle, etc.

Grandia II (not sure) - I really enjoyed it and it was the only RPG that I've finished in the Dreamcast, I enjoyed fighting the lol.

Wild Arms - The story, the ability to summon different golems, the length of the game (especially the secrets).

Chrono Cross - Great story and awesome gameplay. Chrono Series rock!

Xenogears - Great story, music, and places (like Shevat, i <3 Shevat).

I'll add some more later, here are my first 5 :P Just try not to bash other people's favorite RPGs haha

Suikoden 2:
Simple game play, able to collect multiple characters, semi-customizable characters, the awesome piano intro song, story about two great friends (SPOILER: and one of the friends was a traitor and both lead opposing forces), and the game feel (traditional-like).

Earthbound:
Cute gameplay, simple story but strangely enticing, very original (kids fighting aliens in a modern world using bats and frying pans and shopping for equipment and stuff at malls), and funny.

Persona 4:
One of the best storylines that I've heard, great characters and all of them had depth, unique gameplay, J-pop like soundtrack and they were really catchy, hilarious, and tackled multiple personal teenage issues.

Chrono Trigger:
Originality, the gameplay and ability to combine certain techniques with other people's techniques, soundtrack, the story about time traveling and ability to change events in the past.

FFX:
Game feel and the environments and places of the game(Besaid Island), story, super cool aeons, music which range from relaxing to emotional, and the unique gameplay and sphere grid.

Anyone enjoying or playing 'em?

I love a number of FF piano pieces from 6-10 such as:

FF6:
Terra
Celes
Coin Song
Kids Run Through The City Corner

FF7:
Aerith's Theme
One Winged Angel
Rufus' Welcoming

FF8:
Succession of Witches
The Castle
The Successor
Fisherman's Horizon

FF9:
Treno
Rose of May
Melodies of Life

FF10:
To Zanarkand
Suteki Da Ne
Cave of Repentance (Via Purifico)
Ending Theme

I do hope it won't be much like FFXII.

I'm sorry but I hated FFXII, it didn't feel like a Final Fantasy to me, more of an offline MMORPG. :P

Hi I'm new here :p

Here's my opinion:

I think graphics (in terms of color and visual play) are important because if the game contains it will give one a visual appeal of the entire game.

But whether if 3d is better than 2d, it really depends and is probably the third or fourth important factor (top for me is story and second is gameplay). For what I know, 2d (or 2.5d) games tend to be more simple yet epic (well for me 'cause I'm a major SNES fan and I've played almost all the RPGs for the nth time without even getting tired such as Earthbound, Secret of Mana, Zelda, Super Mario RPG, etc.) whereas 3d games tend to have these fantastic scenery and this form of grandiosity (like FFX, Besaid Island haha).

I wouldn't say 2d/less-than-or-equal-to-32-bit games are ugly because it would be like calling Chrono Trigger ugly. Haha

I played the PS version and stopped midway(?). It was kinda too easy for me (or maybe because I did it on easy mode haha) and the dungeons became repetitive. What I found cute in the game was the singing and stuff (well from the title Rhapsody, it must have to do something with music).