"Have you heard of Xenogears, M.F.? I would arguably say that I will never play a better RPG in my life. To this day, if anybody mentions a good RPG, I'll always recommend this one in return. It's for the PS1 (made by Squaresoft-"Enix") and it's real storyline driven. "
I have, but I have not gotten around to purchasing it yet. Right now my copy of Fire Emblem is floating around my truck somewhere, but I'm going to find and beat it one of these days.
As a side note, if you own Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, beat it before you play Fire Emblem. FE completely ruined FFTA for me due to the vast difficulty level difference, and now FFTA just seems stupidly easy. Alternatively, if you have trouble with strategy RPGs and FFTA seemed tough, FE will make you want to kill yourself.