GrandiaII is a good RPG with a great battle system. Being able to time your attacks to counter enemies attacks lets you bring a whole new level of strategy to a RPG. Makes it seem a whole lot less 'turn based'.
What I didn't like about the game was the story cutscenes. They're so many of them, at times you can be just watching for 20 minutes... (in fact, i never even watched the whole ending, i got bored after the first 15 minutes and went to bed...) But this may be a plus to other gamers.