Earthbound > all jrpg turds
Kotor > Any JRPG
Jade Empire > Any JRPG
Mass Effect 2 > Any JRPG

I haven't played Kotor because fuck Star Wars, but Jade Empire and Mass Effect 2 were 2 of the shittiest and shallowest RPGs I've ever played in my life I think. Got through Jade Empire by using the default moveset and mashing the same combo over and over, not once varying it, and I never died once. ME2 took out all the broken, yet still interesting, stuff about the first game, removed any exploration, and replaced it with an average cover shooter.
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Both games looks like Dwarf Fortress compared to ME 3 though...