In no particular order of preferance:
- FF IX (I'm making an exception and will list every FF I have in my top and not just the series like with ME or DS/BB).
- FF VI.
- FF VIII.
- FF VII.
- Chrono Trigger.
- Xenogears.
- Mass Effect (same as APZ here, it'd be either 1 or 2. Probably 1).
- Bloodborne (Dark or Demon's Soul would also work. Haven't actually played 2 or 3 -well, I tried 2 for a little bit-).
- Dragon Quest VIII.
- Kingdom Hearts (the first one. I kinda hate what the series has become in regards to story and characters, even though I'm very excited about 3 and really like 2 and enjoyed some spin-offs -namely, BBS-. The first one I consider has a charming, simple enough story with very exciting, for its time, gameplay and visuals).
Most RPGs I like are Japanese as there used to be a lot of them (many of them amazing). Now, I'm much more directed towards Western games, but that's just because the Japanese industry is not precisely at its best (and because I really dislike how many or most anime/manga-inspired visuals look now that 3D is the norm -I know it's kinda ironic considering I'm excited about XV (including its visuals barring some -important- designs) and that my avatar is from a manga, but hey).
This list is shiftable as fuck though, as my memory is shit and I've never a guy with a favourite "x thing" and always gravitate towards different ones depending on the day (like, The Witcher 3 could perfectly be on the list, for example).
As for the question... I could totally see it, yeah. Most aspects of the game I tolerate, like and even love (I mean, I've been following this game like an obsessed for 10 years, so I think there's a lot to like in it for me, lol). There are certain things I don't though, but if the buzz the game is getting is anything to go by, I can see it getting in the list, even in a high position. I'd be surprised if the game is anything less than good. I'm gravitating towards it being great, actually.
I mean, FF VIII is up there with VI and VIII as my second favourite FF after IX and that game is flawed as hell.