Sorry, It's FF7. Best lead character...ever (well Solid Snake is cooler but that's a different genre)
The Materia system was the best way to manage skills...ever.
Most believable antagonist (Not just "evil dude you need to kill" you felt for him as he was more a victim of circumstance than anything.....plus he was a certifiable Bad-***)
Tied with FFX for best story (hard to choose favorite, 7 was so dark and 10 was only dark at times and even then...)
and the most (fun anyway) side quests. (ten had more but who wants to catch 100's of monsters and get hit by lightning 200 times?)
Knights of the Round..... need I say more?
So like I said... um..... I mean... Wow twin turbos... sweet set up.