I knew I forgot to mention something! :)
Yeah I usually don't think in terms of JRPG. But XenoC and Chrono Trigger are leagues above their jrpg contemporaries.
Yeah let's tighten up our definition of role-playing game plez :)
I'll second @Deus on Witcher 3
Gonna have to personally vouch for Pillars of Eternity, the modern successor to Baldur's Gate 2
The Dragon Age series has it going on. After a long standing love/hate relationship with the series...