I own Eternal Sonata, and I have to say it's one of the best RPGs I have ever played. The entire aspect of mixing music with the story is wonderful. I hope they make a sequel that works with other genres of music outside of just classical. Blues, Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk, and even hip-hop would be great source material. (Maybe not hip-hop so much, but the others for sure.) I can only hope that more RPG fans pick it up.
I always go back to the first game I ever owned, Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Whether it be a Genesis cartridge or on my 360, that's the game I always return to.
I remember going to Best Buy and buying a video game there. The clerk asked if I wanted to reserve Banjo-Kazooie and my immediate response was, "Okay." I didn't even know what the game was or what it was about. About a month later I finally found out about the game. Good thing is that I love that game to death. So things worked out for me.