I played GTA San Andreas a few times, still get's me into tears of bloody joy. Hahahahah. Yeah, that with the Elderscrolls Oblivion, Metal Gear Solid 3, and ooh can't forget probably the top of the line, BIOSHOCK.
Resident Evil I loved the ''outbreak'' in #1 - Loved how #2 was so in-depth about finding Chris #3 how Umbrella wanted to kill any remaining STARS members. And the rest I love RE!
FF7 is way over rated it was good but had many flaws and really flayed the manga still for its time its a operatic master piece Still personally I find the best storyline has come from Chrono Trigger and Cross (maybe one day Break, I CAN HOPE!) Also Legacy of Kain is right up there, I like that theme of a perfect circle (which Chrono serious also shares) And I dont mean to get offensive but I really dont think GTA nor Resident evil did anything new or exciting... Were they good? Of course... Where they even a tid bit original? Not at all... I just dont feel like they are the best storyline game at all, though they are pretty much kings of their own genre Still whatever floats your boat thats just my opinion dont take it too harshly ;]
Resident Evil was original, as was GTA. (Though perhaps not storyline-wise) Either way. Bioshock needs more love, amazing storyline.
Prince of Persia series(fell for it easily) ff7 haven't played ff9, though I should according to what people have to say about it.