Lots of big RPGs made 2005 a great year. Dragon Quest VIII, Guild Wars, Digital Devil Saga, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Jade Empire, a handheld Final Fantasy IV port made it so, along with many others. Plus, it was the year the PSP and Xbox 360 arrived in the gaming world.
(Asheron's Call, Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Culture, Dragon Quest VIII, Dungeon Lords, EverQuest, Everquest 2, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, GameCube, Grandia III, Guild Wars, Jade Empire, Kingdom of Paradise, Lord of the Rings Tactics, Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome, MapleStory, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Nintendo DS, PC, Popolocrois, PS2, PSP, Romancing SaGa, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2, Wild ARMs Alter Code F, World of Warcraft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xenosaga Episode 2, X-Men Legends II, Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim)