I haven't played a good Final Fantasy since III.. all flash and no substance these days.

I hear the new Dark Cloud is good. It's an action RPG.

Onimusha 2 (can't speak for the original, since I don't have it) is another good 'brainless' game. It also has great integration between gameplay and cutscenes. And it plays 10,000x better than that Devil May Cry game.