I'm glad 7th Dragon III Code: VFD got some love (although I didn't expect it to be anyone's number one, including Guillaume!). It kinda came out of nowhere and ended up being on my favorite games of 2016 as well. I would also have it somewhere in my top three games of the year, in what I consider to be a stellar year of gaming on Nintendo platforms (...well, on one of Nintendo's platforms, at least).
I knew Jon's list would be out there, but I'm surprised he avoided the low-hanging fruit of Miitomo. Frankly, I'm disappointed.
I don't know what exactly you heard about the ending of Dragon Quest VII, Guillaume, but I thought it was one of the best parts of the game. The story takes some "interesting" turns, there's no insane "hey, you got to the end of a JRPG" difficulty spike, and it actually felt like the best paced part of the game to me. If you're enjoying Dragon Quest VII so far, I think you'll like the ending too.