Several different tiers to playing rpg's. I started on them in 1984 and have progressed accordingly across all platforms. I am an avid David Eddings fan and am patiently awaiting the arrival of a game based on both series.
Here's a little advice to get you started.
Tier 2 games: Diablo II, Diablo, Fable, Dungeon Siege 1 and 2, Sacred. Each brings different aspects of rpg environment to light. I disagree that they aren't real rpg'ers since dependant upon your decisions on how to level characters will equate to how strong one becomes.
Tier 1 games: Baldurs Gate, Neverwinter Nights and to some extent Oblivion. These bring a little more emersion into the realm world and how you interact with NPC (non-player characters). Another one that is soon to be released is Assassins Creed where your actions with NPC's will affect overall game play.
Download the demos and see what type of gameplay you seek and then purchase the whole game.
Lets see...most Diablo designers and programmers have left. Blizzard has mainly moved on to MMO's. Starcraft is one of their bigger cash cows that is wayyyy long in the tooth. What could possibly be the thinking behind Diablo 3 at this point.
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