For non-hardcore RPG players, Morrowind makes the RPG both accessible and fun.
User Rating: 8.2 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Game of the Year Edition PC
I'm not a D&D fan. I'm not a Final Fantasy fan. My one attempt to play D&D with my cousin ended badly because I kept saying, "I don't get it. Why can't I do X? Why is your guy so powerful and mine sucks?" I like immediate gratification. D&D and its computer/console counterparts just weren't.... well, gratifying. I just didn't get the appeal of tediously building up a character by continuosly whacking monsters in the head. But, all that changed when I tried Morrowind. Morrowind has all the elements of classic RPG play: character building, classes, levels, quests, monster bashing, magic, etc. But, it makes all that accessible and fun to immediate gratification guy... me. Morrowind immerses you in a wonderous world where you can bascially do anything you want. You don't have to worry about the rules because you inherently understand what your character is. The details of landscape and characters are wonderful and make gameplay a cinch. The sounds are rich and the storyline and subplots deep and as interesting as a good novel. Morrowind sold me on the RPG experience. Can't wait for Elder Scrolls IV! 
