"Vintage" (PC)
Baldur's Gate Series
Neverwinter Nights Series
X Wing/Tie Fighter
Wasteland
Civ I & II (Honorable mention - face it the older ones were awesome at the time they were released.)
MoO I & II
"Vintage" (Console)
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy (I & II as it was sold to Americans )
Zelda, Zelda II (both NES), and Zelda for SNES
Uncharted Waters (NES), Uncharted Waters II (SNES)
Wild Arms (PS1)
"Modern" (PC)
Fallout 3/ NV
Morrowind/Oblivion/ Skyrim
Mass Effect I - III
Gal Civ 2
Civ 4
FF 10 (Let's face it I played them all. But choose the one you like best of all )
I don't like how all RPGs went to action instead of some turn based thing. Most action systems penalize the user by agressive monsters always getting their hits in and the user penalized by not blocking or defending at the correct time. Even worse some monster not vulnerable unless you do the right thing at the right time. I have always been critical, but I can't change the way a whole industry went.