I think I'll change my 5th choice to Neverwinter Nights. I've recently started playing it again and have been really getting into it. The first time round I didn't quite understand every part of the game, but now I'm making sure to go through all of the different parts and it really is interesting. I think it's mainly a case understanding the way that the D&D system works, as it's very different from any other PC game system (it was originally for pen and paper gaming, after all). I've been spending a lot of time playing a gnome wizard, and the magic system is certainly very impressive, and has a lot more depth than other RPGs.
So far I've only being playing the single player campaign, but it's also got a very strong editor tool for creating your own adventures, and online play including some persistent worlds that function similarly to MMORPGs (but with less people). There's also a "Dungeon Master" feature built in that effectively lets one person take control of the world (ie. All NPCs, monsters, areas, items etc) but I'm not quite sure how this functions because I'm not familiar with pen and paper D&D.
So, thumbs up for Neverwinter Nights.
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