Final Fantasy is a "love it or hate it" kind of deal. Some people have orgasms just thinking about them, but many people, myself included, are indifferent.
I prefer:
Neverwinter Nights (as stated before, but preferably with the two expansions, and the Player Resource Consortium addon, which adds 40 more prestige classes)
Morrowind (freedom!)
Knights of the Old Republic (like everyone else)
Deus Ex (1, and 2 if you have the comp for it)
System Shock 2 (Deus Ex before Deus Ex, and scarier)
Diablo 2 (if it's not an RPG, what is it?
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Fallout 1/2 (nearly perfect CRPGs; they're just great)
So, that's my complete post.