Yeah, I tried
Diablo 2, and as much as I don't mind graphics in a game (very rarely am I effy about graphics if the story or concept is good), I just couldn't get into it. I don't think that graphics were the problem, after all I played and loved
Myth II : Soulblighter
What I liked about the one's I mentioned would be, hmm.... the characters and their interactions, the story that is molded by those interactions and your decisions. It's kinda difficult to put it in words - and I've never been good at expressing things
Skyrim seems to be the closest thing to what I'm looking for from what you mentioned.
P.S. Yeah,
Pokemons.......No