Why are so few RPGs actually living up to their name? It's called a Role Playing Game, meaning you play the role of the character, not just the combat aspects. You should be able to make choices that actually affect your character and always have more than one choice (Oblivion is very bad for this) and the choices should actually make a difference in where the conversation goes, rather than just making the NPC say a slightly different version of the same thing for either answer (Oblivion is also pretty bad for this, too, especially at the beginning of the game). This is the main reason why I want The Witcher and Mass Effect. I'm also looking forward to Fallout 3.