I was quite a while looking for a fantasy rpg game out there and looks realistic. The Witcher looked good, but I found the combat system not pleasant and I rather play a female character because I myself a woman.
Then I came across Skyrim. An older game, but what does it look great, especially with all the mods to choose from. I love it.
For myself, I think it is important how the game looks like and that I can develop a character as I wanted to. Skyrim gives that option. Great.
In my search for more info on this game I came across this blog. The section Character build is great. I had never stopped to think up a story around my character.
I have an idea for a story and find the mods at that apply to my character and story.