Frankly, I don't like Dnd all that much. I never played pen & paper rpgs, only the computer kind. In that regards, the Dnd rules didn't translate well to the new medium. I preferred rpgs made from scratch for computers. Like "Fallout". The old ones. Not the new ones. I liked "Planescape: torment" for it's unique setting. Characters and story too, of course. It was a great game overall.
And it did bend those pesky Dnd rules a bit.
"The elder scrolls" and "Might & magic" series were great too.