I need an RTS.. Or an RPG.

[Flying-Emu]

Go play the first Fallout. And then get back to us.

 

[BritishWeather]

Medieval 2 Total War - with Stainless Steel/or LOTR Third Age mod.

 

[Sanguinius- The Angel]

I decided to try out Chrono Trigger.. And the trial part.. It made me crack up. Who woulda thought that that Millenium Fair stuff would come back to bite you.

 

[FlashHero]

I was debating getting a ROM for Chrono Trigger, can anyone explain to me the basic premise? All I've heard is that it's 'good'. It's not like 'Sword of Mana' with hella cheesy dialogue, but good gameplay, is it?

.. Honestly, the dialogue in that game made me head-desk several times.

It's old...if you can get past that your good...it is one of the few games im willing to play form that far long ago....its fun and does its job well...keeping you entertained...I recommend it.

 

[Lucifer dern]

ive been playing alot of dawn of war but i find it very tacticly limited so i cant really recommend it.
rpg wise id refuse to recomend anything but a games i feel are actualy rpgs
so my recomendations
starcraft2.
vampire: the masquerade bloodlines (my fav game and the modding community for it is insane! yes my name has lucifer in it ive got a picture of eric draven and i like vampire: the masquerade...im a walking cleashy.)
i hear the first one pretty good but ive not really looked at it much.
rome: total war. (cos some times economy can go fuck itself.)

 

[Jark212]

Dawn of War: Warhammer 40,000 is my favorite RTS. And Mass Effect my favorite RPG...

 

[XSA37]

Go Starcraft 2 for the RTS, or, if you want something classic, World in Conflict: Perhaps one of the best RTS games I have ever played.

 

[mrdude2010]

RTS: the :total war series is pretty much always a good bet... even the older games like medieval total war and rome total war age remarkably well

 

[Nouw]

Company Of Heroes. Can't go wrong with that. Fantastic Game.

 

[mikespoff]

RTS:
Supreme Commander 2
Battle for Middle Earth 2

RPG:
Mass Effect 2
Dragon Age: Origins

 

[Lupeclan]

Just hop on the SC2 Bandwagon.

 

[hollowminds]

Rise of nations or SC2 for the RTS.

 

[Catalysis]

Starcraft 2 is extremely fun.

 

[Paragon Fury]

RTS Games:
Starcraft II (PC)
Dawn of War II + Chaos Rising (PC)
World in Conflict + Soviet Assault (PC)
Tom Clancy's Endwar (Xbox 360)
Halo Wars (Xbox 360)
Supreme Commander 2 (PC,360)
Sins of a Solar Empire + Diplomacy + Entrenchment (PC)

RPG Games:
Final Fantasy XIII (360, PS3)
Record of Aragest War (360)
Fallout 3 GOTY Edition (PC, 360, PS3)
Fallout: New Vegas (PC, 360, PS3) Releases October

 

[Neotericity]

rts: company of heroes would be pretty cheap these days, but if you need a time occupier definitely check out minecraft, you won't be dissapointed

 

[Weaver]

RTS- Company of Heroes or World in Conflict, both are great fun online.

Company of Heroes for sure.
Lucky for the OP, company of heroes online is coming out soon.

 

[srm79]

For a good (and dirt cheap these days) RTS you could do worse than Rome: Total War. Still the best in the TW series (sorry, the gunpowder era just doesn't do it for me where TW games are concerned), and made 100 times better if you chuck in the Roma Surrectum mod. Or wait a week or so for RS2

 

[Flac00]

OK, I know you tried an FPS. But Borderlands is a lot of fun. I will agree with you, FarCry 2 had some problems. But Borderlands is absolutely awesome! The shooting is fun, the RPG elements are intriguing. The leveling does not feel like grinding at all. It can get really hard, but you can always preserver with just some more leveling and side missions. Its only real problem is the driving is pretty bad (except one of your cars gets a rocket launcher!!), and some parts of the RPG are not up to snuff. It is more like an FPS Diablo.

RTS, a lot of options. People list off a lot of stuff, but my favorites...
-Warcraft 3 (has RPG in it, very good RTS. Storyline is amazing and long. Keeps you coming. Not PC intensive, but doesn't look horrible.
-Both StarCraft 1 and 2 (they are different but close enough for comfort. I'd take 2 anyday though, RPG in 2)
-Age of Empires 3 (this game is a lot of fun, but its story isn't amazing. RPG elements in it though. Skirmishes are a lot of fun. The armies can be absolutely huge though)
-Company of Heros (I haven't played it much, but it is fun from what I've tried. Has a huge fanbase so they gotta be doing something right.
-Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Fun, shnazy, actiony. I like it.)

Just sayin', try the Civilization games or their style. They really pay off time wise, last you forever, and are sort of RPG-esque.
PS, don't get a Final Fantasy game, there are too many other options to go with that gelatinous glob.