The Elder scrolls Oblivion and Morrowind are standouts for open world RPG and in first person.
PC for the only for the mods, Consoles for real game play without the keyboard , just me and me sword.
Command conquer Generals and the zero hour expansion its the only thing that EA got right and the only real PC game worth having .
other mentionables
the first 3 medal of honor was great then went down hill after that
Socom 1 and 2 were excellent with a headset.
LOFTR , Witcher , gothic and assasins creed are great shouldve been in 1st person so im left dissaponted
Overated heap of shits -
Metal gear solid, GTA , final fantasy and dragon age - these are in 3rd person where the player is told what to do and when by the developer .
If i payed for it ill fight and venture wherever i like and the you can shove your story line up ya coita where it belongs.
Thats why Bethesda rules and ""Brink"" will blow em away as fallout 3 did.