37. The Witcher (PC)

At a time when everyone was "dumbing-down" RPGs to appeal to the masses, along came relatively unknown CDProjekt with The Witcher that showed there was still a market for core/traditional RPGs. The sequel has made it onto my list this year (a bit higher up) but the original is still one of the best examples of modern Western RPGs around (ignoring the weird sex card collections).








