So, going to try to wean myself off Fallout New Vegas by trying to take a bite out of my huge backlog.
What would you guys suggest first?
Inquisitor
Wizardry 6&7 (only ever played 8)
Septerra Core
Geneforge (what# ?)
Anvil of Dawn (just picked this one up!)
Or… dundundun… afraid to list this because it'll likely skew the answers, Ultima VII (never got around to this…).
I've actually played all of those, except for Septerra Core.
Inquisitor was not bad, but it had some pretty major issues. It's a very text heavy game, with lots and lots of descriptions for things. It also managed to create a good atmosphere. Sadly the slow movement speed & amount of repetitive combat encounters was a real killer for me. If you can live with that, then you might enjoy Inquisitor.
Wizardry 6 & 7 had a nice combat system, and I also really liked the character development, which gave a lot of interesting choices. Sadly, they both ended up feeling a bit grindy after a while. Also, Wizardry 6 does not have auto-mapping (I don't remember if 7 had it), and the levels are rather complex, with makes manual mapping tricky. I did not beat either one.
Geneforge has an interesting setting, and the writing was pretty good as well. I've only played the first & second game in the series, but they were both good, so I would recommend starting with 1 and working yourself through the series in order. That way you won't miss features added in later installments when you play the early ones.
Anvil of Dawn was good, but not outstanding. I enjoyed the combat, but it did get a bit repetitive after a while, and most of the puzzles seemed to be rather standard grid-based CRPG style. I did not beat this one.
Ultima 7 suffers from rather bland combat, but a combination of good writing and an interesting world more than makes up for this. The world really does feel alive in this one, due to the rather extensive scheduling that most NPCs have.
Overall, I would recommend either Ultima 7 or Geneforge.