EverQuest II (Collector's Edition) (PC Games, 2004)

EverQuest II is an immersive mmorpg with incredible graphics, some really unique gameplay and an incredible level of customization. You can choose from several races, religions, genders, attributes, body sizes, etc, and then go explore hundreds of massive outdoor landscapes, cities, dungeons and other innovativve twists. I thought the game was very easy to learn, but it has managed to captivate me for over a year now (I'm still playing). I've played World of WarCraft and I think it too is a great game, but I prefer EQ2 because I think the characters are more interesting and realistic to me and the storylines tend to be more well thought-out and engaging.