UBISOFT's Assassin's Creed
series is kinda like an RPG, but with ye-olde prostitutes.
The series features a man who is kidnapped for his DNA. A nefarious group is searching through time for something. The only way to do this is to tap into microbial memories buried in the DNA of the descendants of certain people. The first game sent this man back into his ancestral memories to a time during The Crusades.
Assassins Creed II
takes place in the memories of another ancestor. This one in Renaissance Italy. Ezio Auditore is handsome (which is great if you're playing for hours!) and athletic. And he is not only willing to spill blood. He is eager. For vengeance!!!
The traditional RPG's I'm used to have things like conversations with the villagers and searching the grounds for treasure.
