Rome Total War is truly an awesome game, I hate units in the phalanx formation though, so far the only way I found to kill them was to get cavalry to charge from behind but that's hard to do. I thought elephants were pretty strong too till they got to the ennemy skirmishers.
Now to return to RPGs, I think Icewind Dale is pretty good. Sure it doesn't have all the NPC interaction that BG2 or PS:T has, but it has enough to be called an RPG. It's at least by far more an RPG than Diablo. It's a game for those who don't like BG2's or PS:T's complexity, and also don't like mindless H&S. I enjoyed it, at least as much as I enjoyed both Baldur's Gates.
Oh and just a quick note on RTSs, I think Warhammer 40k Dawn of War is really great. Anyone who likes a fast-paced RTS should give it a try.
