Jenny_mp3: I've seen some people say that it's better to start with Civ 4.
I'd agree with that. At this point, might as well.
Jenny_mp3: Nox and Divine Divinity intrigue me, people have said they're good, but I prefer turn-based RPGs such as Fallout and Spiderweb games. I tried a little bit of Baldur's Gate, a copy I found in a charity shop, and I don't mind real time with pause either. I have some Ultima games, and I know Ultima 6 is turn-based but Ultima 7 isn't, so I'll probably wait until I've played that before getting either Nox or Divine Divinity.
Don't think you can compare Nox or DD with BG or Ultima. Nox and DD are ARPGs, with that clickfest combat style, and I'd say Nox is a pretty typical representative of the genre, albeit a reasonably well done one, while DD a... somewhat enhanced ARPG. I called it Diablo 2 done right, since it's that style of gameplay (bar companions, except summons if you use that), but they put effort into the world, giving you reasons to explore, stuff to discover, NPCs to actually want to talk to, some interesting quests too, plenty of humor that actually works, and loads of skills that you can make use of (all, or nearly all, spells can be trained with books, no need for skill points if you can wait, as they randomly appear in stores - prices will appear insane at first but they'll eventually be affordable as fast as you can find them if you're careful). I also don't do well in real time, action combat, reflexes, coordination, that sort of stuff, but nevertheless liked it (*ahem* unlike Diablo 2, blah), but If it's the action / real-time combat that's the main stumbling block for you, it may be a problem.
Oh, did you notice you wrote SIms in your title?