Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen.
Prior to playing Dragon's Dogma, I mainly played military shooters and history-related games; I didn't care for fantasy games at all -- in fact giving up on a playthrough of Skyrim. But for some strange reason, I was drawn to Dragon's Dogma -- mainly because the world looked so "real" and lived-in compared to the bright, colorful, and extravagant high fantasy of something akin to World of Warcraft. The atmosphere, AI companions, creature designs (and behaviors), and survival nature of the game won me over. Nowadays I'm sitting at a desk below a framed Dragon's Dogma poster and searching far and wide for another fantasy experience to match it.