PC Gaming recommendations
I've long been a console-only gamer, but for the past few months I've been getting more and more into PC FPS and RPGs. I'm far more into immersive single-player type stuff, particularly scifi and horror oriented games, but don't really care for deathmatch or WWII games. Some of the games I've really liked are Half-Life, Neverwinter Nights, Shogo, Breakdown (I know it's not a PC game), Planescape: Torment and Morrowind. I also just played the demo of AvP 2 and loved it. So what should I check out?
Also, since I liked the Xbox port of Half-Life 2 so much, I'm ready to play it the way it was meant to be played. But what exactly do I need to know about Steam (why is it hated) before I take that plunge? And what graphics cards do you recommend?