Originally Posted by Zephyr
Okay, can someone recommend a game currently out where the protagonist is not some sort of 'Chosen'? Just a Guy trying to get by. I'd like a non-party, single-player, open world, NON turn-based game where I don't have to endlessly twiddle with and juggle inventory and stats.
Could be anything, high fantasy, sci-fi, whatever. Not big on magical super powers either.

I guess Fallout: New Vegas qualifies. Sure, you end up doing a lot of heroic or anti-heroic stuff during the game, but you start out as a regular person. There is some inventory juggling and stats, though.