I loved the fallout series.
I agree with you though in that leaving turn based is a bad decision. I can think of a number of great games whose sequels were ruined when they went real time.
X-Com for intstance which wasn\'t an RPG per se but was a great tactical combat strategy game. Its Sequel Apocalypse was sadly lacking though mostly because the game went real time and lost a lot of its gameplay in the process.