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Why not try out Western CRPGs?
I gather from what you're writing, that you're trying to get into JRPGs.
If you want action-laden fights without random encounters, I suggest the "old" BioWare RPGs:
They're old but gold and still one of the best.
And there are still:
I will say that I hate to call something like Cyberpunk an RPG at all. It feels almost entirely like a shooter, with the RPG parts somewhat tacked-on. This is more evident even with the missing 6th spec tree and how, even after massive rebalancing, the whole level-up and spec-system are entirely irrelevant without a lot of mods.
Don't get me wrong, modded the system works well.
But as installed, it's just all rubbish and feels almost forgotten by the devs.
OP asked for "RPGs for people who don't like RPGs".
And yes Cyberpunk has all of that:
It's a proper RPG but with a huge focus on the shooter/action part and yes, in my opinion it lacked on the Quest and interaction part.
But I wouldn't say that the battle system alone defines a RPG, see Mass effect 2 + 3 and the Witcher.
Yeah true, you're right. Nevermind my comment. 😅 Especially on the background of wanting an RPG for non-RPG players.
Isn't Cyberpunk 2077 also based on the RPG system with the same name?