Driftmoon,
Nox,
Eye of the Beholder ...
Not the most typical CRPGs (they are more action-oriented, ARPG and dungeon crawler), but fun and not overly complicated or hard. And yeah, I'd also advise against The Witcher. The general mechanics are easy enough to understand, but even if you find those mechanics interesting and the first acts engaging (which I did not) the first boss battle can be aggravating and off-putting even for veteran players. You absolutely need to use potions to win it even if you had never been required to use them before, and you only have like two seconds to realize that you're screwed before having to click through 5 minutes of dialogue again in order to retry. That battle design is the opposite of beginner-friendly (and frankly just bad). Get it anyway, at the
current price, if you don't already own it, but don't expect it to be a good introduction to CRPGs in general.
Maybe
Neverwinter Nights, but preferably short community modules or playing online with friendly people who can tutor you. Btw, in case you want to try it and you missed the freebie promo, I still have a free code for NWN on GOG. Let me know if you want it!
I also second the recommendation for
Shadowrun Dragonfall, if you're into cyberpunk and/or want to try something a little more tactical and less focused on action.
(You will note that there's a wide variety of subgenres and settings in CRPGs, and also lots of controversy about what should actually be called a RPG and what not. I'd advise you to not pay too much attention to that and just try out different types of games labeled as RPG to see what suits your tastes best.)
bad_fur_day1: Does it bother anyone else, asking a question then immediately logging out. You just wanted the attention didn't you.
I actually think it's a sensible thing to do. The OP probably just wanted to do something useful with their time while waiting for suggestions to accumulate instead of sitting there glued to the screen, refreshing the page every ten seconds or so. Also, many people who are new to the forums don't expect them to be THIS active and helpful and are actually surprised when they find several replies to their post within the first hour - or even day - already.