Playing A Game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic PC

I feel like something's wrong with me. I am a nerd, for fuck's sake, I write embedded firmware for my video game money. And yet, when I try KOTOR, it just turns me off. It's just like what happened when I tried Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game. I can stand character customization - I can take deep, involved stories and settings - but when a game's action is slow, even if it works on a deep foundation, I simply can't get into it. Hell, even Mass Effect, which is more shooter than RPG, couldn't keep my interest for long. Am I broken? Or are these games really boring as hell?

Progress: Gave Up