This would be Log Horizon the ONLY "I'm trapped in a MMO!" series I like! Instead of doing the whole, if you die in game you die in real life, they have it as an experience loss penalty. Only you pay with memories of your real life. So you die and forget what your mother looks like or what the name of your first pet is.
And they cover the crafting system and npc's in a way I would have approached it as well. The npc's gain sentience (which some players DO NOT accept easily and in some cases at ALL) and for crafting, if you go through the menus, the food is nourishing but tasteless.
