9 Greatest Games Of This Console Generation

From outstanding originals to spectacular sequels, we’ve enjoyed some truly brilliant gaming experiences in recent years.

With the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 just around the corner, FMV takes a look – in no particular order – at the greatest games of this console generation.

[iamnsuperman]

For me, I don't get the hype with RDR. It was a good game but it did have fundamental flaws that stops me putting it in my top list.

I would have The Last of Us in their somewhere and instead of AC2 I would have AC:B as I thought it was a better game

[snipab8t]

No way man RDR was epic.
My top 5 games of the gen (I have an xbox 360 so I can't speak for ps3 games)
1: GTA IV
2: Battlefield Bad company 2 (Multiplayer is the best of any shooter)
3: Red Dead Redemption
4: Gears of War 2 (horde mode was epic)
5: Fallout 3

[brodychet]

RDR was amazing.

My List:
1. The Last of Us
2. Fallout 3
3. Dark Souls
4. LittleBigPlanet
5. Red Dead Redemption

[Cheese_rawl]

I'm aware of that list being YOUR list, but GTA IV nowhere deserves to be GOG. I love Rockstar, but that game was the definition of overhype. Physics were awesome and innovative, but that was it, it was very bland and shallow compared to GTA:SA in it's time. I'm pretty sure GTA V is gonna change all that.

[Philoctetes]

I have to agree with Cheese that GTA IV doesn't deserve to part of this discussion. In addition to the boring story, that game was semi-broken due to horrible checkpointing, bad shooting mechanics, and "friends" who pester you to play stupid mini-games.

Obviously there's some role here for personal preference, but GTA IV just wasn't a particularly good game.

[trafalger]

demon soul
gran turismo 5
red dead redemption
mario galaxy
xcom (played it on pc but its on consoles)
mass effect series (played it on pc)
valkyria chronicles
trials evolution (played on pc but also on x360)
last of us

[nix]

i love you guys for saying GTAIV wasn't great...

[awi5951]

Witcher 2

Witcher 1

Ghost recon advanced warfighter 1 &2 multiplayer

Rainbow 6 games multiplayer

Condemed 1 and deadspace for horror games

Left for dead 2 multiplayer and co-op

Elder scrolls oblivion & Skyrim.

Saints row 3

Uncharted and metal gear 4

Gears of war multiplayer and single player

The Batman games both are great.

Half life 2 the orange box. Half-life 2 plus expansions,Portal, team fortress 2

Portal 2

Battlefield 2 and bad company 2

Castle crashers and geometry wars.

The resistance games eventhough they get no credit.

World of warcraft the wrath of the litch king expansion.

Honorable mention: A game that no one played hey "Chromehounds" you were a great game while you lasted now i have mech warriors online a series ive played on PC since the first one.

[Wrightylfc88]

Gta4 was the worst GTA ever!

[TeaRunner]

Call of Duty 4 or Oblivion takes it for me.

[HammadTheBeast]

I don't understand. How does Condemned become one of the greatest game of the generation, yet not The Last of Us?

[snipab8t]

Sure, disagree with me because I didn't include The Last of Us and had xbox games in the list.

Also, I would say that for me, the best games of the generation are the ones that were the most fun to play, and not necessarily the most 'perfect' game. GTA IV was undoubtedly the most fun I have had in a game just playing with mates with the cheats on and just messing around.

[mikeslemonade]

You're list is incorrect if it doesn't start like this:

1. COD4
2. Uncharted 2

Reason why.. they are so good that almost every game copies elements from those two games this generation.

[Yi-Long]

Not going to list a whole top 10, but many of my absolute favourite games this gen have been arcade games, like Trials Evo, ilomilo, Super Meat Boy, Mark of the Ninja, Journey, etcetc. :)

[InTheZoneAC]

gta iv was really fun, but not the best experience, not even close

my list would contain:

-uncharted series, mainly uncharted 2 as the best in the series

-the last of us

-fallout/skyrim, they're very flawed but the depth, size and fun factor are up there at the top

-socom confrontation, was the best online shooter available this gen but lack of support at the end of it's life and cheaters ruined another socom. Look for H-Hour to take the top spot with ps4.

I have a feeling though with GTA V that it'll be part of this list once released.

[snipab8t]

GTA IV has a metascore of 98 making it the highest rated game of the generation so I am not the only person with this opinion.

[shodan74]

RDR isn't a perfect game exactly, but I think it has certain qualities that make it a genuinely great one. Its gameworld is one of the most immersive and compelling I've ever encountered, and the story is surprisingly deep.

[iamnsuperman]

"the story is surprisingly deep"

That was my main issue (there are other issues) with RDR. I know I am alone on this but the story tried too hard to have a lot of emotion that it totally forgot about the momentum part. The ending really sums up the poor pacing throughout the game

[HeavenlySnipes]

I didn't really enjoy RDR

The gameplay pretty much stayed the same the entire 16 hours I played it, with the enemies not getting any harder or easier to kill. The redundancy in the missions because painfully obvious because of it. The story isn't deep either. The story more or less is (without adding too much spoilers): The government kidnapped your family and forces you to kill your old partners in crime to get them back.

Thats it, I don't see whats deep about it.

The final portion of the game was easily the worst imo. They try to establish character bonds between John and his family within 3-4 5 minute missions with each of them before going into a pseudo emotional ending. Before finishing the game, people on the internet were claiming how emotional that ending was; after I finished the game my first thoughts were that either I'm turning into Dexter and losing my emotions, or the ending wasn't as impactful as people were claiming.

The game had good points; the day/night cycle, how they handled crime, horse riding animations, locational damage and the pretty world

[ILive]

Red dead redemption was a little too repetitive with the gameplay, that is why i wouldnt put it as game of the generation. It was a decent game overall, but it lack some variety. I also agree with superman, the ending kind of came out ot no where, especially with how the story was progressing. It did ruin the pacing.

[KabalsHookblades]

Brotherhood was one of my favorite games, along with sleeping dogs, Skyrim, among others

[MASTER_RAIDEN]

not loving sleeping dogs after about 5 hours with it. I want to keep going so bad but im finding it pretty hard to stay motivated

[Ezz2013]

RDR was awesome by far the best R* game i have played this whole gen

my list (in no ordor):
1.The last of us
2.RDR/Uncharted 2
3.MGS4
4.Demon/Darksouls
5.God Of War 3
6.Fallout 3
7.Batman games
8.Infamous 2
9.Lord Of Shadows
1.Bioshock

[snipab8t]

Bioshock was the most overrated game EVER!

[monkey602]

Not one person has listed Skate. That game was amazing, it refreshed and innovated a tired genre and it was pure addiction. Disappointed to see it so overlooked

[fermcr]

My top 10+ in no particular order:

Witcher franchise
Bioshock franchise
RDR
Civ 5
Starcraft 2
GTA4 (and probably GTA5)
Skyrim
Last of Us
Fallout 3 franchise
Uncharted franchise
Gears franchise
Mass Effect franchise
Portal franchise
Tomb Raider
GOW franchise
Batman franchise
Borderlands franchise
Deus Ex
Infamous franchise
Dishonored
Max Payne 3
Sleeping Dogs
Far Cry 3

and probably a couple of other games I'm missing.

A lot of good games this generation.

[TesMgsFan]

Metal gear solid 4 !!!

[FuzzyPooka]

Oh my god, yes!!! You must be the one other person on this planet who realizes Brotherhood was simply a graphically and functionally better game! It fixes all the flaws of 2, and the story doesn't have any aliens or bull like that in it.

[Jyndal]

Uh, all those "aliens or bull like that" is the core of the AC franchise. Without those, it would just be Prince of Persia 2.0.

[SnotyTheRocket]

My List:

1. Deus Ex Human Revolution
2. The Last of Us
3. Uncharted 2
4. MGS4
5. Battlefield 3 (Still play it to this day)

[i8urCAKE]

MGS4 was incredible

[HammadTheBeast]

I'm still playing Battlefield 3, but I feel as if the game has deteriorated after the constant patching.

[jakmckratos]

RDR was fantastic shaddup your mouth. You don't get too many cinematic and WELL TOLD stories within the context of a huge open world with tons of crap to do.

[-Superman-]

BioShock - Agreed
Fallout 3 - No, STALKER is better.
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Assassin’s Creed II - No, same mission over and over again. Boring.
The Walking Dead - Good story but very bad gameplay... No
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Agreed
Dark Souls - Very hard, but special, Yes, agreed.
Mass Effect 2 - First game is more important.
Red Dead Redemption - Agreed

[SnotyTheRocket]

Did you even play Assassin's Creed 2?

[Pope_Kaz_Hirai_II]

Stalker the most underrated game this gen.

[The_Devil_Hunter]

1) The Last of Us
2) The Last of Us
3) Uncharted 2
4) Uncharted 3
5) Arkham City
6) God Of War III
7) Metal Gear Solid 4
8) Castlevania Lords Of Shadow
9) Metal Gear Rising
10) FIFA 10

The Last Of Us is without a doubt he best game I have ever played.

[ala_767]

ur crazy telling RDR dont make u go hype! Its the best game ever in this gen! Then comes AC2

[showtimefolks]

last of us
RDR
MGS peace walker
MGS4
Yakuza series
Uncharted 2
Fallout 3
Mass effect
God of war 3

[Dfooster]

Yeah at the time of its release those fundamental flaws were picked up by everyone but seems to have been forgotten about over the last few years.

It's a good game but not something that stayed with me like say the mass effect series did.

[rela82me]

For me RDR was a great story to be told. The gameplay was fitting for the genre, however the characters in that game made me feel as though these were truly real people. They had a sense of weight in the world, it had everyone feeling the emotions of a cowboy in great epic western.

John was so different from us as players yet drew such a connection with the audience. It drew on our understanding of morality, and you felt the weight of his past.

Hands down in my top 3. It may sound generic but Skyrim and Halo also make that list as well. Halo 2 was something that got me into FPS but was not of this generation. I love the Bungie iterations of the game.

I can only imagine what the next generation has in store for us.

[Sizzon]

Great list, I must say I really did enjoy Assassin's Creed 2, but not so much the other games in the franchise. Revelations was ok.

[DxTrixterz]

My list.
1.Mass Effect 2
2.Red Dead Redempion
3.GTA4
4.Fallout 3
5.Mortal Kombat
6.Battlefield Bad Company 2
7.Skyrim
8.Tekken Tag Tournament 2
9.COD4 MW
10. Dead Rising 2 OTR

[Y_5150]

What systems did you own during this generation?
Not one exclusive game are on that list. O_O

[DxTrixterz]

Xbox 360 and PC but really regret not having PS3 as well.

[HammadTheBeast]

Yes. A fighting game fan.

Sadly, there weren't any great Soul Calibur games this Gen.

[PeEsFour]

Well you have clearly no PS3.

[golding89]

Red dead redemption no doubt belong on this list.

That game was awesome. Bad ending for John. but will remember the experience forever.

[jcnba28]

Terrible list.

[brodychet]

wtf, how?

Those games were all fantastic.

[gaelic_laoch]

1 Dark Souls
2 Skyrim
3 The Last of Us
4 Red Dead Redemption
5 Hotline Miami
6 Fallout 3
7 AC Brotherhood
8 Uncharted 2
9 Alan Wake
10 Batman Arkham Asylum

[JackVagina]

journey > walking dead

[calin1010]

1. Batman : Arkham City
2. Red Dead Redemption
3. The Last of Us
4. Uncharted 3
5. Heavy Rain
6. Infamous 2
7. GTA 4(Complete)
8.Uncharted 2
9.LA Noire
10.Mafia 2

[Stoppokingme]

I'm gonna start my own list.

'The top ten greatest lists of top lists not to be listed.'

Enough with the top lists already. Every second article I read starts with 'the top ten...' It's wearing thin.

[Bluepowerzz]

my list consists of only 4 white knight chronicles 1 and 2 tlou and kh 1.5 hd

[BigKev45]

My top 9 list...

1. COD 2
2. COD 3
3. COD 4
5. COD World at War
6. COD MW 2
7. COD Black Ops
8. COD MW 3
9. COD Black Ops 2

I kid, I kid. Sorry folks. Someone had to do it. LMAO.

[DxTrixterz]

Where is COD1?

[realiks]

cod 1 wasn't in this gen.

[brich233]

i was gonna do it but u beat me too it. lol

[LiarasBoobs]

WHAAAT there were 9 CODs this gen? WTF! Such a shitty, overrated franchise.

[HammadTheBeast]

10 with Ghosts coming up. Maybe even 11 if Activision really wants to squeeze the milk out of those udders.

[Y_5150]

Wow That's incredible. 9 entries in a series in on generation. Wow, I am actually impressed. You should see my face.

[gaelic_laoch]

As the Irish say

I only CODDIN YA MANNNNNN!!!!

http://www.slang.ie/index.p...

[armad11]

Limbo has to be in there somewhere.

[Jyndal]

For me, in no particular order, it would be:

AC 2
Fallout 3
Skyrim
Bioshock (just the first one)
Batman Arkham Asylum (I didn't care much for Arkham City)
Dishonored
Mass Effect series
Walking Dead

[xReDeMpTiOnx]

In no order

Cod4
Battlefield bc2
Mass effect 2
Gears of war
Halo 2
Uncharted 2
The Last of Us
Killzone 2
Red dead Redemption
Bioshock
Demonsouls
Mgs4

[DarKnightDave84]

Tomb Raider
RDR
MGS4
Fallout 3
Uncharted
I would say Uncharted 2,but the first had a bigger impact on me, as to show what ps3 was capable.

[Umbasaa]

1. Dark Souls
2. Demon Souls
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Last of us
8. Uncharted 2
9. RDR

[Jiggy7d]

Dark Souls is superior to any and all.....period.

[Genuine-User]

The Last of Us
Uncharted 2
Uncharted 3
Bioshock
Read Dead Redemption
Assassin's Creed 2
God of War 3
Alan Wake
Batman Arkham Asylum
Killzone 2
Metal Gear Solid 4
Gears of War
Max Payne 3
Portal 2
The Orange Box
Deus Ex Human Revolution

[yaz288]

1.bioshock

batman arkham city
MW4
mgs4
assassin creed 1
the last of us
crysis
kz2
max payne 3
fallout 3
infamous
un2
the darkness
BC2
gears of war 1
far cry 3
Dishonored
etc

[desertpunk86]

best games i played this generation.

1 fallout 3/new vegas plus all dlc.
2 farcry 3/borderlands 2/the last of us
3 batman arkham city/bioshock infinite
4 red dead redemption/max payne 3
5 halo 3
6 call of duty 4
7 cave story
8 dragon age origins
9 the witcher 2(360)
10 gears of war 3
11 fable 2
12 alan wake

[claud3]

1. GTA IV

2. RDR

3. OBLIVION

4. SKYRIM

5. METRO 2033

6. METRO: LAST LIGHT

7. Fallout 3

8. Fallout: NV

The only games that rule

[RIP_Cell]

Fallout 3
Portal 2
Witcher 2
Arkham City
Bioshock Infinite
Mass Effect 1
Metro 2033
Dishonored
AC 2

[Darknite]

1.Assasins creed brotherhood
2.Mass effect 2
3.Far cry 3
4.skyrim
5.Dark souls
6.Batman as
7.Bioshock infinite
8.cod mw2
9.gta 4

This is the perfect list.

[90Supra]

No TLOU?

Yeah....your list is invalid

[Marc20110]

Maybe he does not have a ps3.

[Zoron007]

No particular order
1. Oblivion
2. RDR
3. Red Faction Guerilla
4. Fallout 3
5. Halo 3
6. Portal 2
7. Mirrors Edge
8. Metro Last Light
9. Borderlands 2
10. Alan Wake

[Aces17]

9 in No Order:

Uncharted 2
Mass Effect 2
God of War 3
Skyrim
Assasins Creed 2
GTA 4
Bioshock Infinite
The Last of Us
Batman AC

[ZBlacktt]

Metal Gear Solid 4? :facepalm:

[ZBlacktt]

disagreer = Xbox DVD user

[tommygunzII]

MGS4 and GTAIV should be on this list.

[DxTrixterz]

realiks COD 1 was in this gen COD Classic.

[GUYwhoPLAYSvideoGAME]

one game i'm seeing missing for the most part=journey

[Y_5150]

My top 9 list:
inFamous 2
Uncharted 2
The Last of Us
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
God of War 3
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Red Dead Redemption
Batman Arkham City
Pixeljunk shooter 2

[rammstein91]

besides all that popular titles,vanquish was the most enjoyable game in this generation.maybe it's not masterpiece but highly underrated

[Ikonic]

If I had to make a list...

1: Halo 3
2: The Last of Us
3: Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword
4: God of War 3
5:: Bioshock: Infinite
6: CoD:4 (Hate CoD or not this WAS a good ass game)
7: Skyrim
8: World of Warcraft (Dunno if this really belong to this gen or not)
9: Dark Souls
10: Mass Effect 3(Just cause the ending was only decent doesn't mean the game was bad all over)

There, hate away

[Logak]

Mass Effect 1-2 were superior to Mass Effect 3

[beebap]

Mass effect 3 game is decent and brillant at some points but ending is terrible so bad it put me off going back to replay my shepherd in any of the games again.But mass effect 1 is best for me coming out of that rumble in the end is pricless.

[prettyboy12]

this isnt a very good list,i mean where is mgs4,ninu kuni,tales of grace,gow3,hell the last of us

[Cernunnos]

Hard to say...
1. The last of us
2. MGS4
3. Skyrim
3. Uncharted 2
4. Dishonored
5. Mass Effect 1
6. Oblivion
7. Mirrors Edge
8. Fallout 3
9. AC: Brotherhood
10. COD4 (All the sequels are crap)

If I were to include PC games it would be hard as hell, but SC2 and DayZ would rank highly.

I have Bioshock Infinite on my to play list, so it might end up in there. This list also makes me realise how little I play FPS games these days.

[YodaCracker]

I'm only going to rank my top 2:

1. Grand Theft Auto IV
2. Red Dead Redemption

Some of my other favorites:

Far Cry 3
Portal 2
L.A. Noire
Gears of War
Gears of War 3
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City
BioShock
BioShock Infinite
The Last of Us
Super Meat Boy
LIMBO
The Orange Box
The Walking Dead
Forza Motorsport 4
Crackdown
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Fallout 3
Assassin's Creed II
Dead Space
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Mafia II
Alan Wake

[Imikida]

My List:
Last Of Us
Red Dead Redemption
Skyrim
Uncharted 2
GTA IV

and by the way, am I the only one who thinks the walking dead game is so overrated? I feel like it gets way to much praise just because of the TV show.

[Logak]

My favs are (in no particular order)
Mass Effect 2
Dark Souls
Skyrim
Red Dead Redemption
Fallout 3
L.A Noire
Uncharted 2
Metal Gear Solid 4
Deus Ex Human Revolution
Dishonored

[trouble_bubble]

Condemned: Criminal Origins? I had to google this to see wtf it even was lol!

It's an 81% avg XBox game 78% avg PC game from 2005 --a YEAR before the Wii & PS3 even launched lol-- that no one bought.

Come ON FMV, that barely qualifies as current gen let alone one of the best games from it. Frikkin Dragon's Crown doesn't even come out in NA til next week and has already sold more and popped higher reviews. They just 'condemned' their cred

[PeEsFour]

I know opinion and stuff, but no The Last Of Us? Thats pretty messed up..

[josephayal]

Mmmmeh List!

[stellar_creep]

Farcry 3, amazing open world and the ability to become a completely bloodthirsty monster

[Gamesgbkiller]

Red Dead Redemption & Dues ex were the best for me.

[Mr1Y]

L

[Mr1Y]

Best games games I've played/ in no particular order
1. BioShock
2.RDR
3.Halo 3
4. The Last of Us
5. Fallout 3
6. Dark souls
7.Gears of War 2
8.Uncharted 2
9. Skyrim E.S.
10. Far Cry 3

My opinion...

[Freak of Nature]

Little big planet franchise
Uncharted Franchise
Gears of war franchise
The Last of Us
Read Dead Redemption
Metal Gear Solid 4

[level 360]

1. The Last of Us

2. Uncharted 2

3. Journey

4. Half Life

5. Tomb Raider ( reboot )

6. Gears of War 3

7. Sniper Elite V2

8. Batman Arkham City

9. GranTurismo 5

[urwifeminder]

Battlestations pacific is my top game this gen then shadowrun was amazing and red faction guerrilla mainly for online action these games all were unique and offered something I had never played before among the best games I have ever played.

[jino]

I just don't get the hate for GTA IV. It was great for its time and a big step forward for Rockstar. Granted the fun was scaled down drastically for a more serious approach but those saying the game 'SUCKS' are delusional asf. It has a 98 on metacritic for a reason people geesh. Even tho GTA V is going to be undoubtedly better I don't see it getting 98. More like a 95 because of troll scores like 7.5s just for hits

[ion666]

how about the game that started this gen's addiction with multiplayer.......rainbow six. OMG i played that for hours. best game this gen.

[jino]

Top 10 BTW (no particular order)
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2. Red Dead Redemption
3. Metal Gear Solid 4
4. The Last of Us
5. Oblivion
6. Super Mario Galaxy 2
7. Halo Reach
8. Call of Duty 4
9. God of War 3
10. GTA IV

[SheenuTheLegend]

My List
Uncharted 3
Last of Us
Uncharted 2
Uncharted 1
Ninja Gaiden 2
Red Dead Redemption

[fragnificent]

somebody likes Uncharted?? :p

[SheenuTheLegend]

lol, the game is damn amazing...........
what else can i do..
i already spend more time with this game than my girlfriend

[nnotdead]

I could only get it down to 20, but I am sure i have forgotten many.

MAG
Journey
Infamous
Uncharted 2
MGS4
Resistance: Fall of Man
Bastion
Mass Effect
Portal
Bioshock: Infinite
The Last of Us
Little Big Planet
Killzone 2
Wipeout HD
Demon's Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Dead Space
Valkyria Chronicles
Warhawk
Heavenly Sword

[fragnificent]

One of the only people to Say Heavenly Sword...its a great game, wish the sequel wasnt cancelled. maybe on the ps4?

[S2Killinit]

How about The Last of Us?????

[ufo8mycat]

No particular order

Console games:
Last Of Us
Bioshock Infinite
Red Dead Redemption
Borderlands 2
Skyrim
Dark Souls
Uncharted 2
Deus Ex : Human Revolution
LA Noire
Skyrim
Farcry 3

erm too many to list

PC Games:
Diablo 3

Sadly there isnt many PC games that I was interested in.

[vigilante_man]

This generation has been the best for great games. Yes, there are a lot of dud ones but also some simply amazing games. And there are still more being released this year.

Just this past week I was playing Resistance Fall of Man and almost forgot how much fun it is.

We can disagree with our choice of console buts lets celebrate the great work done by developers over the past 7 years or so!

[fsfsxii]

MGS4. Nuff said

[thatruth86]

GTA V!!! #1

[Dfooster]

Top 10.

1. Half life 2
2. Mass effect series
3. Portal 2
4. Deus ex human revolution
5. Tomb raider
6. Sleeping dogs
7. Arkham city
8. Skyrim
9. GTA4
10. Borderlands

[MultiConsoleGamer]

1. RDR
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2
3. Uncharted 2
4. Wii Sports (It defined this generation.)
5. GTA IV
6. The Walking Dead
7. Mafia II
8. Just Cause 2
9. Fable 3

Here's my alternate list:

1-9: Opinions

[Valkyre]

garbage list

[clouds5]

Hehe I'm going to take part of this! :) But my list will be different, I'm trying to list the games that I played the most with and came back to time and time again!

-Just Cause 2: One of these days I will get 100%... "That was fun!" (Rico Rodriguez)
-Assassin's Creed Series: I see this series as one game basically. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Revelations.
-Mass Effect 2: The other two titles in the series were good too but story wise they didnt come close.
-Test Drive Unlimited 2: With this game (and the first one) I realized what I expect from a car based game. Awesome cars, and a huge beautiful world to drive them. I don't even need races most of the time :)
-Starcraft 2: The best Multiplayer experience ever. And also a phenomenon. I regularly sit down with my wife and friends and we watch nerds play video games. It's amazing.
-Dark Souls: Played through 3 times in a row. That means something.
-The last of us: I never cared for video game characters so much.
-CoD: I dont want to admit it, but this is the shooter I played the most in the last years... See how I didnt name one specific CoD? Thats because they are one game with different names.
-The Elder Scrolls Oblivion&Skyrim: I got totally lost in both games, never finished Skyrim though. I think I'll start over some day and play it with the best mods out there.
-Donkey Kong Country Returns: Best platformer since Donkey Kong Country. I could always play this game and have fun, never gets old.
-Red Steel II: I bought my Wii with this game and I was hacking and slicing and sweating in front of my TV!! A new experience.
-Metroid Prime Trilogy: Simply amazing in every aspect. The gameplay, the atmosphere, the enemies and the progression... If you haven't played it and thinking about getting a Wii U be sure to pick up this collection as well! Backwards compatibility ftw.

[cheetah]

Let's take this moment to remember Dead Space. Killed by EA!

[GodGinrai]

Dead space..Classic! I love sci fi horror.

[cheetah]

Bloody brilliant game. EA could have kept that franchise going for years for people like us, but they had to be greedy and f'd it up.

[GodGinrai]

one thing i will say. All of you guys have some great lists! Id be happy to play any of the games mentioned in this thread if I hadnt played them already.

Im currently playing bioshock infinite. When i finish it, im going to start playing the last of us. GTA5 will be the next and last current gen game I buy.

I would also like to give special mentions to the journey and el shaddai.

[beebap]

I prefered oblivion to skyrim but both brillant.
Also no mention of hitman from anyone I enjoy the new one but blood money was more on the money. Also dragons dogma and just dragon age how many games did ea wreak for me this gen. 2. Mass effect dragon age

[MrChow666]

These are my faves, all awesome gmaes

Ps3:

Metal Gear Solid 4
Demons Souls
Portal 2
Uncharted 2
God of War 3
Assasins Creed 2
(I just bought TLoU, so I cant tell yet)

Xbox360:

Halo (3,reach,4)
Gears of War
Dead Space
Mass Effect
COD MW1&2
Dark Souls

games worth mentioning: Vanquish, Soul Calibur 4, Dead Space 2, Heavy Rain, Alan Wake

[Nova_Thunder]

these are some good games. Although,Some others could also be added. Looking forward to the next-gen consoles! :D

[JumpingJames88]

Was not expecting Condemned to make this list! Great game, but I wouldn't place it over so many others.