The Kings of Current Gen

[kryss]

In vague order:

Tales of Hearts
SRWZ2 - Hakai-hen*
Monster Hunter Tri
SRW W*
SRW OG Saga - Mugen no Frontier EXCEED
Battlefield 3*
House of the Dead: Overkill


*still playing these

[neoboy259]

In no order:

Demon's Souls
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Bayonetta
GTA 4
Resonance of Fate
Witcher 2 (PC version)
Ninja Gaiden 2 (xbox 360)
Mass Effect 2
Vanquish
Borderlands

On the whole, I think this gen the standard has been higher. I've enjoyed more games within the last 5 years than at any other time.

[nakamura]

Best games this gen for me...

Mario Kart DS

The Third Birthday
Persona 3 Portable
Ridge Racers 2
Crisis Core

The Last Story
Xenoblade
Zelda Skyward Sword
Metroid Prime Trilogy

Forza Horizon

Wipeout HD Fury
The Last of Us

Resident Evil 5 (co-op only)
Need for Speed Shift.


Ones to play...
Nier
Sin and Punishment 2
Bishock Infinite
Damon's Souls

[kellog7]

Pretty sure I'll leave something out seeing as how I've only had my first cup of coffee this morning...

Dark Souls
EDF 2017
Zangeki no Reginliev
Eternal Sonata
Muramasa
Sin and Punishment 2
Child of Eden
El Shaddai
Vanquish
Bayonetta
Mushihimesama Futari
Super Mario Galaxy 1& 2
Deadly Premonition
Fatal Frame 4
Binary Domain
Zelda Skyward Sword
No More Heroes

[Neon Ignition]

It's mostly due to the length of this gen but so many games fall out my mind over time that its suprising when you remember how much has been and gone. For example, it feels like literally a generation ago that Splinter Cell Conviction came out. Not an amazing game but a sign of how much thought this can take.

[fuse]

Damon's Souls

I have been chuckling for a few minutes now at the idea of a Blur/Demon's Souls mashup.

[nakamura]

Stupid phone.

[QualityChimp]

I thought of Damon Hill - Souls Kart!

I'm not going next-gen, so when next-gen becomes current-gen and current-gen becomes last-gen, I'm going to work my way through this list!

[Team Andromeda]

Mine would be..

Half Life II
Ninja Gaiden II
Ninja Blade
ChromeHounds
Binary Domain
Heavy Rain
Rainbow Six Vegas
GRAW II
FEAR
Call Of Duty MW
The Last Of Us
Lost Planet
Mario Galaxy
Alan Wake
Gears Of War II
Castlevania Los
Enlasved
Halo 3
Donkey Kong Returns

[Guts]

Nice to see so much love for No More Heroes.

Very hard to narrow the best of this gen to just 10 titles as there have been so many good games, so this list might change at any given day.

From the top of my head:

-Mass Effect 2 - Best of the trilogy. An engaging and epic sci-fi action-RPG with memorable characters.

-Red Dead Redemption - Wild West meets GTA, 'nough said. I'm a big fan of both westerns and open-world games and RDR didn't disappoint. Co-op missions with a friend were a nice extra touch.

-GTA IV + Episodes From Liberty City - The base game has some problems like too samey missions, but all and all I liked it a lot still and the Episodes were very good. Still the best, most realistic sandbox city designed.

-Yakuza 4 - Interesting plot filled with twists, humour and great characters. Authentic Japanese environments and atmosphere. Brutal, over-the-top combat and tons and tons of extra stuff to do.

-Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Best one of the series. Epic, funny, adventure movie with great characters, which you can play. Better than any modern adventure movie in fact.

-Valkyria Chronicles - Beautiful, watercolour painting anime graphics and addicting semi-real-time strategy gameplay.

-Mario Kart Wii - Tremendous and exciting fun, either online or with four friends sitting on the same sofa.

-Super Mario Galaxy - Platforming and game design perfection. Beautiful looking game that stands proudly even when compared to more powerful Xbox and PS3 games.

-The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Classic Zelda gameplay with new twists thrown in. Motion control gameplay done RIGHT. Infact, you don't want to go back to the pad after this.

-No More Heroes - Stylish, cool, funny, original and bat-sh*t insane. Starring the greatest lovable psychopath loser in video game history, with a supporting cast of lunatics to match.

The Last of Us might make the list, but I haven't finished it yet.

Runner ups: Max Payne 3, Rage, Dragon Age Origins, Halo 4, Fallout: New Vegas, Heavy Rain

[Neon Ignition]

To check my list was the one I wanted I made a full list of close to 40 games and whittled it down. So, so many games that were so close to inclusion. Last kf Us isn't anywhere near the quality required for me.

-Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves
-Super Mario Galaxy
-The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
-Red Dead Redemption
-Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
-Burnout Paradise
-Bioshock
-Deadly Premonition
-Mass Effect 2
-Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

[Soundwave]

My god I've been trying all morning to come up with a list & it's probably the hardest thing ever.

I honestly can't get it down to anywhere near 10 at the moment.

Going to have to try much harder me thinks

Neil

[teddymeow]

The Last of Us
Uncharted 2
God of War III
Dead Space 2
Bullet Storm
Bayonetta
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Metal Gear Solid 4
Alan Wake
Bioshock

I guaran-damn-tee I've forgotten something but those were the first 10 I thought of. I could have included Uncharted 1 & 3 as well as CoD4; MW and one of the Gears of War games.

There have been so many amazing games this gen. Which is funny as I remember at the start many people were worried about what the quality would be like.

[Paddy]

Interesting to read these lists and seeing some familiar titles permeating through. As stated by neoboy259, the quality this generation has been perhaps the greatest yet. Good to know that despite all the guff with DLC, DRM, online passes, corporate greed and **** that some absolute classics still managed to emerge from the best creative minds in gaming.

Long live one of the best hobbies and expanders of the imagination!

[mekanor]

Half Life II

I was going to put Half-Life 2 in also but it came out in 2004 so doesn't qualify.