AkJay said:
Honestly, Metro 2033. It had a tiny bit of hype before it game out, but it seems to have passed under the radar on video-game websites/magazines from what I've seen.
agreed here, AkJay..amazing game.
now my vote is for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. people always ask more more realism in games, then they get it and are like "man this is bullshit, i can't even charge into the enemy base without dying on normal"
well no friggen duh, it's called "the realism you were looking for" i honestly think it's a great game, if not hard as hell at certain points
also, Raven Squad. you may have heard of this 360/PS3 game last year. it's an FPS/RTS mixture. RTS for plotting routes, FPS for...well...everything else. i thought it was surprisingly fun
the same goes for Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard. i thoguht this game was just fun. horrid game. very very terrible acting, gameplay...graphics weren't bad..but the game actually makes fun of itself. like.. "what was that?" 'oh, it looks like somebody is re-writing the code of the game' "what? game? what are you talking about?"
he'll say "it's hazard time" and everybody hates him for it, and he doesn't understand, because he thinks it's a cool line. it's juts a fun game. go play it.
and finally...the almighty...Shenmue for the SEGA Dreamcast. that game will piss you off so bad...but then you'll keep playing it "why the f**k do i need to sit around with my thumb up my ass for 9 in game hours JUST to watch a non-important cutscene?!?!?! THERE'S NOTHING TO DO BUT STAND IN PLACE!! I HAVE NO MONEY FOR THE ARCADE!!" then somebody comes along "...why don't you stop playing for awhile then? just put the controller down for 5 minutes?" then you so kindly reply with "BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN YOU FRIGGEN RETARD!!! GOD! i'll just effing train my moves then!!"
then the 9 in-game hours rolls around, and you'll come across a fight, and mis the guy you were supposed to meet and have this joyus day all over again, then when it finally happens, you'll be smiling and so proud of yourself, and you wont even realize that you just yelled at your great grandma because you couldn't put down the controller and let time pass for 5 minutes. it's THAT amazing of a game. it makes you pissed off, then not care what happened. then when you stop playing, life carries on as normal. it's just that amazing.