If you could only get 3 games this year....

[Someone Depressing]

I would get :

1.) Portal 2
2.) L4D
3.) Duke Nukem : Forever

 

[Vrach]

Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Star Wars: The Old Republic

Aaand hmm. Not sure on the third (lots to choose from, just that they're all close on the "WANT" scale), probably Batman: Arkham City, loved the first game, think the second will be even better

edit:
Forgot about ME3 and DA2. Tough call between the two, but I'll go with Mass Effect 3 for the third choice, Dragon Age 2 being a very, VERY close fourth.

 

[Dwachak]

The Last Guardian, HD Ico and Colossus and:

Holy shit, what is this
forged in Gods very flames
Do mine eyes, tell me lies
a new Elder Scrolls Game

I must fly, time is nigh
venture forth on my quest
Goodbye Ma, goodbye Pa
and goodbye girlfriends breast

I'll be of Azeroth
Catch you later Hyrule
I'll be gone, Albion
I'm no longer your fool

Other crap filled the gap
while I waited to begin
The adventure of my life
IN THE LAND OF SKYRIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*pulls out a tissue* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9eGtyqz4gY

 

[SlasherX]

Skyrim
BattleField 3
And either ME3 or Gears 3, depends on which of the first two gets boring first

 

[trollnystan]

Well, if I can have THREE games...

1. Mass Effect 3
2: Skyrim
3: Er... Well, I was gonna say The Sims Medieval but my interest for those games has waned lately. And there are some mighty interesting adventure games out that I'd like to try out. Prominence for example. Or Dead Mountaineer Hotel.

In reality I probably should stick with ME3 and wait to get Skyrim at a sale in a year or two.

 

[silent-treatment]

Dead Island, Skyrim, and Portal 2

 

[Vrach]

The Last Guardian, HD Ico and Colossus and:

Holy shit, what is this
forged in Gods very flames
Do mine eyes, tell me lies
a new Elder Scrolls Game

I must fly, time is nigh
venture forth on my quest
Goodbye Ma, goodbye Pa
and goodbye girlfriends breast

I'll be of Azeroth
Catch you later Hyrule
I'll be gone, Albion
I'm no longer your fool

Other crap filled the gap
while I waited to begin
The adventure of my life
IN THE LAND OF SKYRIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*pulls out a tissue* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9eGtyqz4gY

*thumbs up but* Just how is that a third choice for ya?

 

[Yomandude]

Mass effect 3
Batman:Arkham city
Portal 2

Damn, ninja'd.
This is assuming you're only talking about new releases, of course. In the way of older games, I'd have to buy ME2 and 1 so the backstory doesn't get completely lost on me.
But really, I am looking forward to Portal 2 so much it's not even funny. I proverbially orgasmed in my pants when they announced that pre-orders have started.

 

[Kevon Huggins]

duke nukem
skyrim
Battlefield 3

runners up
mordern warfare 3 dues ex 3 and mass effect 3

 

[JdaS]

Marvel vs Capcom 3
L.A. Noire
inFamous 2...

...and a handful of other great games heh.

 

[inkheart_artist]

I'm trying to relegate myself to three new games so I've already answered this question to myself.
Mortal Kombat
Dragon Age 2
Dark Souls

Bulletstorm and Duke Nukem Forever sound interesting. If Dragon Age or Mortal Kombat end up not seeming as good as they do right now I may substitute them into my list.

 

[AndrewC]

Gears 3, Arkham City, Skyrim OR the new Assassin's Creed.

 

[Zayren]

Skyrim.
Uhhhhhh........
I dunno!
Tales of the Abyss 3DS if it gets localized which it BETTER.
Otherwise, stuff is too far off to say for sure.

 

[SplicedUp068]

Mass Effect 3, Elder Scrolls 5, Dead Space 2

 

[Watchmacallit]

Skyrim, Brink and....There are too many!!!! Mass Effect 3 or Diablo 3, depending which one they decide to kill more.

 

[Scde2]

Mass Effect 3, Elder Scrolls Skyrim, and Dragon Age 2.
If I was indeed forced to get only three games this year, I could wait until January 1st, 2012 to get Skyward Sword.

 

[Stevey M]

Batman: Arkham City
Portal 2
Alice: Madness Returns.