It's psychological!

[Alex Berry]

Bioshock

Serious immersion. I could feel that ice-cold ocean water running down my back.
Also, there's something to be said for the pacing.

You're not killing the same enemy over and over again (killzone 2 was awful about this) because there's an absolute salad bowl of splicers for you to maim and a big daddy that occassionally gets pulled into the mix when that incinerate! fire you shot out was never meant for him.
Couple that with survivor mode on the ps3 and it's got some intense moments if you've got the cahones to hoof it without vita chambers.

 

[PissOffRoth]

I'm too picky about games, I think. They're still growing as a medium and there's too many things bogging them down for me right now... Plus as a heavy reader and a writer, I find most game writing to be completely, disgustingly bad. Like, so bad. One of those things you just want to jump up and down on and kill. Ick.

Sorry, I got way off topic. Yeah, I don't have a favorite.

 

[Dexiro]

Disgaea, love the characters and the mixture of evil and cute is just awesome. The story and dialogue is funny and doesn't take itself too seriously but can still knows how to play with your emotions a little.

I also love how deep the rpg mechanics are, and how they're all pretty much completely optional. You can learn the mechanics bit by bit as you play and it all fits together perfectly, then you can continue building your little team and watching them grow towards level 9999.

I'm not sure about the psychological elements, I guess I just find the grinding in this game quite relaxing and I love seeing my team grow from scratch.

Oh and it's not my favourite game, just one I felt like talking about :3

 

[Ashdown]

The game I've been spending a lot of time on recently is Persona 4.

I really like the friendship group the main character builds around him, and at the end of each Social Link, you really feel like you've helped someone. Sure it's a imaginary character, but it still makes me feel good.

I also like the whole storyline as well, it's exciting that all of this could been happening, but we just don't notice it.