What was the last game that truly blew you away?

[Valiance]

Braid.

No questions asked.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

For me it was Mass Effect. Nothing has come close for me since it was released

 

[hannarr]

Are we talking gameplay? graphics? story? scenery?
story: ffx 10, not since this have i ever got into a game so much
scenery: i know everyone will hate me but Wotlk has some amazing scenery, set pieces and music going through northrend is really immersive

It's possible you are my gaming twin =o

 

[TheCameraman]

Braid, that game is just incredible.

Also, Psychonauts changed my view on how good humour can be in a game when I played it.

 

[KrackleJack]

im waiting for MAG, God of War 3, and Brutal Legend

But i say battlefield: Bad comp. becuase it was just fun blowing walls and slaughtering noobs behind that wall

 

[ChocoFace]

Mass Effect (story-wise)
Devil May Cry 3 (gameplay-wise)

 

[WalrusMan]

Braid. I remember watching the ending sequence with my jaw dropped. Since then, there hasn't really been anything as epic.

 

[p3t3r]

http://www.ludomancy.com/blog/
pretty much every game on this website is great

 

[Papopapo456]

Half-Life 2 and Portal, both got me into more hardcore gaming.

 

[Frank_Sinatra_]

Virtual Hooker '09. That blew me away.
[sub]Hehe.[/sub]

*WACK*
Bad Cpt.

Saints Row 2, that game reminded me that you can actually have fun in a sandbox game.

 

[Gamer137]

Mirror's Edge.

I am loving it despite it being almost too difficult for me.

Isn't that the perfect difficulty?

I'll say Mirror's Edge too for being the latest truly original game.

 

[Lissa-QUON]

Hmm, I'm going to unoriginal and say BioShock was probably one of the last games to really wow me. Fallout 3 was awesome but I haven't played enough of that to get really deep into it.

 

[Markers1713]

Recently:

Tales of Vesperia
Super Mario Galaxy
LoZ: Wind Waker
LoZ: OoT
Super Mario 64

no, this doesn't mean i only play nintendo games or rpgs, but honestly, hardly any of the modern games of the era of consoles has truly blown me away speechless at how awesome they are. Classic gamers will agree

 

[notyouraveragejoe]

Really has to be Mirrors Edge for me since it really did blow me away. Before that though would be Bioshock for the story and the atmosphere really.

 

[Iampringles]

Fallout 3 has been the only game to truly captivate me in recent months.

 

[lostclause]

Serious sam. I get blown away by that repeatedly and that's only on medium difficulty.

 

[Accountfailed]

Oblivion which i think i almost died of starvation during one session. I just couldn't put it down.

you too? ;_;

Cryostasis for me, fantastic story.

 

[Acidoctor]

Spelunky. I played a lot of this free indie platformer. It's really addictive and well presented but it came out of the blue and goes completely against conventional wisdom about what makes a game good.

This. Also Cave Story.