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Here's a few I would recommend:
Demon's Souls (this game has really drawn me in waaay more than I thought)
Valkyria Chronicles (if I knew then what I knew now, I would have bought a PS3 just for this game)
Any of the PixelJunk PSN games (except cars, I don't know about that one)
Shatter on PSN
Super Stardust HD 
Wipeout HD (brutally hard, but a must if you like racing)
Plus the PS One classics are always hard to pass up :D
Hope this helps, and happy hunting!

Mine came with MGS4, but the first game I bought was Skate.  Really fun game :D

" I feel like part of a dying breed.  I still pay for my music, I always feel that if I like a particular artist enough I do not mind paying for their album. 
 
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Wow, I'm really surprised nobody has claimed the series that would be the top of my list:
 
Castlevania! 
 I must have spent hours on Castlevania and Simons Quest as a kid. Close runners up would be Mario, Megarace for PC, and Mario Kart.

So yeah, this game was made by Platinum Games, the same company that made God Hand for the PS2.  Look it up if you've never heard of it, cause its effin crazy but really fun.  Thats all I'm getting from Bayonetta, awesome gameplay mixed with crazy ape-shit stuff going on.  The sexual nature is so over the top that its meant to be absurd just for the point of being absurd.  Still dont really notice any problems on the PS3 demo either, but maybe its just me.

" Does loving the original...then hating the sequel with an extreme passion.....then really loving the sequel to THAT game count? lol   *cough* Devil May Cry *cough* "

Old school NES Castlevanias are so awesome...makes we want to bust the first one back out again :D
 
To stay on topic though, I'd say Dawn of Sorrow is a good place to start if you are looking for a new beginning.  Also, the PSP Castlevania if you have that system is great; it has Dracula X and Symphony of the Night.  I mean, I bought a PSP just for that and thought it was justified (although I also got Patapon and that was totally worth it :D)

Hey guys, just thought I'd let you know that this really awesome tower defense game is half-off on Steam now.  $4.99 for this game is a steal, I would definitely pick this up if you haven't yet!

Yay, got this but haven't installed it.  Loved the Second Encounter, but never played the first.  Looking forward to the craziness over Thanksgiving :D

I dunno, I'm thinking about getting a Wii after this.  I mean, it has the ever important VC plus games like Metroid Prime Trilogy, Mario, No More Heroes.  I would drop 200 bones for one I think, even with my measly grad school budget :(