Hi all.  Been busy with work and studying.  This is the first weekend in a LONG time I didn't really have to do that much.  BTW, I passed my sixth actuarial exam now, so I have three left to go until I'm done with all of that.  Which means I get a raise and can afford more games!! woot
 
Games I bought for others for xmas:
Rock Band Country Track Pack (I personally hate country but whatever, it was cheap enough)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
 
Games I bought for myself:
Madworld (Wii)
Final Fantasy IV (DS)
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy (PSP)  - yes, I have a PSP game but not a PSP system, lol.  Maybe I can borrow someone's?  I know most people just have them laying around :P
Dead Space (PS3)
Sins of a Solar Empire (PC)
The Political Machine 2008 (PC)
 
None of the above games were more than $20.  In fact, they probably averaged $15.
 
I really don't know what I would pick for best game of 2009.  I can't even begin to remember what games were released this year.  And I didn't actually play or buy a lot of the games released this year.  I'll wait until I see some other people's lists to remember what was released.  Or maybe use Wikipedia.
 
Right now I'm playing a lot of Final Fantasy XII.  I'm enjoying the game a lot, but I wish there weren't so many times where I need to go to the map or lookup in a gamefaq what I'm supposed to do.  Part of it is my fault for listening to podcasts while playing so I can't hear the cutscenes.
 
Looking forward to Bayonetta.  I might get that game day 1.  We'll see what the reviews say about it.  But it looks pretty good.
 
Beyond that, March looks good with potentially FFXIII and GT5 coming out.