Last *amazing* game that you played?

Dark Souls.

Journey was the last masterpiece I played

I play The Binding of Isaac about every day.

I'm still glowing from playing Fez and Journey earlier this year, but they also have significant problems. I want to feel that way about The Walking Dead, but instead I'm furious because I can't go get Kenny to stop the train because THE DAMN CURSOR WON'T MOVE FAR ENOUGH RIGHT ON THE SCREEN NO MATTER WHAT I DO JFAOSEHDOIFAWHEORIHAHPOSDF

The last game I really felt that good about unconditionally was Symphony of the Night earlier this year.

I played Ico for the first time last night, and I'll say that. It's not the best "game" and it has problems, mainly an awful, awful camera that not only makes the gameplay frustrating but really sells short the game's art. But overall the experience was just so enjoyable. There's a simplicity and un-pretentiousness to it that really makes the fantasy very engrossing. Not many games manage to feel like such a focused experience. I feel like it's held up as a pillar for the "games as art" argument, but I can't help but notice now that most of the games I've played that take cues from it totally missed what makes the game interesting.

EDIT: I will say that I've played some really great and outstanding games lately, but this is the one that stands out as being amazing in that way where it's stops being about polish/systems and becomes more about the overall, zoomed-out experience.

I just started replaying Alundra yesterday and god damn is that game great. It's like everything you would want from a Zelda game and then some. And it doesn't treat you like a five year old.

Also MGS: Peace Walker. In my opinion the best Metal Gear solid game right after Snake Eater. I loved the "ending" with the carpenters music.

Journey

To name a few

Portal 2, Limbo, and I know it had its faults but Alan Wake...just played it recently and its like the developer sat down and decided to make a game that had the feeling/atmosphere that they knew I would love...

but currently I'm playing Darksiders 1 and so far I'm getting that feeling. Almost have it beat and already cant wait to play the second one.

There are tons more, but a good gauge for me is when I finish them I want to run and tell my wife all about them...I've even woke her up a few times to tell her about them.....and she is a trooper...even if she isn't she always at least act interested.

The Witcher 1 was really fantastic so i'll probably go with that. I beat it earlier this year.

@me3639: @me3639 said:

I can never pick one however, Bioshock, Red Dead Redemption, Dragon Age origins, Dark Souls, Fallout 3, Alan Wake, and Braid quickly come to mind.

+ Spelunky

+ Fallout 1 & 2

bastion!

Journey...but I gotta say I just got to the second chapter/section of Nier and am completely hooked. Was hesitant about starting it with the mixed reactions but I am really really enjoying it

Definitely Journey. No other game has stuck in my mind as much as that one has.

I'm going to go with 3 that I've played recently that stood out to me:

• To The Moon - I finished this this week and it is a masterclass in video game storytelling. Emotional, funny and heartfelt with a soundtrack that could stand up as one of the best of all time.
• Fez - It's a shame I won't be able to recreate the experince, but the sense of discovery, and letting the world just wash over me evoked a feeling inside me that I can't quite put into words. Probably my game of the year so far.
• Portal 2 - I replayed this when it was on sale on Steam for about 79p, but just top to bottom an amazing game. Number 2 game last year behind Skyrim.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is very close to amazing, but that's more the experience than the gameplay. I'd love to say The Walking Dead too as a lot of people are, but I haven't yet played that one. I hadn't seen anyone say To The Moon though, so if you haven't played it check it out.

Journey.

the last one for me was Portal 2. Bioshock before that. ooooo wait, maybe Gemini Rue.

I actually just played Bioshock for the first time a few weeks ago, and Alan Wake a little while before that. While both were really good, the repetition of the combat towards the end of both those games really kept them from being games that "amazed" me. Last game for me was inFamous 2, and I played that when it launched. As a man who loves him some super heroes, I can definitely say it is the best super hero game to date. The combat was interesting and diverse, and the enemies were awesome. Playing that game on hard is the only way to truly appreciate it in my opinion. You never feel over powered or underpowered compared to other enemies, a problem that many other games run into. You take a rocket to the face, you are dead, you take a shot gun to the face, you will be dead. The enemies are actually dangerous and will move around forcing you to think on your toes to beat them. Add in some awesome collectables, an interesting story, some side missions, an open world, and you have a game that is truly amazing.

Demon's Souls. Before that it was Journey. Truly incredible stuff.

Played To the Moon having owned it for about four months and never playing it (seeing it on Steam prompted me to get through it). Man, that game. Seriously.

Journey was an amazing experience. Perhaps not the best game i've played this year but one of the most memorable.

Dragon Ball Z Attack of the Saiyans, although the cutscenes are freaking obnoxious.

The Elder Scrolls V is probably the last game that had me in awe of all the options it presented and how it kept me coming back even when I thought I was long over it. To be fair though, Crysis, even though I'm not even near done with it, is probably going to be on my favorite games of all time list by the time I'm done, unless something crazy happens.

EDIT: Shout-out to Max Payne 3 for finishing the greatest video game trilogy on a high-note.

MGS 4

Dust: An Elysian Tail, easily. It's been a while since a game scratched all kinds of itches for me. I want to explore everywhere, find everything, and it helps that the combat was really fun, the story was pretty good, and it was only $15.

Journey, before that it was Dark Souls, Portal 2 and Red Dead Redemption.

Reservoir Dogs. Some good stuff right there.

Metro 2033 with the Ranger Pack.

I don't think there is a shooter that kept me as engaged as that game did. Once the dlc cleaned up the gunplay, the game was truly stellar.

Alan Wake and New Vegas also come to mind, not that any of the games I listed aren't without their faults.

2010 was a good year for me. :)

Most recently though, I would go with Witcher 2.

Strong writing, interesting story, nice visuals, depth not usually seen in games today, and a very engaging combat system. Really nothing bad I can say about the game. Some balance issues, maybe.

Props to the OP for listing Planescape though. Possibly my favorite crpg, ever.

Best story to be contained within a videogame.

Skyrim, Dues Ex: Human Revolution and Arkham City 

I personally thought that Thomas Was Alone was one of the best game's I've played in years. One of those games that you walk away from smiling, thinking that from the moment you launched it "this was worth it".

Even though I was bored during the first half of Spec Ops: The Line, the latter half made it into an amazing experience. Highly recommended for anyone.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I hadn't played a game that had BALLS to be a fucking game with no bullshit smoke and mirrors tactics to fool me like that since Crysis.

FTL. Just began playing it yesterday. Incredible.

Guild Wars 2 before that,. Red Dead Redemption!

Arkham City

Journey or Saints Row The Third.

My answer will forever and always be Dark Souls.

For now.

Persona 3 Portable

Darksiders 2.

@Live2bRighteous said:

Reservoir Dogs. Some good stuff right there.

lol

Probably Batman: Arkham Asylum. That game was perfect in terms of pacing. Reminded me of Metal Gear Solid without all the backtracking.

Skyrim.

Journey

metal gear solid 4 for me

To the moon

Dust really made an impression on me. The gameplay and design were phenomenal, but the art and music just took things to another level. Plus the cool story. Personally, there's nothing in that game that I could point to as being a negative (well, except for those god damn spikes on the hardest difficulty).

The Arkham Asylum/City games. They really blew me away. Like Punch Out, God of War, Double Dragon, and everything that's good about Batman, all seamlessly blended.

still playing Dark Souls. That game is like nothing I've ever played

Journey. It's still my game of the year.

In terms of last completed game, I'd say Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I even had my first playthrough be a pacifist one to finally play a game counter to me killing people like I usually do and it was an amazing experience.

As it stands, though, I think FTL is going to be *that* game for me once I invest some time into it. I only played a few minutes and I'm really loving it already.

Deadly Premonition. Defied almost everything that traditionally distinguishes a game as "great".