Current generation would probably be Braid. I think Blow's reach extends his grasp as a writer, but I can't fault him for being ambitious, and the puzzle design itself was excellent. There are still a bunch of games this gen I think I'd really like that I just haven't gotten around to yet, though (namely Demon/Dark Souls, Neir and Journey).
All-time is way too broad and way too inconstant to say for sure. In general I like Team Ico and older Silent Hill games, I guess.
Favourite game of this generation has to be Call of Duty 4 for me. While I don't think it's the best game this generation, it has given me some incredibly fun times with my friends, family, and complete strangers.
Current Gen: Tempted to say Assassin's Creed II as it's the only game I've really gone out of my way to platinum, but I also really loved Borderlands, both Portals and Saints Row The Third.
All-time: The Metal Gear series (Particularly 2 and 3), and select PS1 Final Fantasies (Particularly IX). Although the most fun I've had playing games includes stuff like Stronghold, Starcraft, 007: Nightfire and Red Alert 2. Also I loved Hitman Blood Money A LOT when I first got it. It's one of the few games I own on every platform.
Too long; didn't give a shit about what I care anyway - I can't choose favourites, it's too hard to just select one or two games that are groundbreaking, incredible experiences and loads and loads of fun for various reasons.
I realized a little while ago what ties many of my favourite games together, and it's a sense of discovery. Whether it's through learning a games mechanics, like a fighter; exploring a new world, like Elder Scrolls, or unravelling the mystery behind a place, like Bioshock; it's one of the things I value most in a game. Which is probably why I didn't really like Bioshock 2, all the mystery and wonder was gone. I've already been here before.
Metroid Prime is everything good in gaming to me, and will likely forever be my favourite game.
This may shock a lot of you, but I'm starting to wonder whether I prefer Banjo-Tooie over Banjo-Kazooie. The more I think about it the more it makes sense..
But favourite game this generation, god there are so many good games it's just far to difficult to say.
Current: Journey. Although there are other current gen games that I like more than Journey, it's the first thing to come to my mind when I think best current gen game.
All time: Phoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations ( followed closely by Professor Layton and the unwound future)
My favorite game of all time is Super Metroid. There is no game in existence better than Super Metroid and I will hear no arguments to the contrary.
You will get no arguments from me on this one.
But for best game this generation, I'm not quite sure yet. Bioshock, Braid, Portal 2, Super Mario Galaxy, and World of Goo are all in the running right now. I'll say Super Mario Galaxy right now, but that can change on any given day.
This generation meaning when the 360 came out till now?
My list would be so dense and cover so much. It ranges from things like Banjo Kazooie N&B, to the Mass Effect series and Bioshock series, to small games like Meatboy, Trials HD, and so on. There are just too many great games this generation. Red Dead too...man! So many great games!
My favorite ever is Diablo 2, but for this generation it's tough to say. I think it would have to be Red Dead Redemption, but Skyrim and Mass Effect 2 aren't far behind.
GTA IV, with hopefully V surpassing it. I would say Red Dead Redemption is a more fun game than GTA IV, but it didn't really do much that GTA IV hadn't already accomplished.
I cheated a little bit here. It's a game released in 2011 for Windows PCs, but it's pretty much an update to the PS2's Melty Blood: Actress Again released in 2009.
If I had to go for a less iffy answer, it would be:
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