this at first was a hard decision , because their was about 4 games that hooked me from the start and made me wana tell everyone too play it.

the game that won the honor of most impact on me was : UNCHARTED DRAKES FORTUNE on the ps3.

from the gameplay to the story, the humor,weapons,graphics,sound,was so perfect and fun that in the end this game made me so very proud to be a ps3 owner and want everyone to buy the game and system to experience this gem. :)

what game has made this impact on my fellow vgchartz.com members ?

I think it would have to be Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

My first console FPS and one of my first game this gen and one of the best I've played.

Hotel Dusk, it redefined what the word "game" meant to me, and I believe it was the first time I ever really cared about a video game character.

demons souls was the defibrillator that saved my gaming heart

LittleBigPlanet! Most creative game this generation!

Halo 3!! Probably the only game I keep playing 2 years and running.

Battlefield: Bad Company

Absolutely sucked me into mutliplayer FPSs. Before I played some Socom, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, but I never became absolutely passionate about them until then.

I don't know if it only counts as games released this gen, but Medieval: Total War got me into management based RTS (I just autoresolved), but Rome: Total War actually made me enjoy the real combat and tactics aspect.

Like CGI said games impact me on several different fronts too so I'll divide up my fronts:

Story -- MGS4......just no words..more than story the way it was told, each moment of the game is amazing for me. I can never forget bashing the triangle button on the controller during the microwave scene hoping snake would just move an INCH closer to the room at the other end....it made me care for that character.....it gave me a feeling of urgency with the battle outside being shown on the other screen, it was an amazing moment.

Gameplay -- FFXIII.....after 14 years I can truly say I was REALLY addicted to a RPG's battle system & wanted more & more....the last time such addiction happened was Pokemon Gold. Loved the paradigm system.....loved the satisfaction of changing roles every 10 seconds. Also when I used to play FF7/8/9 I used to always imagine the way the characters may carry out their ATTACKS....it couldn't just be .....go up to the monster, hit. FFXIII delivered on that imagination and really the way I imagined monsters and my warriors would fight and attack the monsters came to life in front of me....seeing the characters going and twisting turning while fighting, launching moves. Fantastic.

But finally as a GAME overall:

It was actually the Phoenix Wright series......I had never played games like them before and I got crazily addicted to them in a way I never expected to be. I went in thinking they were some niche anime style game BUT boy was I wrong. What I got was some of the most compelling stories, with really classic music & a very polished game with likeable characters (Gumshoe FTW)!

Expectations weren't blown, they were bombarded out of the water

This is a difficult question for me to answer and it came down to Uncharted 2 and Mass Effect 2. I have to give the edge to Mass Effect 2 because even after I finished the game I still think about what's happened in the game and what could possibly happen in the final game. I think Bioware did an amazing job of making you like and care about the characters in the game, the save system that's implemented meant that your choices from the first game did matter and no one will have the same experience playing the game. The outcome that you get in the game at certain points and at the end of the game can differ radically depending on the choices that you make and I respect the fact that the developers took the time to do so much work instead of just crafting a linear game that has a set story. The graphics also look great in the xbox 360 version while some developers are having trouble producing hd graphics this game runs in 720p native.

It has everything that is needed to be considered one of the best games this gen if not the best game. Memorable characters, great graphics, good gameplay, and a great story (when combining what happened in mass effect 1 and 2 together)

Sonic Unleashed PS3/Xbox360 version

put so many hours in this game and the speed of the day missions is so awesome.

whole package would be:

Mass effect