(There might be some spoilers in this thread so... read at your own risk)

This generation has brought out some of the best games ever made. It's sad to see the next generation rolling in, and I expect Sony and Microsoft to unveil their entrants soon. Let's take a look back at the Wii/360/PS3 generation and share some things that has made it so memorable to us.

Mine comes from Valkyria Chronicles

Yknow, everyone sorta waits in line and expects good games to come out of those blockbuster studios like Rockstar, Kojima, Bungie, Bioware, etc., but I didn't imagine that this game could be this good. When I think about this gaming generation, my mind goes straight to VC, and nothing else. Specifically, the Rosie-Isara dynamic, a lifelong story of hatred, discrimination, and persecution, coming full circle. Everyone who played the game can understand what happened and what impact that has, and I just wish it could've sold more for more people to see.

The beauty of this story speaks volumes about how our world operates today. We all go about our business pretending that racial discrimination is a thing of the past; it isn't. It's just as alive today as it was in the old days. I just felt so strongly affected by this game's characters and until now, I still think that this is the best story in a game ever created on any system in any generation.

Share your memorable stories about gaming's 7th generation :)

The day I bought God of War 3,there was a lighting storm in my town.
It was only me,an energy drink,GOW3,and mother nature going crazy outside.Epic day.

Ending soon lol =p

MGS4. Kicked the girlfriend out of the house for 3 days. I had tons of weed, chips, cooldrinks and even though the African sun was blazing and I was invited to the beach several times, I told everyone to fuck off and leave me the hell alone. Aaah, perfect times...

Super Mario Galaxy; I went to spend the weekend with family in Texas and I while I was there I bought Super Mario Galaxy. During the earlier years of the wii, people were bashing it because it didn't have great graphics. But that all changed when SMG came out blew my mind. I spent so many hours at playing that game, the gameplay was unmatched.

Wow Bugrimmar...i don't think i had such a profound memory as the one you mentioned. I think I should buy Valkyria Chronicles some time :P

For me, the gen started out very slow, im saying this as a ps3 gamer, the games i initially played on the ps3 were some of the worst games i have ever played in my life :( i remember being considerably underwhelmed especially after spending so much money on the system.

Then i had heard a lot of talk about a game called call of duty: modern warfare, i read some good reviews and people were talking. One day i found myself in the game shop and i saw modern warfare going for a good price and i just bought it on a whim (was never really into FPS).

So not expecting anything i started to play the game and il never forget that opening scene driving through some middle eastern country as a prisoner. WOW the atmosphere, the realism, the sound, the graphics, everything about this was awesome. I remember thinking to myself "this is what the next gen should be like". To me this is what started the generation, and really shocked me in a good way, i couldn't believe i was seeing this is in a game.

I never did get into the mp of COD and i actually didn't buy another COD since but i think call of duty modern warfare is a gem of a game and really marked the beginning of this generation as well as set the standard for games to follow, for better or for worse.

Something similar happened to me with uncharted drakes fortune. Again i only bought the game based on reviews and word of mouth and i only bought it a few years after it was realized. You see i usually buy games in pairs. I would buy a new release game as well as a bargain bin game. I think i bought Killzone 2 around its launch time and at the same time i bought uncharted as a bargain game.

WOW again i was amazed. I was so angry at myself for taking so long to buy the game it really is a masterpiece. I ended up playing uncharted more than i played killzone 2 lol!

I think both these games set the precedent for games to follow (i used the word standard above but precedent is more fitting). Its probably because of these games doing so well and becoming popular that i haven't even played a game like Valkyria Chronicles as i am first and foremost a rpg gamer. People would see this as a bad thing, however it signifies the effect these two games have had on the industry as well as me as a gamer and in that way are my best memories of the gen.

too soon? Are you crazy. The next gen is already way overdo. Next gen should have started a couple of years ago at least. Generation times should be shortening not lengthening.

shorter generations = less good games because developers have less time learning the hardware.

shorter generations = more money spent because consumers have to buy more new hardware.

shorter generations = a bad thing.

I also see Valkyria Chronicles as the highlight of this gen.

For me however the special moment was the story development after the fight with Selvaria. I never respected an enemy more than her. Thinking about it, I should probably grab the DLC :)

For me, my best memories probably come from The World Ends with You. I didn't get my DS Lite until it had already been out for about 6 months, so I had a fairly hard time finding it at first (ending up making a 40 minute drive to the MoA, since it was the only place left near my house that had it in stock).
Having said that, the game was totally worth it. The urban setting was fantastic, and I loved messing around with all the quirks of the battle system, experimenting with new pins, etc. And best of all, the story sucked me right in. The characters were all believable, and everyone had at least one trait that you had to like (except for Joshua, maybe). At the very least, the motivation behind every character's action felt real. My favorite game this gen alongside Chrono Trigger DS (had never played it before, but technically not from this gen, so I shan't go into detail).