First 1/2 of 2010 is over: what are the Game of the Year Contenders so far?

[Khuutra]

Boutros said:

For me, I think it's Heavy Rain or FFXIII.

Interesting. Could you expand on that a bit? I plan to play both, but I love hearing people's reasoning

(I didn't list mine because the OP would have been very long and self-indulgent at that point)