I guess I could name a few more.
Halo ODST and Halo Anniversary. Didn't want the games because I'm not really a FPS fan (though now, I think I kinda am). My kid and I did a playthrough of Halo Reach together and it was so much fun that I went and bought both of those games the next day. Halo deserves the accolades it gets.
Street Fighter x Tekken: I was pissed at Capcom for their DLC practices and decided not to get this game at all. I was always a Street Fighter whore but I had had enough. The Vita version lured me back in and I suspect that I'll be playing this game for years to come.
Dragon's Dogma: Not even my style of game. I just took a chance on playing something new--mostly based on the idea of making a sexy character. I mean it. I buy games just so I can create beautiful women. Anyway, the game blew away all expectations and may just be my personal game of the year.
Resistance Burning Skies: A great game? Probably not. That doesn't change the fact that I played through this game repeatedly when I got it. The reviews for this game were abysmal. I had absolutely no interest in this game. I just got it to have something to show off to my co-worker who loves FPS titles. To this day, I still haven't showed the game to him. That doesn't matter, though. I have ONE Platinum Trophy to my name on the PSN. It belongs to this game. I just could not stop playing it.
Rayman Origins: Another game that was just overlooked because I was having too much fun with other games. We were in the mall in Florida and I was trying to get the store clerk to sell me a copy of Resident Evil Revelations a day early. He wasn't budging. I didn't want to leave empty handed and my kid grabbed the game off of the shelf. It was love ever since. A beautiful, creative, and fun game.
