What would you consider the gems of this generation?

2013 looks to be the end of this gen, but between 2006 to 2013, what games regardless if they are console or PC would YOU consider the ones that will be remembered and would recommend to future generations of gamers? Feel free to add games that will come out later in the year.

i'm way behind in current games and have been playing mostly older games and indie games this gen (which are awesome in their own right but i struggle to think of one as a true "gem"). from the games i did play i consider the following games to be most memorable and think that everyone should have played them or do so asap: the witcher, crysis, mirror's edge, company of heroes, left4dead 2, portal and, possibly, metro 2033.

kameo

condemned

doom 3

far cry 3

tomb raider

To me, a "gem" is a game that I'll want to replay in 5, 10, 20 years. A game that is essentially timeless. Good examples from last gen would be Shadow of the Colossus, Metroid Prime, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Civilization 3.

This gen, I'd say Portal, Outland and Aquaria are good very examples of timeless gems. 

Portal definitely.

Darkness II has one of the best female characters ever in a game, that makes you feel intimacy without any cheap exploitativeness. 

Mafia II I felt was way underappreciated. Like, there are some very very sophisticated game design elements in the game that are very very impressive. The AI is one of the best I've ever seen in a game, and the way that they apply real trajectory into the damage a car takes is also impressive.

Bioshock Infinite will be remembered well. I haven't finished it yet, however.

Uncharted 2 is good because it sort of got away from the annoying dumb machoness in games.

Sonic Unleashed, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Tales of Graces f come to mind.

Sonic Unleashed

GeoffZak

Ew. I respectfully disagree. :P

Dark Souls is definitely the biggest one for me. Of course there are also the great fighting games to come out, like SSFIV, MK9, and Tekken Tag 2. 

Personally I have to go with (I'd play these games 5-10 years down the road again)

• Mass Effect 
• Mass Effect 2
• Uncharted 1-3
• Bioshock
• Bioshock Infinite
• Far Cry 3
• RDR
• Skyrim 
• Starcraft 2 WoL and HotS
• TW2
• L4D
• L4D 2

Games that are "hidden" gems of this gen, I would have to go with

• Hotline Miami
• FTL
• Sleeping Dogs
• Lego Lotr
• Dragon's Dogma
• Kingdoms of Amalur
• Spec Ops The Line

1. Bioshock
2. Batman: Arkham Asylum
3. Red Dead Redemption
4. Grand Theft Auto IV
5. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
6. Fallout 3
7. Dead Space
8. Killzone 2
9. L.A. Noire
10. God of War 3

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Sonic Unleashed

MadVybz

Ew. I respectfully disagree. :P

Dark Souls is definitely the biggest one for me. Of course there are also the great fighting games to come out, like SSFIV, MK9, and Tekken Tag 2. 

Something wrong with Sonic Unleashed? It's a good game.

Shame most people don't appreciate it.

1. MGS4

2. Mario Galaxy 2

3. Dark Souls

4. Baynetta

5. Metroid Prime 3

6. God of War 3

7. Vanquish

I would name more but can't think of any

Journey

i think most of the gem games have been covered but my hidden gem would have to be Enslaved

Metal Gear Solid 4, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and the Mass Effect trilogy are all great video games. Also, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Street Fighter IV, and Demon Souls are gems of this generation.

Metal Gear Solid 4

Uncharted 2

Mass Effect 2

Assassin's Creed 2

Red Dead Redemption

Skyrim

Bioshock

Dragon's Dogma

Starhawk(multiplayer)

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Sonic Unleashed

GeoffZak

Ew. I respectfully disagree. :P

Dark Souls is definitely the biggest one for me. Of course there are also the great fighting games to come out, like SSFIV, MK9, and Tekken Tag 2. 

Something wrong with Sonic Unleashed? It's a good game.

Shame most people don't appreciate it.

The daytime stages were a blast. Could've done without the silly God of War-esque night stages. 

Metal Gear Solid 4

Red Dead Redemption

Halo 3

Gears of War 

GTA 4

Gears of War

Project Gotham Racing 4

The Walking Dead

Fallout New Vegas

Forza 4

2013 looks to be the end of this gen, but between 2006 to 2013, what games regardless if they are console or PC would YOU consider the ones that will be remembered and would recommend to future generations of gamers? Feel free to add games that will come out later in the year.

PandaTrueno86

Uncharted 3 Drakes Deception
Uncharted 2 Among Thieves
Batman Arkham Asylum
Batman Arkham City
Deus Ex Human Revolution
Hitman Absolution
Max Payne 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Dead Space
Far Cry 3
Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
Forza Motorsport 3
Bioshock
Bioshock Infinite

That would be my list.

Batman Arkham city

Mirror's edge

Uncharted 2

Infamous

Deus Ex: human Revolution

The elder scroll 5: skyrim

those are the only games that trully stand out for me

i think most of the gem games have been covered but my hidden gem would have to be Enslaved

Flubbbs

I couldn't agree more. Enslaved was an outstanding game. That it didn't sell enough to warrant a sequel is a real shame... and an indication of one of the more negative aspects  of this generation.

Well definitely Arkham City. That thing is a master class in ambition and polish

I'll definitely remember

-inFAMOUS

-Darksiders

-Skyward Sword

-Super Mario Galaxy 2

The Orange Box

The Darkness

Mirrors Edge

Limbo

Arkedo Series 3 Pixel

Dark Souls Prepare To Die

Alan Wake

I expect there's plenty more I haven't played yet as I just own the 360

Bioshock Infinite

Spec Ops: The Line

Vanquish

Portal 2

Oblivion and Skyrim

Dragon Age Origins

Demon's Souls

Little Big Planet Two

Deus Ex: Human Revolutio

And if I could only pick one, I would say Bioshock Infinite, because it is brilliant!!