For you, what is going to be the defining game of this gen?

For each of the consoles. Which game do you think is going to stand out in your memory as a defining game that reminds you how great/bad this gen was in a few years?

For the Xbox 360 would you say Gears of War? Halo 3? Mass Effect? Ninja Gaiden 2? Banjo Threeie?

And for PC you've got a few things to choose from... Crysis? Far Cry 2?

PS3... The new Final Fantasy? Metal Gear Solid 4? LBP?

And the Wii... Zelda? Metroid? SMG? Super Smash Bros?

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Much the way Melee stands out from last-gen)
Banjo Threeie (Gotta love the series)
Tekken 6 and possibly future Tekken's (As the series got most of my time from the PS2)

Street Fighter 4.King_of_Sorrow

I'm ashamed of myself for forgetting that one *smacks forehead*

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I'm ashamed of myself for forgetting that one *smacks forehead*

Don't worry. Ryu, Ibuki, Akuma, and Me forgive you. :)

so far Bioshock and Wii Sports stick out

amongst announced games that I have yet to play I think: Mario Galaxy, Crysis, LittleBigPlanet, MGS4, and Spore will be big games for the generation as well

Hard to say. Graphically speaking, definitely Crysis on the PC, and it's no slouch in gameplay either.

Gears of War is the best shooter I've played this generation, and Mass Effect will probably end up being the best RPG, so that's going to be hard to choose between (but probably Mass Effect).

No generations on pc. More and more stunning games along with better graphic cards.

For the Wii, Smash Bros. Signifies Nintendo's best quality, fan service.

The 360, Gears of War. First game I saw and said, "wow, that couldn't have been as cool on the old systems"

The PS3, Final Fantasy 13. Signifies the continuing slide from substance to style, and the degradation of a once great behemoth to a lowly imp. Note the duality.

Don't really know about PC.

360-gears of war

ps3- nothing yet

pc-crysis/orange box

wii- galaxy

ds- phantom hourglass

psp-FF tacticcs

Which game do you think is going to stand out in your memory as a defining game that reminds you how great/bad this gen was in a few years?

I think Oblivion is the perfect example of current-gen gaming.

It looks great and is far more streamlined, but it's shorter, easier and shallower than the previous-gen prequels. Also, it's now full of minigames, and has very limited replayability (since one character can now do everything in the game).

I think that pretty much sums up many of the games this gen, generally speaking - too short, too easy, too shallow, or too many minigames.

SMG(Although I didn't play it, it seems extraordinary,)

And Crysis.

Also let me note that the Orange Box is NOT defining in anyway as a whole. Portal is the only game in the OB that redefines.

Same goes with Oblivion. Morrowind > Oblivion

Bioshock was just stupid because of the boring action in the game, crappy use of RPG elements, and it's also repetitive.

For each of the consoles. Which game do you think is going to stand out in your memory as a defining game that reminds you how great/bad this gen was in a few years?

For the Xbox 360 would you say Gears of War? Halo 3? Mass Effect? Ninja Gaiden 2? Banjo Threeie?

And for PC you've got a few things to choose from... Crysis? Far Cry 2?

PS3... The new Final Fantasy? Metal Gear Solid 4? LBP?

And the Wii... Zelda? Metroid? SMG? Super Smash Bros?

Newnab

PS3 Assassin's Creed

Wii Mario Galaxy or Smash Bros. Brawl

Xbox 360 Halo 3

Alot actually.

GeOW.

Assassins Creed.

MGS4.

FFXIII.

Team ICO's next game.

Quantic dreams next game.

Dead Rising.

COD4.

Heavenly sword.

Street Fighter 4.

Maybe I forgot some.