While I ponder on whether or not I am going to buy a PS4 with one game and an extra controller or a PS4 with two games at launch, I looked upon my gamer shelf of shame.  Tons of games that I haven't played, finished or hell in the case of Final Fantasy XIII a game that is still in the plastic.  Too many times I bought games that sounded good and now that remain un-played or barely played in favor of better games or perhaps just put aside with good intentions never to be played again.  Now that this generation of consoles are entering its twilight and looking at lots of mediocrity on my shelf I started thinking, what game(s) do you think will be the Super Mario Bros. 3 of this generation?  No CoD's, Maddens or other series that get a yearly update and is pretty much the same game with maybe one new feature, because besides Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare, there hasn't been any CoD that hasn't just rehashed what Cod4 did.

 My Pick:

 In my opinion Red Dead Redemption will be the game that everyone talks about when they talk about the current gen in ten years or so.  There is nary a blemish on this Rockstar masterpiece.  Sure there were glitches but 99% of the time they were funny and/or terrifying.  If you never had a cougar woman run at you or one of my favorites a tied up prisoner hovering above my horse while riding back to town, I am sorry.  Rest assured that it was hilarious though.  The story is one of the best ever written for a video game and really made me want to push forward and get to the end to see how it all played out.  I still get goose bumps when I think of the big surprise in the story.  This is one of two games that I have played that made me actually care for the character I was playing as, the other being Final Fantasy VI.  And in my opinion if you can get your players to care about a bunch of pixels then you have on your hands a genuine masterpiece. 

Runner Up:

I think as years go by and the crap that is the CoD and Madden get washed away from the current gen, it will uncover games that were well received just not played by many.  Sorta like Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinestrals on SNES.  Demons/Dark Souls are great games and both make you earn every item and every victory.  It feels good every time you play and when you defeat a boss that had been giving you trouble for so long, there are few games that reward you with such a great feeling.  I could go on and on about how great I think this game is, and have in a five or seven part blog series I did on Dark Souls.  There is no hand holding no guide telling you "Hey Listen" go here next.  You explore the world and I think the games are that much better for not giving you much to go on.  Its kill or be killed and if you like a good action adventure RPG they don't come better than this!

Just Because I Loved the Game and Think You Should Too:

 I have played through this game multiple times and every time I fall in love with it more, except the graveyard, F#ck you gargoyles!  But aside from that one part, this is a perfect game...in my eyes.  It has a story penned by Egon and Ray, the original cast doing voice work plus Alyssa Milano and continues the story of your favorite poltergeist pugilists.  How can you not like this game?!  If you are a fan of the movies and don't have this game, go pick it up out of your local bargain bin and give it a try.  You'll thank me later. 

 Well thats all I've got for today.  Let me know what you guys think in the comments below.  I would love to hear what you think of my picks and hear yours.