Fable 3. well over 200 hours with that game.
Skyrim. I actually enjoy the combat...*ducks*
I think I remember the first Hitman got really bad reviews. Like 40-50. I LOVED that game. So ahead of its time, and certain aspects of it hasn't been surpassed yet imo. It had a lot of mechanical problems to though.
GTA IV
I really enjoyed my 1st playthrough. Great representation of modern NY. Maybe it's because i'm a NYer but I really enjoyed it and don't get all the hate.
Assassins Creed Revelations was the best AC game from a story perspective.
Mass Effect 3 was the best action game of 2012.
Double Dragon Neon was probably the best game I've played because of PS+.
Though I consider Brotherhood to be the zenith of the AC series from a gameplay perspective, I completely agree with you about the story in Revelations. They successfully retconned Altair from being ANGRY SCOWLING GRUFF MAN, gave Ezio some great character development, and wrapped up the story arc of the Ezio trilogy beautifully. I especially loved the parallels in howAltair and Ezio both spent their whole lives striving for causes that they couldn't be sure would succeed, but they had to trust that future assassins would fight for a better world as hard as they had.
Altair accepting that he had lived a long life and done all he could before retiring to his library to die was one of the few things in the series that I found legitimately moving.
For me:
Uncharted 3 - it's awesome
MGS 4 - awesome 2
P Sword - so under-appreciated.
Heavy Rain - I've still to play a game that made me feel like my actions actually had consequence. No black and white/good or evil binary shit like ME.
I can't believe how criticized Little Big Planet is on the internet. I know I'm not alone in my love for this franchise as it has sold over 10 million copies, but if you were to just read stuff on boards about it you would swear they were terrible games. Threads about the series are tiresome to read with all the floaty controls moaning that happens every single time.