Bioshock I think, or Half-Life 2. They both encompass a huge range of elements previously seen in games- RPG elements (Bioshock only here), excellent storytelling, great atmosphere, first person shooting, tactics, interesting characters and a beautifully realised setting. Something like Super Mario Bros. defines…

@bakagaijin: You have a point there, now that I think about it. My uncle got a dog soon after ours died, and another has had a GR for 15 years also. They are incredibly fascinating- their sense of smell, training them, their protectiveness- and truly are man's best friend.

@bakagaijin: Nah, they are quite hard to keep and theres only three of us. Maybe in the future, they certainly are excellent with children (and as pillows! Harry once sneaked into me room and shifted aside a pillow to sleep). Did you get another?

@Lee: Damn images!

@bakagaijin: Pic failed the first time. Here's a shot of him, out in the snow.

Aww.. maybe its the late night (Ireland), but now I'm depressed. We got our golden retriever 6 years ago today, when he was only 5 weeks old. He died 2 years ago.. I can still remember being woken up at 1 am the day before school started after summer, to go down to the crash site.

@bijboy88: To lessen their importance in relevance to the other posts, or to stop people who usually flame 'off topic' posts from bothering to click.

@drcsmmnr: Chmstry... rsty...

@Goldwings: Caught the moon 2 timing him: I'm in the same boat (not the house, the backlog). My top 10 games are Borderlands, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Red Dead, Dead Space, Bioshock 2, Final Fantasy I (yup, on iPod touch), Final Fantasy XIII, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Plants vs. Zombies (again, iPod).

Just got a new HP laptop, and do you guys remember the Humble Indie bundle? That came with it, along with Peggle, Bejeweled and Bejeweled 2. What a brilliant surprise. And I found out that I can run TF2, so I may have to get it.

@crazycaveman: Chess, if I can find someone to play (nobody wants to :( ), draughts/checkers, Scrabble. The classics. Though I love to play cards (Poker, Bullshit, 25 etc.) just as much.

@PunkyChipsAhoy: The guitar track as he went to his house was fantastic. I nearly teared up.

@[Eire] Finstern: With an axe.

"Decisions, decisions.."

Reading a book?

@Bouzi: Go Habs Go!: You should watch the match, was a pretty bad start but it actually is getting much better.

@Menolly aka Robyn: Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger would be perfect for that!

What accent does the Guerrilla Games guy have? Sounds like a weird mix of South African and American..

@kromekoran: Fair point.

@kromekoran: Somehow I don't think so...