Some of my favorite games....
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3. Great game, but is mainly on the list because it has a lot of childhood memories attached to it. I recently started playing it again, and found out a whole new side of the game (alternate endings) I had never even heard about.
Kingdom Hearts II. Again, a tonne of childhood memories. But this game as a whole is freaking unbelievable. I rarely get new games, so replay value is a huge deciding factor. Well... except for Assassin's Creed, but that took place in Jerusalam, Acre, Damascus, and the main place was even my families home of Masyaf! I digress... KH II had immense replay value, and a amazing combination of Disney and Final Fantasy characters, with a few original characters thrown in the mix.
Assassin's Creed. It's horribly repetitive, really boring in everything but the boss fights, and the main character, Altaïr Ibn La'Ahad, has a freaking AMERICAN accent, despite everyone else having an Arab/French accent and the game taking place in the Middle East. But the story was amazing. And by amazing, I mean amazing! Pushed me to get through the crappy game play and see how it ended.
And I have once again proven how bad I am at expressing my thoughts about video games.