PC games only, no console:
Bioshock - Technically a 2007 game, but I had to wait for a video card upgrade in early 2008 to play it).
GalCivII: Twilight of the Arnor
The Witcher (Enhanced Edition) - Another 2007 game, but I waited for the EE to finish it.
Fallout 3
X-Plane 9 - A last-minute entry, I bought it in December as a way to get back into flight simming with a computer that isn't quite up to FSX (before I heard the news about MS dropping the franchise). It's quirky if you're used to MSFS, but a blast to fly. Feels good to get my HOTAS and rudder pedals back in action.
I guess that's the cream of the crop for me. There were others that I thought were worth the money but not up to the level of the games above, like Dead Space and Mass Effect. A few disappointments like Neverwinter Nights2 that I may re-visit. And inevitably, a few turkeys like Assassin's Creed (fun at first, but not in the long haul) and Far Cry 2 (which might be a fun game for all I know, but it doesn't like my sound card and won't even boot up).
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