Quote Originally Posted by econ21
Extending a little further back than that, if you can pick up Vampire Bloodlines, it may be the best game of the last 5 years - a woefully under-rated full blooded RPG.
Seconded. It's a little rough around the edges, but I enjoyed it immensely. Great story, excellent graphics (Source driven), and the best script in years. And you can pick it up for a fiver; I know I did.

Apart from that I'd recommend Fahrenheit, or Indigo Prophecy as it's called in the US. An extremely good adventure game that gives you a large amount of control over how you develop the plot. Also either Knights of the Old Republic games.