The Most Original Games of This Gen

[MegaMan64]

What are,to you, the most original and fresh games that were made this gen?
I have a lot, but one of my the most original games ive seen is scribblenauts.

[thresholdXCI]

Flower, Portal and Scribblenauts spring to mind first.

*edit* Oh yeah and Heavy Rain.

[DarkCobalt]

PORTAL!
Mirror's Edge.
Scribblenauts (and, by extension, Super Scribblenauts)
Just One Life (iPod touch app, I don't know it it counts, but whatever.)
MineCraft.

[gtt]

probably portal, maybe prof layton.

[MegaMan64]

PORTAL!
Mirror's Edge.
Scribblenauts (and, by extension, Super Scribblenauts)
Just One Life (iPod touch app, I don't know it it counts, but whatever.)
MineCraft.

ya ipod apps count.

[Jirachi]

Little big planet seris,kirby canvus curse,&super mario galaxy (i have others but idw this list to be too long)

[opnickc]

- Portal
- Mirror's Edge
- Trauma series (Trauma Center, Trauma Team)
- Wii-series (Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Sports, etc - you may not like them, but you can't deny that there's nothing else quite like them).
- Steel Diver (I know it seems like a pretty generic title, but how many submarine games are there? much less ones with such a unique interface/control mechanic)
- Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Bit.Trip Runner

[Eternal Rain]

Also giving some love to Mirror's Edge, Portal, and the Trauma series. I'd love to include Limbo on here too, but I've only played the demo so I can't say just how much of the game is "original."

[gtt]

Also giving some love to Mirror's Edge, Portal, and the Trauma series. I'd love to include Limbo on here too, but I've only played the demo so I can't say just how much of the game is "original."

the trauma series! I knew I was forgetting something!

[Nintend()\/\/|\|312]

Minecraft. Everything else is kind of meh. jk. Portal, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Braid all had core game mechanics that were unlike any game I had played before, although that might be my fault not playing enough original games.

[Devil_Rising]

The Wii ____ series of games, for really taking the first step introducing the world to motion controls. Wii Sports especially, because that STILL gets played in my household from time to time (mainly bowling, but still).

Mario Galaxy, for the new level design ideas and gravity mechanics.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii, for successfully pulling off co-op platforming that actually works.

Portal, I never got into it, but clearly it was a new type of puzzle game. Kudos.

The Lost Winds games, for unique wind mechanics and proving you can have totally tranquil yet immersive gameplay. And I STILL wish Frontier would get off their asses and make a pt. 3 before the Wii is dead, so we can finish the damn story!!!

de Blob, sure, it's a remake(ish) of an indy PC game, but I'd never seen a "paint the world" type game like that beforehand, and it was pretty fun to boot.

There are a lot of others, but those are off the top of my head.

[mariomaniac45213]

-LA Noire
-Heavy Rain
-Scribblenauts
-Super Mario Galaxy
-LittleBigPlanet
-Wii Sports and Wii Fit
-Mirror's Edge
-Bit Trip series
-Portal
-Dance Central
-Limbo
-Catherine
-Skyward Sword (yes it's not released yet but it's looking to be the first truely motion controlled Action Adventure "core" game)
-Brain Age
-Prof. Layton series
-Ace Attorney series
-The World ends with you
-999
-Kirby's Epic Yarn
-Elite Beat Agents

[Vonter]

In regards of methods of storytelling I consider a breakthrough:
Bioshock
Portal
Catherine
Best JRPG Story: Nier
Haven't played thoroughly Bioware games or Assasins' Creed to comment about them.

Most original studios:
Grasshopper Manufacturer and Platinum Games for the variety of IPs they've created this generation.

Best implementation of motion controls:
Metroid Prime 3, Zack and Wiki, and Resident Evil 4 (<- why didn't more developers make more 3rd person shooters?)

Most original concept in Wii: DEADLY *FUCKING* CREATURES and Fragile

Most disappointing: Castlevania Judgment (I can only dream bringing Castlevania characters into a Blazblue type-of-fighter)

Absolute best conceive third party Wii experience: No More Heroes

Missed opportunities: Star fox, more RPGs, Wii Motion Plus games, Wii+DS combo game (since Wii and DS rule in the hardware department).

Most original game this gen until now: I'll split it in what I consider all game shall aspire to be, it has to be a game withh lots of immersion like Bioshock, with deep and charismatic characters like Portal, an experience full of wonder like Mario Galaxies, and finally a game I'll like to play again like: Psychonauts, Super Mario RPG, or Killer 7.

[KingBroly]

I wouldn't consider Bioshock's storytelling all that groundbreaking. It had one big thing, that's it. Same goes for Portal. Great game, but I don't think I'd say anything in it is extroadinary.

Valkyria Chronicles - A freedom of movement SRPG. While the story had a lot of charm, it's the gameplay that was new and creative.

LA Noire - While a poor game overall, the facial tech is amazing.

Wii Sports - Anyone who says Wii Sports didn't do anything is getting banned for severe ignorance. The game single-handedly made the Wii what it was, and forced the other competitors to adapt motion control gaming, which is still inferior to the original experience.

Demon's Souls - A game that stands out by taking a stand and saying 'Gamers are wimps.' It's also fair and methodical in its' delivery, in addition to a good cast of characters.

[Koopzilla]

Just off the top of my head I'm gonna say Wii Sports, Wii Fit, and The World Ends With You. Also I'm gonna mention Mario & Luigi Partners in Time and Bowsers Inside Story, I know they are sequels from a GBA game (which unfortunately I didn't get to play) but I really liked how they used the duel screens and the button layout.

A little off topic but honestly I think I will remember this generation most (despite the motion controls , duel screens and touch screens) for games returning to their roots or being brought back from the dead. Like New Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kirby's Return to Dreamland, Contra 4, Castlevania DS games (maybe not all the way back to their roots but stepping back from 3D was definitely a plus for the series), Punch Out!!, Yoshis Island DS, and Street Fighter 4.

[Striker Jacen]

Definitely flower. And portal and Braid and whatever.