So this can be any game from any generation. Release dates don't matter. What was your "game of the year" that you played from start to finish (or at lease played for hours on end) and why? I'll start.

For me, it's really hard to choose between Bastion, Torchlight, or Skyrim, but I'm going to have to go with Bastion. My buddy bought this for me awhile back and it's been sitting in my steam backlog for months. I eventually just played it, and everything about it was perfect. Couldn't ask for anything more. It's really hard to come by games that have just the right length, and just the right feel to them to make them not generic and outdated; Bastion had that perfect balance.

Bastion is also an inspiration for a personal choice of jumping into the indie development scene. That point and all the things that Bastion does right makes it my top game played in 2012.

Your turn.