Just a twist on Wolf Kanno's recent thread, I noticed most people were pointing out old games and was wondering if anyone has been impacted by any more modern games of the PS3/360 generation onwards.

For me, Journey is one. It hasn't impacted my life in any real way, but it has impacted my impression of how online gaming can work, and how a short game can impact my emotions and tell a story without any dialogue whatsoever.

The other would be Final Fantasy XIV, because it has lead me to new friends and new experiences. I've never had much success with online gaming before FFXIV rolled around. I played FFXI but got bored of it. I'd played various online FPS games with Psy, Dan, Jess and co but always tended to suck and, again, got tired of it. With FFXIV, I might get tired of it for a month on occasion, but I will still be popping in and I will always get that enthusiasm back in one way or another.

You?