I'm going to rank these games as if there were a gaming hall of fame. I don't personally like all of these games, but I recognize their relevance. There are plenty of games that I will look back at as my all time favorites that aren't listed here, because I understand they aren't relevant/critically praised enough.
First Ballad Hall of Famers
The Mass Effect series
The BioShock series
Grand Theft Auto 4 & 5
The Last of Us ( It might be too early to call)
Skyrim
Call of duty 4 ( I'm tempted to include every call of duty game released in the last generation, just because of the insane sales numbers.)
Halo 3
Second and third ballad
The Gears of War series
Minecraft
The Uncharted series
Red Dead Redemption
The Batman Arkham series
Portal 1&2
The Assassins Creed series
Fallout 3
Saints Row series
On the bubble
Far Cry 3
Spec Ops The Line
Limbo
Metro games
Team Fortress 2
Left 4 Dead
Demon's Souls
First Ballad Hall of Famers
The Mass Effect series
The BioShock series
Grand Theft Auto 4 & 5
The Last of Us ( It might be too early to call)
Skyrim
Call of duty 4 ( I'm tempted to include every call of duty game released in the last generation, just because of the insane sales numbers.)
Halo 3
Second and third ballad
The Gears of War series
Minecraft
The Uncharted series
Red Dead Redemption
The Batman Arkham series
Portal 1&2
The Assassins Creed series
Fallout 3
Saints Row series
On the bubble
Far Cry 3
Spec Ops The Line
Limbo
Metro games
Team Fortress 2
Left 4 Dead
Demon's Souls