Well, here is as good a place as any for my first proper post I suppose.
Best game ever? It's a tough one. The most recent game(s) that blew me away were Half Life: Orange Box. I've been out of work recently waiting to start my new contract so I played through HL2, HL2E1 and E2 back to back over a week or so....wow, I was just blown away. It's such an immersive collection of games, really gripping.
The thing I like is just how you get attached to characters and everything and how the game is perfectly paced. And the simple puzzles! The people that make them are really clever and innovative I think.
So that is my best game ever at the moment, but to be honest it changes all the time. If I am in a retro mood I'd probably say Sonic The Hedgehog 2 or Metal Gear Solid. And I like a good racing game too.
I'd give a shout out to GTA: San Andreas too. I whiled away many hours on that just chilling out with a motorcycle, the radio cranked up and cruising round the countryside. The freedom was great, I hope the new GTA is the same kind of scale.