I would have to say my favorite game is Deathspank.  It combines the action/adventure with the RPG factor.  I think it is a great idea for many future games.  :)

I'm going with Temple Run 2... Just kidding. My favorite DLG would have to be the original Magic the Gathering on Xbox 360. While the newer ones have better animations and controls, there are too many interesting decks to choose the others.

It might be a bit of an oddball, but I really enjoyed Dead Rising 2: Case Zero. To me, it proved to be the ultimate way of making a clever demo/prequel/standalone game that managed to showcase everything exciting about an upcoming game, while also being a solid entertaining experience in and of itself. That it simultaneously does a good job of fitting into a cool overarching narrative just makes the experience all the more sweeter.

Journey because of the overall environment, fun, and sense of wonder.

i think my favorite was mark of the ninja, that was a great game!

A favorite?  Oh my, so many to choose from. My favorites have been Castle Crashers, Trials, Braid, Limbo, Bastion, Fez, Super Meat Boy, Shadow Complex, Splosion Man...honestly, it's hard to pick just one.  Some of my favorite games of this generation have been the downloadable ones.  However, if I had to pick just one, hands down it would be World of Goo.  That game has personality like none other.  The story line is funny, cute and surprisingly meaningful.  The music is oh so fantastic and the puzzles that one has to overcome using your goo-balls are mind-boggling yet simple at the same time.  World of Goo is my overall favorite, but I've enjoyed so many this generation.  I look forward to Skulls of the Shogun.

Minecraft...it gave me a much needed break from all the fps/third-person shooters that have flooded the market. The change of pace was very refreshing.

My favorite would definitely be Joe Danger 2. I just love all the different modes and challenges.

My favorite is Nin2-jump its a very underrated platformer

i would have to say Fez and Journey (decided to pick two, just deal with it)

Fez i would say because it had a very unique art style and color aesthetic, and also because of incredibly difficult puzzles, and a very original style of gameplay

journey would have to be up there too, mainly because of the games high graphical quality, great textures, and again a good aesthetic. i would also have to put it up there for the sheer emotion it caused me, with the incredibly simple gameplay and the online interactions

(also i love the walking dead, but i would say it had some flaws)

My favorite DLG this generation is a tie between Hard Corps Rising, or Super Meat Boy. I played the absolute hell out of SMB, and still do today every now and then. The quick but brutally difficult levels give them a "just one more game" value that's sometimes hard to find. I've never had that much fun dying over and over again. Hard Corps Rising is on here because It allowed me to play a style of game I normally was pretty terrible at, and with it's upgrade system I could start to get farther into the story. Eventually I would realize that I was actually getting better as I went, and can now get a good chunk of the way through the game on the normal arcade mode. It was a design decision that I think paid out better then they were anticipating, at least for me.

I have to go Walking Dead.  It would have been Journey, but Walking Dead just blew mw away with its narrative.

castle crasher. it was fun playing multiplayer with my friends

Ahh..yet another chance at the wheel of roulet. Maybe I'll come out on top for once.

My favorite DLG of this gen is a no brainer. No DLG brought me more fun then the vibrantly fun Castle Crashers. Not only did I enjoy the heck out of it, but my non-gamer wife even enjoyed tagging along, making my expierience with the game that much more special.

That's definitely a tie between Sonic 4 Episodes 1 & 2 and The Walking Dead for me.

Terraria Has to be my favorite. I spent so many hours playing that game with my friends it just has so much content and is worth all the money. During the summer Me and my friend every night if we weren't busy we played terraria one of my favorites easily.

Awesome contest, Ben!

My favorite downloadable game this generation has been Bastion, by a long shot. The work that Supergiant Games did, with the unique narrator and art, is absolutely stunning. Not to mention, Darren Korb's inspiring musical accompaniment was extremely satisfying and moving along with the game. The mix of industrial, country, and rock styles was refreshing. Bought the whole soundtrack after I played the game!

In addition, I especially love Outland. It was the first game of the "MetroidVania" style that I had tried out, and I played to near completion, simply because I couldn't find the last gold coin.

The cool thing about Skulls of the Shogun, that I'll be really excited about if I were to win, is playing the game on Windows Phone 8. That's where I'd prefer to have the game, actually, since it's a great chance to try out the capabilities of my new Nokia Lumia 920.

Mine would have to be Mark of The Ninja. Mostly due to the fact that it does things better then some, if not most, stealth games that are purchased on a hard copy. As the Heavy would say "Ninja is credit to genre!"

hmmmm......mine would have to be Bastion. Just for the awesome narration.

Dust was my favorite DLG from last year. The art style, the simple yet still fun combat and the interesting if a bit cliched story were all awesome.