These are two games that have really piqued my interest. Both seem quite original and I can't wait for more info.
Heavy Rain's Wikipedia Page: Specifically, this image from
The Casting, a tech demo using Heavy Rain's engine, amazes me.
And here is the entire amazing video,
The Casting.
Heavy Rain is a spiritual successor to Indigo Prophecy, by the way, if anyone remembers that game.
And Mirror's Edge is a first-person game using the actual person and a parkour/free running style as the basis for the game.
Here's
Mirror's Edge's Wikipedia Page: I love this style. PLAY Magazine has an amazing cover article on the game, by the way. Go read it...or you can read
this article instead...but you really need to read the magazine article. It has an interview and pictures and it's very well done.
And here are some pictures for Mirror's Edge.