These games might not have come out in 2011, but I've played them in the last year and they stood out from a lot of others. I'd recommend them (I had a similar list in September 2010). In no particular order:
Crysis
Good story telling, fast pace, and intense combat. Character's Nanosuit powers allow for multiple different combat strategies in any situation.
Fear 2: Project Origin
Intense, satisfying firefights and a creepy-as-shit atmosphere, combined with a dark, twisted plot.
Unreal Tournament 3
Good for multiplayer. Good for single player. Campaign has more story than all other Unreal games combined, along with some humor, branching options, and some challenging maps. Also, a great engine with lots of fan-made maps and use by other developers.
Dead Space
Quality survival-horror. Freaky monsters, creepy atmosphere and story. Constantly being low on everything makes gameplay frantic, and forces you to use more than just your favorite gun.
Max Payne
Surprisingly challenging combat and ridiculously over-done dialogue make this one a lot of fun, even if it's old.
BioShock
Yet another game with some horror appeal. BioShock also has beautiful water effects and myriad approaches to building your character, leading players to pick it up again. The story is solid and has some great twists.
Borderlands
It's not as intense as Fallout 3 (or a sandbox game) but it has just as much game time, if not more. This more laid-back approach is amusing, and the variety of character options give cause to play it multiple times.
Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues
I really, really wish this could be a stand-alone game. Old World Blues has the familiar gameplay of Fallout 3/New Vegas, but goes after everything with a great sense of humor. I laughed out loud several times playing this DLC. It's really good (Note: I do NOT recommend New Vegas... just this DLC for it).
There you go. Right in time for the holidays.
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