In 2003 a Czech guy named Jakob Dvorsky created a beautiful flash game called Samorost, in which a guy living all by himself on a planet discovered that he was on a crash course with another planet, and flew in his rocket over to that planet to try and divert its course.
Then Dvorsky's independent gaming company Amanita came out with Samorost 2, in which our hero's dog is stolen by some aliens who have landed on his planet to poach some fruit from his trees, and decide that they should take the dog as well.
Their new game, released October 16 of this year, is Machinarium. It has a different protagonist-- a robot who has been ejected by other robots from his home and is trying to work his way back in and rescue his friend. I think that's what's going on, anyway....have just started playing.
Samorost is free, and you can play the whole thing online. With Samorost 2 you can play the first few levels free, but after that it's $5 for the full version. With Machinarium the first three levels are free and the full version is $20 and includes a download of the soundtrack.
That last bit is important because the music is just enchanting for all three games. I've played Samorost 1 and 2 several times and still love them, and am excited to try Machinarium now. Check them out-- I bet you'll dig them. If you get absolutely stuck at some point, there are walk-throughs online. But only use that as a last resort; it's much more fun that way.
Here's a preview and review of Machinarium from Adventure Games. The preview actually has more visual content, including a somewhat spoilery video, but the review's coverage is more extensive.
One fun part of the game: in order to store an item in his inventory, your robot character literally swallows it. He flips his head open, tosses it in like throwing something in a trash can, then flips his head closed again.
Who would you want in SSB4? I want Gyig [Oh heck yeah!] (Mother, Mother 2), Professor Layton, and Geno. (SMRPG: LotSS)
And if anyone says someone from Animal Crossing:
Pikachu fights giant monsters on a daily basis, some of which are considered Gods.
Kirby has fought nightmares come to life.
Yoshi has more or less defeated and outsmarted hordes of enemies.
Olimar has taken down beasts ten times his size using armies of monsters half his size.
Lucas has fought ghosts, rock men, robots, and tanks.
Tom Nook has won the war on prices of tree seeds and furniture.
KK Slider is a drifter who prefers peace over battle.
And everyone else in the Animal Crossing world is for the most part peaceful, non-violent, and are caring about their own life as well as others.