Based off the Sights & Sounds poll ran by the magazine of the same name. Every decade, a ton of directors throw together a top ten to represent the medium; for them, film. For us here, games. May not necessarily be "favorite" games, but ones that symbolize the highest highs games have to offer. Consider this my ballet.

10 games. A mix of stand-bys and outliers. All killers. Unordered.
credits to Fauxscerf for the original list