I received a PM today from another member of the Escapist, thanking me for continuously for going on about Okami, because they finally caved and bought the game and had the most fun gaming in a decade :D
Which gave me the idea to make a thread where people can share what games, if it weren't for other members of the Escapist, or the Escapist itself, they might not have ever gotten around to playing.
For me, it's got to be The Walking Dead, every time the game was mentioned on this site, it was shortly followed by the praise of members who had played it.
Sassafrass finally made me cave and I bought the series during the Christmas Steam sales.
It ended up being my favourite game of 2012 :D