A strange realization about my fav games this year so far

So what I'm not going to say here is that these are my goatee for 2011.  There are games coming out this year that I want to buy that I might like more than games I've played already.  Alright?   Alright.  Anyways, I was cataloging my favorite games this year, and the two that have engaged me most have one interesting quality:  Both sport what has been called 'bad gameplay.'  LA Noire and Deus Ex are my fav games so far.  Some games have come close but these (for me) take the cake.  And it's interesting that among games these two have  had the actual gameplay elements so universally disliked.  So is this my year of good storytelling in games?  
 
However, I must say, I do consider LA Noire's gameplay bland, but I liked the gunplay in Deus Ex.  That might have alot to do with me playing on the hardest difficulty and going for the super killer style play, so I spent alot of time and money upgrading my weapons and working out how best to use cover and use environmental weapons, so the gunplay was rather satisfying for me.  Anyways, this surprises me.