So I always considered myself a big adventure game fan, but I never really played anything else beyond the big classics: Lucasarts and the games that came out of the companies that came out of that (Telltale, Double Fine and Autumn Moon - didn't like the last one though), Sierra (a couple of King's Quests, Larry and Space Quests - not really for me), Cyan, Revolution (mostly the first two Broken Sword's and Steel Sky), and a handful of other adventure games when I was younger (like the Pink Panther games).
I was always very wary of newer adventure games because, while they often look very pretty, a lot of them fall in the trap of trying to be too much like the classics (mostly Monkey Island). The writing just isn't there a lot of the time, and no matter how good a game like that looks, I just can't force myself to sit through them. This thread convinced me to give some of them another try, because a lot of the games in the OP just look too good. Heard a lot of good things about Wadjet Eye, so I played The Shivah (which I really, really enjoyed - took me by surprise. Loved how 'adult' it was - as in "written for adults", not full of boobs and guts. Also started the first Blackwell game. Really enjoying it a lot, although I'm not sure if I'm ready for an entire series with the same characters. I'll keep playing it for now though.
So Adventure-Gaf, what are the best games that I've missed in recent years? I'm ready for some new stuff instead of revisiting the classics all the time.
Edit: I should add that I already played (and really liked!) Machinarium and Kentucky Route Zero (also great).