The "jumping" bricks indicate that I can build something (the bricks are moving up and down, so jumping around on the screen) :-) There is no real platforming. And the setting is modern.

Are you... errr, I mean is the character male or female?

The main character is male :-)

Is it The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess?

Nope, which would not make sense with the platforms I posted :-)

Hmm, fair enough. I was thinking LoZ and went with the only one released on Wii (or so the wiki says).

What's the ultimate goal of the game? Are you saving the world, your village, yourself or is there something else?

Of course there is world saving, but that comes as a "secondary" goal after your first goal of finding some great treasures gets messed up :D

I decided to go with this cute little Santa's helper elf I found instead! *innocent whistle*
Not that RATM isn't arguably Chrismassy in itself - "Killing in the Name of" made Christmas no1 here in the UK a couple of years back as a protest against Simon Cowel's latest public manufactured 'star'!

Annnnyway - the game

Is it 2D, full 3D or somewhere in between (isometric, '2.5D' etc.)?

It is 3D :-)
Also what I said about smashing things, I will clarify that into you can almost smash all objects around you :D

Not sure if related to my forum title or if it's a stealth request to "christmastize" the avatar.

Nah, I was just saying that Link looks enough like a Christmas Elf 'as is' without enlisting your awesome Photoshop skills!
(I was trying to make a 'joke' that I'd innocently stumbled across a jpg of Link and thought that it was just a Christmas Elf and not the big 'N's second most recognisable character! - imagine that - mental!)

Is it Lego Indiana Jones?

Or maybe one of the Uncharteds? Wait no I thought I saw it released for numerous consoles. I'm sticking with Lego Indiana Jones on this one.

Yep you are right :-) Your turn!

Hey I got one!

I'll go with one I'm actually playing at the moment (and having a ton of fun with).

"I was just promoted! Finally, now I can take over for the idiot Admiral who can't keep our stations secure. Let's change up our assault tactics. First thing first *points at the map* we need to take that planet."

Ooh is it a Star Wars game? Star Wars: Tie Fighter?

(if yeah, someone please take it up for me, if no, it really sounds Star Warsy and has that kind of vibe.) :)