I'm currently gonna work on a game for the #156 Trijam whose theme is "Teatime". But that is a surprise, heheh. Paradox' games really inspired some of the systems in Fall of Bronze, Feudalism Game and to an extent Code Collapse. Those three games are somewhat strategy-based, but there's a lot of interconnected systems, something Paradox helped become my fascination.
As for Telltale Games... I don't feel experienced enough to tackle a story-based game. But one day I will!
What about you?