However I do agree with what someone else said about game of the year not actually mattering. Just enjoy the games you enjoy, it doesn't really matter what the industry says in any regard.
Some of the games that have touched me the deepest and stayed with me longest have never won GOTY.
Also, you guys do know that there are a lot of different companies handing out GOTY awards right? It's rare that one game tops everyone's lists, but that's because people have different ideas of what makes a game worthy of such high praise, kind of like how people are disagreeing in this thread.
