I don't know how many people will actually be willing to do this, but I think it would be kind of fun for everyone to list their pick for GOTY for every year since their birth year, or at least from the earliest age possible. I feel as if it gives good insight into everyone's own personal history with video games.
For me..
1991 - Super Castlevania IV
1992 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1993 - Zombies Ate My Neighbours!
1994 - Donkey Kong Country
1995 - Earthbound
1996 - Kirby Super Star
1997 - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
1998 - Banjo Kazooie
1999 - Jet Force Gemini
2000 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
2001 - Super Smash Bros Melee
2002 - Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
2003 - Beyond Good and Evil
2004 - Fable
2005 - Shadow of the Colossus
2006 - Okami
2007 - God of War II
2008 - Super Smash Bros Brawl
2009 - Brutal Legend
2010 - Red Dead Redemption
2011 - LA Noire
2012 - Journey
2013 - The Last of Us
1998, 2003, 2005 and 2010 were the hardest for me. Every other year I either had a clear winner in mind already (1998, 2006, 2013) or there wasn't much to pick from (2012 or 1992 for instance). I found 2003 and 2005 the hardest because there were so many quality titles that even if I had a clear winner (SotC) I felt as if I was giving a bunch of other games a great disservice. Likewise, I restricted 3D Zelda games as (with the exception of Skyward Sword)as they all placed at the top of their respective year by default, which made for a boring list to make and to read. Hopefully doing so will give better insight into the breadth of my tastes while awarding GOTY honors to the titles that deserve it.
For me..
1991 - Super Castlevania IV
1992 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1993 - Zombies Ate My Neighbours!
1994 - Donkey Kong Country
1995 - Earthbound
1996 - Kirby Super Star
1997 - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
1998 - Banjo Kazooie
1999 - Jet Force Gemini
2000 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
2001 - Super Smash Bros Melee
2002 - Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
2003 - Beyond Good and Evil
2004 - Fable
2005 - Shadow of the Colossus
2006 - Okami
2007 - God of War II
2008 - Super Smash Bros Brawl
2009 - Brutal Legend
2010 - Red Dead Redemption
2011 - LA Noire
2012 - Journey
2013 - The Last of Us
1998, 2003, 2005 and 2010 were the hardest for me. Every other year I either had a clear winner in mind already (1998, 2006, 2013) or there wasn't much to pick from (2012 or 1992 for instance). I found 2003 and 2005 the hardest because there were so many quality titles that even if I had a clear winner (SotC) I felt as if I was giving a bunch of other games a great disservice. Likewise, I restricted 3D Zelda games as (with the exception of Skyward Sword)as they all placed at the top of their respective year by default, which made for a boring list to make and to read. Hopefully doing so will give better insight into the breadth of my tastes while awarding GOTY honors to the titles that deserve it.