Game of the Year: Past, Present, and Future

[DarkMemories]

Didn't see this type of thread anywhere, so I thought I'd make it.

Basically, starting from whatever date you like, list each year's GOTY (for you) and what it could potentially be next year

1993: Jurassic Park (Genesis)
1994: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
1995: Mortal Kombat 3
1996: Resident Evil
1997: Sonic and Knuckles Collection
1998: Resident Evil 2
1999: Pokemon Gold Version
2000: Dino Crisis 2
2001: Luigi's Mansion
2002: Resident Evil 0
2003: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2004: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
2005: Resident Evil 4 (obvious is obvious)
2006: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2007: Bioshock and Mass Effect
2008: Left 4 Dead
2009: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Potential 2010 GOTY: I honestly expect 2007 to repeat itself with Bioshock 2 and Mass Effect 2, with the possible addition of God of War III making it a three-way tie.

EDIT: Revised my 2009 GOTY.

EDIT 2: Added my would-be selections from when I started playing games.

[Dark_Chris]

2001 - MGS2
2002 - GTA Vice city
2003 - ??????
2004 - MGS3
2005 - RE4
2006 - ?????
2007 - Uncharted
2008 - MGS4
2009 - RE5, Uncharted 2 and Batman AA

[Branden_Lucero]

1998 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999 - Soul Calibur - Sonic Adventure
2000 - Perfect Dark
2001 - Metal Gear Solid 2 - Final Fantasy X
2002 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2003 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2004 - Ninja Gaiden
2005 - Resident Evil 4
2006 - Oblivion - Final Fantasy XII
2007 - BioShock - Super Mario Galaxy
2008 - Metal Gear Solid 4
2009 - Uncharted 2 (despite by my overall slight disappointment with it)

2010 Prediction - Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy XIII, Crysis 2, God of War III, BioShock 2, Mass Effect 2, Fable III, Dead Space 2, Medal of Honor, ect, ect. and obviously Call of Duty 7 because people already fuckin' know its coming.

[Vector]

2000 - The Sims
2001 - MGS2
2002 - GTA: Vice City
2003 - SOCOM II: US Navy SEALs
2004 - MGS3
2005 - RE4 (PS2)
2006 - MGS3 Subsistence
2007 - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune/Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2008 - MGS4
2009 - Uncharted 2. Honorable mention: Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, RE5.
2010 Candidates - God of War 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavy Rain, Alan Wake

obviously Call of Duty 7 because people already fuckin' know its coming.

Considering it's being handled by Treyarch and is once again being set in the past, I'm gonna say...no.

[REmaster]

Hmm. In no particular order or concievable reason...

SH2
GOW
RE4
COD4
Dead Space
COD5
UFC: Undisputed
Assassin's Creed 2
Modern Warfare 2
GOW 3

Considering it's being handled by Treyarch and is once again being set in the past, I'm gonna say...no.

It's all good, weither people like the actual game or not you know they're gonna make a million dollars from the 20 additional PSN zombie maps alone

[aris13]

2002 - GTA: Vice City
2003 - Star Wars KOTOR
2004 - Half Life 2
2005 - Resident Evil 4
2006 - Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2007 - Call Of Duty 4
2008 - Fallout 3
2009 - Uncharted 2

[Borman]

Ill be different for 2005, and say Indigo Prophecy. Hey, I loved the game.

[randomwab]

1996: Broken Sword - The Shadow of the Templars
1997: Goldeneye 007
1998: Resident Evil 2
1999: Metal Gear Solid/Silent Hill
2000: Shenmue
2001: Silent Hill 2
2002: Metal Gear Solid 2
2003: GTA: Vice City
2004: Half-Life 2
2005: Resident Evil 4
2006: Shadow of the Colossus
2007: Uncharted/BioShock
2008: Fallout 3
2009: Batman - Arkham Asylum/Uncharted 2

[Corrin]

2007: Mass Effect
2008: Fallout 3
2009: Assassin's Creed II or Resident Evil 5...

[Canas Renvall]

Can I choose games from waaaay back when even though I was really young? (As in I was born in 1992, but I've played games from even before then and they're my GOTY).

1992: Sonic the Hedgehog 2/Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
1993: Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (best fucking package EVER)
1994: Earthworm Jim
1995: Yoshi's Island
1996: Tomb Raider
1997: Goldeneye 007
1998: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Resident Evil 2
1999: Silent Hill/Metal Gear Solid
2000: Final Fantasy IX
2001: Final Fantasy X/Silent Hill 2
2002: REmake
2003: Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
2004: Katamari Damacy (Sooo addicting!)
2005: TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (One of my favorite games, alongside REmake, SH2, and OoT)
2006: Kingdom Hearts II/Dead Rising
2007: Uncharted/Bioshock/Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
2008: No More Heroes
2009: Uncharted 2/Madworld/Left 4 Dead 2 (One on each system. Fancy that. )
2010 candidates: FFXIII/Heavy Rain/Alan Wake

[doomed]

Of all time: HL1

Some recent ones (note, I'm a PC gamer):

2004: HL2
2005: F.E.A.R.
2006: HL2: Ep1
2007: Orange Box (all of them) - BioShock
2008: Dead Space - L4D - Prince of Persia
2009: Mirror's Edge - Batman: AA - L4D2

[Branden_Lucero]

1993: Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (best fucking package EVER)

yeah, only if you were lucky enough to get the Super Mario All-Stars + edition, because the one i got when i bought the SNES Bundle, only had the regular version.

[Canas Renvall]

^ Well, I'd never heard of it before, and I had the original SMAS, but I lost it. My grandparents got it off Ebay for super-cheap for my 12th birthday, after about 5 years without SMAS. I was ecstatic.

[kevstah2004]

1996 - Crash Bandicoot, Die Hard Trilogy
1997 - Gran Turismo, Ace Combat 2, Formula 1 97, Tekken 3, TOCA Touring Car Championship
1998 - Akuji the Heartless, Grim Fandango, MediEvil
1999 - WWF Attitude, Driver, Omikron: The Nomad Soul
2000 - Fear Effect
2003 - WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
2005 - Indigo Prophecy
2006 - TOCA Race Driver 3

[DarkMemories]

With New Year approaching, I figure everyone might want to either list theirs or update their current lists, as I have done.

My New 2009 GOTY: Uncharted 2 has hands down one of the best single-player campaigns since RE4, and it deserves to be listed amongst the very best of not only this generation, but of all time.