That's not how game of the year awards work, generally.  

Tbh I don't see any other game other than possibly SMO dethroning BOTW and that's because the latter is SMG, SM64 and 3DW rolled into one and if executed right is the only possible design that could stand up to what's in BOTW.

I really don't see RDR2 troubling BOTW tbh as the problem that game will have in competing is that BOTW allows full absolute freedom something that many open world games will have trouble standing up to as they won't be designed around it and secondly Zelda has the freedom of having crazy mechanics to manipulate the world around the world something RDR2 will have a problem getting around.

At the end of the day we have our own GOTY winner based on our Subjective validation.

Lets dont go there. Every time a great game comes out for a system somebody has to go to militant-like extremes just to proove a point. There is and was a thriving gaming industry before and after BotW, no need to single it out as a mnmessiah amongst games, and there is mot deffinatly no need to trample on other peoples taste and choice

BTW: for your next post, as much as BotW has every chance to be this year's GOTY I would argue that its mostly an evolutionary not a revolutionary step.

Damn man, you are like the Chris Hansen of VGChartz :D

*Former :P

I'm not sure if RDR2 having limited mechanics necessarily means a lesser game. Not saying BotW's mechanics and unlimited potential with those mechanics and physics are overrated since I've been enjoying exploring those possibilities and pushing my limits as a gamer with this game. Just saying that RDR2 is set in a more realistic setting so seeing humans doing backflips, using shields to snowboard, or using stasis to build momentum for a boulder and climb on it to go on a fun ride aren't gonna be in the realm of possibility for RDR2.

Anyway, after playing BoTW for so many hours, I find it hard to really see other games stand out like this game. Of course, I will be getting games like Horizon, Mass Effect Andromena, Persona 5, Super Mario Odyssey, etc. down the road. However, in the end, BotW has created its own standard on how to execute the freedom and possibilities of open world with the type of mechanics and physics it has. BoTW is it's own game, and a damn great one at that.

Mario and RDR 2 are the only games that could win GOTY..but it will be extremely difficult to beat Zelda. It's simply amazing.

It gonna be between RDR2, mass effect and zelda but I believe RDR2 and mass effect have a higher chance of winning it.

Zelda nostalgia pretty much asures GoTYs, every Zelda game gets throngs of them regardless of deserving it or not. BotW is a great game but its has flaws ppl are just ignoring cause of the Zelda factor, for instance the durability system is imersion breaking so bad it is and the combat is just not up to par with almost any other action game out there. Also I dont get it, using chikens to attack an enemy and mounting a flaming boar (both of wich are rather ridiculous things to do) deserves a GoTy ? Why ?

Its almost as if people have different tastes. But im sure it will win the most.

I do find it funny that it runs better on PC than the switch :^)