The realistic contenders (in order of release) -
Mass Effect 2
God of War III
Red Dead Redemption
Super Mario Galaxy 2
For me, there can only be one GOTY.
It concluded one of my favourite series' story and improved a lot upon the gameplay of part 1 & 2. When I finally beat the game, I couldn't believe Kratos' journey had come to an end. Who would have thought, that in 2005, a game that started off a truly epic franchise would be released. God of War III is the ultimate conclusion of the trilogy. The Ghost of Sparta has left me with a desire for more, although there probably won't be any more that are relevant in moving the story forward. So what happened to Kratos at the end of God of War III ? We may never know. I'm not sure if there will ever be a slasher series that is consistently awesome as God of War, which is IMHO the best hack 'n slash series ever created.
