2015,Game of the Year

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Jaicee said:

Alex_The_Hedgehog said:

I remember Rocket League winning a lot of GOTY categories here on VG Chartz. Curious it has just 1 vote.

A number of the games that won the GOTY vote here on VGC back in the day aren't winning here on these threads. For a comparison...

2007

Original Vote: BioShock
Today: Super Mario Galaxy

2008

Original Vote: LittleBigPlanet
Today: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

2009

Original Vote: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Today: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

2010

Original Vote: Mass Effect 2
Today: Super Mario Galaxy 2

2011

Original Vote: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Today: Dark Souls

2012

Original Vote: Journey
Today: Journey

2013

Original Vote: Super Mario 3D World
Today: The Last of Us

2014

Original Vote: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Today: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

2015

Original Vote: Rocket League
Today: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is in the lead.

Out of these nine years represented, the community's vote remains unchanged in only two cases: 2009 and 2012. Generally Nintendo titles are more heavily represented today and two-thirds of the new victors (assuming The Witcher 3's lead holds) are sequels. No games using female-only lead characters won in either community vote for any of those nine years.

The change in the 2013 GOTY selection I would consider an improvement in taste. Most of the rest I'm not so sure about. Just my opinion.

In Dark Souls you can play as a male decaying corpse or a female decaying corpse.  It's very equal opportunity in that way.