I'm low-key surprised at the number of people who liked the same games that I did, especially some of the lower-profile titles I liked.
Some years were kind of tough to pick a winner. In 2019, I loved Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and that would have been by GOTY if it hadn't been for Dragon Quest XI S being such a perfect distillation of everything I love about DQ. In 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 was definitely a strong contender, but I enjoyed and played Zelda more. I would probably have given the nod to Fire Emblem Engage if it hadn't been for Zelda and BG3, though. I know Engage wasn't everybody's cup of tea, but I really enjoyed it. 2024 also had Unicorn Overlord and Tekken 8 for my consideration.