What does “Game of the Year” even mean?

[Leynos]

Whatever each individual persons fave game that came out in the relevant year. Nothing more nothing less. Not a ad sponsored MTV Awards version of a game show. Never let a corporate 4 hour paid ad show tell you differently. My top 3 are Ninja Gaiden II Black. Raidou. Ninja Gaiden 4. So those are games of the year. If someone legit loved Mindseye then that is also Game of the Year. (I did not play it)