From the poll options, I went with Journey.

Portal 2 was definitely my favourite from 2011 and 2012 combined though.

I'll do a little assessment now that the event is all over.

For GOTY winners I've played all of them since 1994. For runners-up it's a bit of a jumble (but around two thirds)

Years I agree most with: 1995, 2004, 2007, 2018

Pretty much my exact ranking for those years.

Years I disagree most with: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2016

Significantly better picks for those (imo) would be Pokémon Gold & Silver, MGS2 or Melee, Tales of Symphonia and Persona 5 respectively.

And finally my personal ranking of all the winners and runners up I've played:

Best games of the year:

1. The Witcher 3
2. Half-Life 2
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
6. Final Fantasy VII
7. Super Mario Galaxy
8. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10. Resident Evil 4
11. The Last of Us
12. Resident Evil 2 Remake
13. Doom (2016)
14. Super Mario Galaxy 2
15. Super Metroid
16. Chrono Trigger
17. Dark Souls
18. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
19. Super Mario 64
20. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
21. Metroid Prime
22. Journey
23. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
24. Diablo II
25. DKC: Tropical Freeze
26. Halo: Combat Evolved
27. Super Mario World
28. Super Mario Bros. 3
29. Pac-Man
30. Super Mario Bros.
31. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
32. Age of Empires II
33. Donkey Kong
34. The Legend of Zelda

Best runners-up:

1. Portal 2
2. God of War
3. Skyrim
4. World of Warcraft
5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
6. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
7. StarCraft
8. Grand Theft Auto V
9. Portal
10. Hollow Knight
11. Dark Souls III
12. Fallout 3
13. Donkey Kong Country 2
14. Xenoblade Chronicles
15. Arkham Asylum
16. Pokémon Red & Blue
17. Final Fantasy VI
18. Bloodborne
19. The Secret of Monkey Island
20. Wii Sports
21. Shadow of the Colossus
22. GoldenEye 007
23. Final Fantasy VIII
24. Final Fantasy IV
25. Dig Dug
26. Tetris
27. Mega Man 2
28. Mega Man X