For those of you who made GOTY lists what have you learned?

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#1  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

Learned about yourself to be specific.  I learned I love crazy character-action games and it appears to be one of my favourite genres.  What of you?

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#2  Edited By DystopiaX

That I don't play nearly enough games to make a GOTY list.

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#3  Edited By fjordson

That I'm still a Blizzard fanboy.

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#4  Edited By BBQBram

That I'm pretentious and use terms like "immersion" and "implied subtext of emergent narrative" when talking about a cowboy game.
 
Also, that said cowboy game deserves to be admired by pretentious types who talk about immersion, and people that love games in general.

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#5  Edited By crusader8463

That my GOTY list still continues to not look anything like 99% of every other GOTY list that gets made.

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#6  Edited By themartyr

That I don't remember and haven't played hardly any games that came out this year...

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#7  Edited By mylifeforAiur

Mass Effect 2 is awesome!

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#8  Edited By TheGreatGuero

I have learned that my lists are always the best. 

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#9  Edited By Vorbis

That even though I really enjoyed RDR there has been too many other good games this year so it won't even make the top 10.

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#11  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

I learned that I'm too indecisive to make a GoTY list that I really feel happy with.

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#12  Edited By armaan8014

That last year was better? (at least for the pc)

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#13  Edited By najibu

That more of the better games in this console generation are released in odd numbered years

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#14  Edited By phrosnite

That if I had to prostitute myself to a developer, Bioware would be my first choice.

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#15  Edited By luce

That lists are dumb

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#16  Edited By recroulette
@DystopiaX said:
" That I don't play nearly enough games to make a GOTY list. "
This.  
I kept thinking "Wow, is this really all I played?"
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#17  Edited By Hairy_Fish

that it was a terrible year for games.

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#18  Edited By CptChiken

Downloadable games are getting better and better every year.

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#19  Edited By Obsidian

I've noticed that there really haven't been enough games I've loved this year.  My favorites came out near the start of the year and it has been pretty disappointing since.  I don't think it's been a terrible year; there have been plenty of good games, just not great ones.  Maybe I'm just getting more picky, or the sequel overload is starting to wear thin.

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#20  Edited By unsolvedparadox

That my 2010 was sadly devoid of new or exciting gaming experiences, save for a few gems such as Mass Effect 2.

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#21  Edited By MildMolasses
@armaan8014:
No, last year was just better. There have been good games this year, but nothing anywhere near as good as Uncharted, Batman, Shadow Complex or MW2 were. It's kind of disappointing, but at least I have a lot to look forward to next year. 
 
Also, I would love to know if GB is doing the user list thing again. It was interesting to see how the community felt, especially since B:AA and U2 were almost tied as the GotY
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#22  Edited By tastyhouse

That GOTY lists are retarded and make virtually no sense.

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#23  Edited By ProfessorEss

Geeze. Sure is a lot of sticks in this mud.

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#24  Edited By Tordah
@DystopiaX said:
" That I don't play nearly enough games to make a GOTY list. "
Pretty much this. At least not new releases.
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#25  Edited By stinky

that it is better to give than to receive. 
that all men are created equal. 
that staying true to ones self, is the only real path in life.

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#26  Edited By sarahsdad

I like being able to plan what I'm going to do ahead of time. 
It's really hard to measure different types of games against one another.

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#28  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

I like the people that are pissed off at those who make lists. 
Calm down guys.

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#29  Edited By Video_Game_King

Consider this a preview: I learned that I have a demon who shall never stop haunting me.

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#30  Edited By Hooray4Larz

I learned not to listen to reviews.
 
Kinect games = awesome.
 
Castlevania = awesome
 
etc.
 
I've also rediscovered that, when it comes down to it, games ARE about having fun, not just about graphics or the "experience".