So, I know Jeff has said this many times, but the whole idea behind the GotY deliberation podcasts is to be transparent toward the GB community. They do it to show how they've come to their decision as a site on a list of ten games, and the arguments for why they're ranked as they are.
I can totally understand if this isn't what some people really want out of content, though. That stance is perfectly valid, and anecdotally it seems that less and less people are really on board for these kinds of deliberations. That said, it's achieving the goal it's meant to achieve. Now it's up to the staff to decide if their original intent of transparency still holds the same level of importance with their audience. To me, it does. I'm interested to hear the process. That doesn't mean I wouldn't also welcome some of the emphasis of GotY placed elsewhere, with more positive, celebratory tones.
As it is, the deliberation podcasts are pretty much the thing when it comes to GotY. That's the way it's kinda always been here, but that doesn't mean it couldn't change. I think there's plenty of room to strike a better balance with GotY content. I have confidence that they'll figure that out.
Regardless of what changes or doesn't, here's to ten more years of silly video game rankings.
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