I'm not sure it's easy or hard to pick GOTY this year.

There were a lot really good games this year. Going down the list of games I've played this year, not a stinker in the lot. It's super easy to pick 10 great games this year. Pretty much any 10 games this year are great, but I suppose if I'd have to put them in a hard number slot it would be hard. Anyways here are my 10 favorite games of this year.

GOTY 2011

	1. Dark Souls
	2. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
	3. Saints Row: The Third
	4. Dead Space 2
	5. Mortal Kombat
	6. Yakuza 4
	7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
	8. Catherine
	9. inFamous 2
	10. Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny

They are really in no real order. Dead space 2 great game. Mortal Kombat best fighting game ever. AC:R best mulitplayer ever, SR3 best wackyness ever.

Good list, good choices. I'm still bummed out I didn't get to play Dark Souls this year. Glad you liked AC: Revelations more than I did. I mean, I thought it was still fun, but a lot of things in that game feel forced and feel like a step back to the formula. It's probably my most disappointing game this year; I really hope ACIII will be loads better than this, but it's easy to cast some doubts on how they'll go about it.

I really have a strong dislike for both Demon's Souls and Dark Souls. So at least there's some diversity of opinion on this site!

I'm noticing a distinct lack of El Shaddai.

I probably played and enjoyed Terraria more than any of the major contenders.

Fuuuuuuck, DeadSpace 2 did come out this year. I probably won't be making a list this year due to not spending quality time with the big-hitters that released in Q4.

Fuuuuuuck, DeadSpace 2 did come out this year. I probably won't be making a list this year due to not spending quality time with the big-hitters that released in Q4.

Where's Portal 2?

Sadly, I've been taking it easy on gaming this year, so I missed out on Assassin's Creed, Mortal Kombat, Dead Space 2, Uncharted 3, El Shaddai, etc. :( However, even with the few choices in mind (Skyrim, Arkham City, Portal 2, LittleBigPlanet 2), I'm still having a hard time picking my favorite.

I find it odd that dead space 2 is completely absent from most GoTY lists.

The game was incredibly challenging in a lot of places; genuinely scary and graphically superb and atmospheric.

I had a lot of fun with it.

Glad to see Yakuza and Dead Space on someones list. 

Nobody had mentioned Bastion yet in this thread. As such, you're all disqualified.

I wish I could put Catherine on my list, but so much of it just rubs me the wrong way. I absolutely LOVED the first half, and then it just fell apart, getting needlessly hard to the point where I couldn't finish it. I did look up the endings though and...well...that happened.

Either Portal 2, AC, or Dead Space 2. I hope one of those will win. Skyrim had great gameplay but with a load of bugs.

Where's Portal 2?

@kingzetta said:

Mortal Kombat best fighting game ever.

I don't know what you're smoking but I want some.

@kingzetta said:

Mortal Kombat best fighting game ever.

I don't know what you're smoking but I want some.

@kingzetta: So, what was good about Rune Factory? I never played it, but I like RPGs.

@kingzetta: So, what was good about Rune Factory? I never played it, but I like RPGs.

From what I have played (PC and Wii) Portal 2, Zelda SS, Saints Row 3, Bastion, Orcs Must Die. I don't count remakes(Cave Story plus) and games re released this year(limbo) Not counting minecraft because it was out befor 2011

This year was probably the best year for huge games being released throughout the year. I don't think a month went by without a gem being released. Looking at your list there are games released early in the year, spring, summer and holiday. I hope this trend continues and is successful for developers because I always hate it when a million games come out in November.

This year was probably the best year for huge games being released throughout the year. I don't think a month went by without a gem being released. Looking at your list there are games released early in the year, spring, summer and holiday. I hope this trend continues and is successful for developers because I always hate it when a million games come out in November.

*double thumbs up*