I only just finished Psychonauts last year so it would not have been my GOTY back in 2005. I wish I had known about Psychonauts because it's one of the most creative and hilarious 3D platformers I've ever played. It definitely deserved more praise then it received at the time but at least Psychonauts 2 has given the series some well-deserved recognition.
#4: Psychonauts - 13 points
Votes
#1: 1 (Shoulderguy)
#2: 1 (Phbz)
#3: 1 (ffff0)
#4: 0
HM: 1 (bam541)
Information
Release date: NA: April 19
Developer: Double Fine Production
Publisher: Majesco Entertainment
Genre: Platform
Platform(s): PC, Xbox, PlayStation 2
Links
Good game everyone and congrats to the winners! Those were all great presentations, fortunately I've played all of these games before so that made voting a little easier for me.
Here's where my votes went:
Halo: Combat Evolved (3pts)
It's Halo, it's obviously one of the all-time greats. It was an undeniable game changer for the video game industry and the gameplay still holds up.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (2pts)
It's maybe the best action adventure game I've ever played. I replayed Uncharted 4 with the Legacy of Thieves Collection this year and it's even more stunningly beautiful at 60fps.
Dragon Age: Inquisition (1pt)
I remember this game fondly and I'm disappointed that more RPG's like this one are not being made anymore. Personally, I still prefer Dragon Age: Origins more, that game is more consistently great but Inquisition has many great moments too.
Thanks to @Capnbobamous for putting this together and thanks to everyone for letting me make my case for Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. I'll try not to create any new rules with my next nomination. :)
#5: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - 11 points
Votes
#1: 1 (Tearju Engi)
#2: 1 (NeoCweeny)
#3: 0
#4: 1 (kindiman)
HM: 0
Information
Release date: NA: March 1, AU: March 22, EU: March 24
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action-adventure, hack and slash
Platform(s): PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Links
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was my second Ace Attorney game after playing Apollo Justice. Like the other Ace Attorney games, it has great writing, interesting characters and the cases themselves are both ridiculous and entertaining. This game is perfect for anyone to play, even those who are not into visual novels that much like myself.
I played a lot of Need for Speed: Most Wanted back in 2005 simply because it was a game that I owned at the time. My memories of the game are a little foggy but I remember that the racing was good and running away from the cops was fun. It also featured some goofy FMV live actor cutscenes, which made me laugh.
#6: Need for Speed: Most Wanted - 10 points
Votes
#1: 1 (ffff0)
#2: 0
#3: 0
#4: 1 (DIPSET)
HM: 3 (Shoulderguy, JDINCINERATOR, brunojoey)
Information
Release date: NA: November 11, EU: December 4
Developer: EA Canada, EA Black Box
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Racing
Platform(s): Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360
Links
#7: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - 10 points
Votes
#1: 0
#2: 1 (Tearju Engi)
#3: 1 (NeoCweeny)
#4: 0
HM: 3 (Shoulderguy, Sentinel Beach, Sheria)
Information
Release date: NA: October 12
Developer: Capcom Production Studio 4
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Adventure, visual novel
Platform(s): Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PC, Wii, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Links
#8: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - 9 points
Votes
#1: 0
#2: 0
#3: 2 (Oscillator, kindiman)
#4: 1 (Sentinel Beach)
HM: 1 (NeoCweeny)
Information
Release date: NA: March 28, EU: April 1
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Milan
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Stealth
Platform(s): Mobile, N-Gage. PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3
Links
The GBA Pokémon games are still my favorites but Emerald was a little less impressive to me since I had already played Pokémon Ruby two years earlier. Although, I do recommend playing Emerald since it's the definitive version of Gen 3 or play the remastered versions that added some cool new Mega Evolutions. And shout out to my boy Swampert.