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    fuchikoma: GTA4 is the first game in the series where I really cared about what was going on, the first where I could successfully aim - and quite well - using a... more »
    Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!: I agree with most of the awards. My personal GOTY though is (by far) Metal Gear Solid 4. While GTA4 is nice, and I enjoyed it, MGS4 was an experience... more »
    r1chard: Really? GTA4 for best story? Really? So when EA comes out with the Serial Rapist Hero next year, that will probably win best story also, right? Please... more »
    Slatz_Grobnik: Fallout 3 for many things, but for it's writing? What part of it's writing? Based on the standard of "After all, isn't this the game with a 'story' th... more »
    Art7egacy: I think the Kotaku team threw darts at a dart board to get these award winners. more »
    ReconToaster misses garnett :(: The only problem I see on that list is the runner up for game of the year. Gears of War 2? Seriously? I couldn't stand the game myself. Horde mode was... more »
    Sandbox_Emperor: I agree with a lot of those, except I personally enjoyed World of Goo more than Braid. Oh well, to each their own I guess. more »
    Pwnocchio: I would have preferred Left 4 Dead or Gears of War 2 as Game of the Year, but GTA IV is the expected pick, I guess. Everybody else is doing it, so why... more »
    Hamsfork: I have to say that I agree with everything on this list except that the runner-up for best writing is Fallout 3. Fallout 3 is a good game in a lot of ... more »
    zåɳzißarleɠёпȡ: i agree with all except for GTA4 for GOTY. -GoW2 -MGS4 imho either of those could have been GOTY and i wiould be fine. just my 2 cents. more »
    Athena's Paladin: I have a lot less to complain about from this list than I did from the list of nominations. That said, GTAIV should not have won GotY. Simply put, GT... more »
    Talleh: I begrudgingly accept GTA4 as game of the year. While playing it, I found it hard to do anything else. I was so absolutely absorbed in it that I could... more »
    Thorax: GTA IV did so much right, I think it really deserves to win Game of the Year. One of the biggest complaints I had with the previous games was the flo... more »
    TRT-X: Sorry, but if character dialouge is a measure of good writing...Persona 4 has that in SPADES. That's about the most accurate depiction of highschool l... more »
    TrueCrime: What is the price of Persia these days? Is it down to $39.99 yet? more »
    Factory Records # 50: Well at least VC got mentioned. =/ more »
    Ding! Hardcore: And it happens again, the onslaught of all the "gamers" ripping on GTAIV like it's Superman 64. Good god, some of you kids are fucking hopeless.... lo... more »
    excaliburps: Wow based from reading the comments here I guess I'm not the only one a bit saturated with GTA's formula. Heck I think it's for the whole sandbox genr... more »
    aw3str1k3r: First Gametrailers, now Kotaku. I still agree with GTA IV. I think it was a superb game, even if it's not as lighthearted as it's predecessors. more »
    suya123: Ah well, it wasn't as though GTA4 wasn't a predictable choice for GOTY. Though I am surprised that MGS4 won best art style. more »
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    Kotaku's 2008 Games of the Year Awards

    This year we decided to try something different with our Game of the Year awards: The GOTYS. We came up with categories that exemplify the areas of gaming that we think should be highlighted. More »