so what is game of the year ?

Well the year is nearly over and all the christmas releases are out. 2007 has to be the best gaming years I can remember.

So here are a number of the big releases over the last 12 months - which has been the best (I say COD 4)

WHAT DO YOU SAY IS GAME OF THE YEAR ?

Rainbow six vegas

dark messiah of might & magic

tabula rasa

lord of the rings online

guild wars eye of the north

the witcher

bioshock

quakewars

company of heroes opposing fronts

half life orange box

ghost recon advanced warfighter 2

crysis

ut3

cod 4

world in conflict

command & conquer tiberium wars

hellgate london

Crysis

I like some of the other choices as well though:

The Orange Box, although that's not really a "game" per se.

Call of Duty 4 is solid fun. But IMO still less in the sum of it's parts than the Battlefield series (vehicles, large maps ftw).

And in the end, while I enjoy MP, a great SP mode is what I really dig :D

A lot of great games there but i'd say COD4. Great singleplayer and awesome multiplayer.

Not far behind is Crysis.

CoD4.

But Crysis surely stands a chance for the GoTY for its stunning graphics.

Interesting - as the OP i think Crysis was terrble - too short (7 hours gameplay), buggy, overhyped graphics compared to the trailers, poor multiplayerand only the first half of the single player game is any good.

Dark Messiah was released in 2006.

Orange Box is overall GOTY.

Crysis.

i don't understand the hype about Orange Box. bang for a buck, yes, but i was BORED playing it. it's all seen and done already in HL2. maybe it's good for real HL2 fans, but not me. Portal and TF2 were good, but after few hours i was done with them.

Bioshock was great too, but Crysis takes the lead for me this year.

Crysis is number one for me - it's just an expert blend of so many different mechanics and concepts, all of which play off eachother so well.

In terms of sheer enjoyment, only The Orange Box and Sam and Max Season 1 come close this year, both of which I would place as runners up.

The Witcher is a masterpiece, but on reflection I find myself thinking that as impressed as I was with the game, I often didn't find myself having fun. I actually found a lot of it quite tedious. Awesome game for sure, thouugh.