Why did you make your choice for game of the year? Of all the options given, what made you decide that THIS is the game that defines this year? Did the story grip and made you feel emotion? Did you feel it brought actual innovation that will be felt throughout after this year is done? Did you love the gameplay and can't get enough? Some combination of the above?
What was the most important factor for you?
My choice, Spec Ops: the 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