N4G GOTY Voting is Live!

You may have noticed that you can now vote! http://goty.n4g.com/

We've held these awards at a point where we expect you've played all the games on the list you really care about. Still, out of courtesy to your fellow N4Gers please keep the discussion below spoiler-free.

Here's a bit of an FAQ:
1. How did you end up with these nominees?

User nominations! http://n4g.com/user/blogpos...
N4G is a user driven site, so having the staff deliver a list to you for you to vote on seemed contrary to the way N4G works. We want the official N4G GOTY poll and results to be a reflection of the current N4G community, so all nominations come from you.
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2. Will we see ALL of the nominations?

If it was nominated only once, probably not. We set the bar at being nominated by at least two users.
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3. Where and when do we vote?

Now and here: http://goty.n4g.com/
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4. What if I want to suggest a category for next year?

Go ahead! Use the comments, PM, sky writer - just let us know and we'll consider it!
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Thanks to everyone that submitted nominations and happy voting!

[Hellsvacancy]

No Bloodborne for most anticipated game of 2015? I thought that game would be a no brainer

[TXIDarkAvenger]

For the most part, users selected Uncharted 4 or MGSV as their most anticipated game. Just from skimming through, there doesn't seem to be any mention of Bloodborne so it wasn't chosen as a nomination.

[Anthotis]

..expect the "GamerGate" option for "story of the year" to be overlooked on N4G too.

[Christopher]

Actually, GamerGate was the most suggested option by those who made the nominations. I don't expect it to go overlooked at all.

[memots]

"story of the year"

The extensive Trolling in 2014

[Christopher]

I think it got overlooked by the big 4th quarter releases planned for the year.

[DarkOcelet]

I am really disappointed that The Evil Within is not in any category. So damn Underrated game.

[Christopher]

It had only one mention overall in just one category. I think, for many, it was either a love or hate it game. I watched some gameplay and was on the fence myself. Might pick it up eventually.

[DarkOcelet]

You really should, its a great game and Tango gameworks was the one in the category not The Evil Within so it sort of doesnt count :D

[Christopher]

It had one vote for Best New IP. But, that wasn't enough.

[DarkOcelet]

No, i just doubled checked it, its not in best new ip. It doesnt hamper my enjoyment of this beauty but it would have been great to be mention, thats all.

[Christopher]

I meant on the nominations blog, not on the actual resulting nominees list. A "one time mention" on the blog to get nominees wasn't enough. But, if it had one more vote... you would have seen it there.

[lipton101]

They also missed Alien Isolation in the GOTY category. I was disappointed in that choice

[Nineball2112]

Thanks to the the guys/gal that helped put this together!

It'll be interesting to see who wins in each category.

[jairusmonillas]

The list of games are horrible.

[Nineball2112]

Did you comment on the blog that asked for nominations and offer some suggestions?

[InMyOpinion]

Shame I can't vote FarCry 4 as GOTY.

Pretty weird nominees overall, although I understand it's a user driven list.

[lipton101]

Or Alien Isolation... I didn't like the "GOTY" choices

[randomass171]

Good selection although I do want to say that I don't think Five Night's At Freddy's counts as a "handheld" game unless talking specifically about the iOS port. :U

[Christopher]

It was released on Android only a few weeks after the PC release and iOS only two weeks after that. I think it counts as a staggered release and not a port since both would have had to be in development way before the PC release.

[BitbyDeath]

No South Park for GOTY?
Should have an other option cause those choices were horrible.

[Christopher]

I loved South Park, but I put Dragon Age: Inquisition in above it for overall gameplay and fun. It's definitely my #2, though. I can't believe we don't have DLC for it. Or an announced sequel. It was just so freaking well done.

[BitbyDeath]

Yea, sure hope we get another.
I feel like it is going to disappear like Simpsons Hit and Run though.

[coolbeans]

Surprised to see the Innovation category so slim in choices. Guess I was the only one to bring up Titanfall after all. :(

[Christopher]

That Nemesis System... it pretty much ran with it based on the nominations.

[coolbeans]

Yeah, that was definately one I remember constantly brought up--and with good reason imo. But you can nominate multiple things anyways, and TF's MOBA idea mixed with its FPS hybrid structure was a pretty interesting nuance to the formula.

Cool mods like me should have their noms counted twice. ;)

[Blastoise]

Disappointed in the lack of Vita games in the handheld section, the section itself seems strangely small. The PS4 didn't have the best of years but I played tons of great Vita games in 2014. Nevermind

Also, I love how 4 out of 6 voice acting roles are by Troy Baker :P

[TransientDreamer]

Troy Baker is one person, not three or four different people. He should be nominated once, for his best performance.

[Christopher]

Every role is different. Much like an actor in a movie. You're not nominating just the individual, but how they did in a specific role.

[TransientDreamer]

That's not how it works. No other medium nominates an artist multiple times in the same category. Video games are no different.

[Donnywho]

Such a small amount of choices and odd ones at that. I clicked to vote and left without picking any winners. Sorry, that was kind of embarrassing.

[Nineball2112]

I'll ask you the same question I asked someone else above:

Did you comment on the blog that asked for nominations and offer some suggestions?

[Donnywho]

No I did not. The voting banner found me, I did not find the blog about nominations prior to voting.

[Nineball2112]

Wish you would have been able to.

[Sm00thNinja]

If it's not a PS4 exclusive that wins GOTY my mind will explode JESUS NOT EVEN A NOMINEE NO INFAMOUS? Game was worth a nominee was my first PS4 platy

[CriticalHit]

I'm dissapointed there is no option to vote for The Binding Isaac: Rebirth in even a single category, not even in "Most Replayable"?

[Geobros]

Voted!! I cant wait to see the results!

[iliimaster]

beyonetta 2 hands down name a better game