GTA V (Grand Theft Auto 5) is going to be the game of the year.

"whether you intended to do this or not, thank you." I play fair. "there aren't other things to do other than killing zombies and surviving etc." A video game in the category of Last of Us doesn't require a whole bunch of new things every minute. Last year Walking Dead won, and that was a point and click game. Fun factor isn't the only requirement for a game to win or even be nominated. A game needs to have all the basic components of a great experience, and while GTA V might deliver, we already know Last of Us has. This is a game with one of the best and most well thought out plots in video game history, survival mechanics that require full focus of the player, and characters that are very engaging. "We are not making something game of the year due to one replayable good story. It needs to also have good multiplayer and also be alot of fun." Two things- One: The Last of Us has a very fun multiplayer system, that joins itself with the stories world in a unique sense. Two: Multiplayer has never been a part of my opinion on a game. It doesn't change the gameplay mechanics, and doesn't do anything. Multiplayer is only as good as the game it's on. Fun mutiplayer is only either a reflection of the game itself being fun, or other people being fun to play with, so it's not a good or bad thing. It's just there. "its NOT something completely new, its just different weapons. " It may have some functions that are similar, but it doesn't look familiar. We're talking about a game with some of the best NPC's I've ever seen in a game, quick and fluid gameplay, & multiple ways of completing a mission. That last part is really what gets my attention, the gameplay footage of Watch Dogs has shown that there a numerous ways of going about completing a mission. This is a nice gameplay feature that's kind of rare these days, where a player is not told how to do things, they're just told what the end result has to be. Don't confuse this for story choice, this is mission choice. A gameplay mechanic that I have a soft spot for, because it makes sure that no mission makes a player try to think of ways to do it in only one way, but many ways. "scuba diving" Okay I'll admit that does sound like a cool feature. "Ok Bioshock Infinite is no competition at all" Considering it's cool mechanics, fun story, great characters, and great graphics (critics love that s*** for whatever reason) I would say it's competition. "the majority of gamers are casuals" So? We are talking about the Spike VGAs here, right? I'm pretty sure anyone who votes on that is above casual. And yes, we are talking about the Spike VGAs, they're the big major one. If we were talking about Argo it would be the oscars, and for Breaking Bad the emmys... you get the idea. "It's obvious your not a GTA fan" I'm more of a Saints Row guy. "if you think this is bias" Not possible. The year is halfway done, and half the games that might be nominated haven't come out yet. This is the speculatory stage of award prediction, a stage reserved entirely for opinion. When GTA V and Watch Dogs come out, it will move to the stage where youtubers compare the games side by side. When the nominees are announced, it'll be the voting stage and finally when either GTA V, Watch Dogs or Last of Us win (again, speculation, for all I know Deadpool could win), it'll be the "This game should have won" stage.