[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']The overall, cross platform GOTY is so tricky because of different genres. Looking back, I think a game not only has to be good, but should either be a significant improvement or should bring something new to a genre.
What makes Guitar Hero 2 good is the music selection. Its gonna be fantastic, and I guess if you're going to go off popularity it has a chance, but I dont see it happening. Okami and FFXII probably have a good chance, especially in their genre subcategories. For some reason I just dont see Bully being there at all. You certainly cant count out Zelda yet, especially with it not being out. The previous incarnations certainly have scored well in this sort of thing.[/quote]
Guitar Hero II shines with the co-op mode and the fact that it has instant gratification unlike any other game out there. Add the fact that it appeals to gamers and non-gamers with it's easy to pick-up and intuitive controls and there's not much reason that it can't be a game of the year.
As for Bully, it's a game that emphasizes story and character interaction unlike what we've seen in any game out there. It even tries to teach next-gen games a thing or two about story and presentation. It should get the GotY honor just to spite every person that stereotyped the game based on the title alone with no facts to back their claims at all. The gameplay's no slouch either as it just combines the experience of everything that Rockstar's done this generation and more.
Heck, I'll even throw in Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence just on the basis with how much better the game gets with the free-moving camera and the new online mode.
You can throw in some of the non-PS2 stuff like Gears of War, Oblivion, and Zelda and there's a lot out there to choose between.
[quote name='Strell']Gambit system in FF12 = FF12 plays itself.[/QUOTE]
What a special way to view the gambit system.