I havent really played many ames that came out in 2004, but I played most of the big titles. So my GOTY has to go to Rome: Total War. I used to hate all RTS games with a passion but Rome: Total War is so easy to play (no building up crap for 15 minutes...) and addictive, I have to make it my GOTY. HL2 would be my GOTY but for me it really doesnt have any replay value. I never finished my second time through because the game didnt feel that great anymore. But it was one hell of a experience the first time through. I had a "Holy crap this game is awesome!" experssion nearly throughout the entire game.
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