Truthfully I don't think it's GOTY. I think they've got a very sound concept here and it's definitely a blockbuster IP. I see a sequel potentially being a GOTY contender. There is a lot of things they could do to really bring this into a whole new realm - minor things in Uncharted that could see improvements too. Basically just tweaks here and there, some new concepts and more of what makes Uncharted so great. Platforming needs to be expanded, the gun play could use more incorporation of the environments. I find that I love the game all the way through but I do realize why some would rate it a 9. It's definitely not a 9.5 game, but not because anything is really wrong with it. I just feel like it basically refreshes the whole GOW-type combat but doesn't really add anything amazingly new to it. I don't even think ND was trying to add anything new to it, though. I don't know, I'm loving the experience but I think the main reason is just the whole level of cinematic polish there is, the voice acting, the dialog and all that. It just brings it all together in the overall package but if you were to look at it from a area-specific approach, you'll see the game for what it really is, which is an incredibly solid game. I think MP would have sold a lot of reviewers on the game too.