All in favor of naming Skyrim the GOTY, say "Aye."
"Aye"
Long story short about Skyrim. The individual parts may not be the most fantastic you've ever seen (combat system, magic system, graphics, story, monsters, world, etc.), but when they're pulled together like this they basically become the greatest game mankind has ever created. Any one of these elements would make a pretty great game on it's own. Having them all in one package is enough to blow everything else I've played in the last few years clean out of the water. Even old favorite Mount and Blade is in serious danger for my "favorite RPG of all time".
40 hours in, FORCING myself to stop so I won't be useless in class tomorrow. I can't bloody tear myself away.