"Games to the Video" is a really old series. It has the beginnings of what would become "Games of" the year. The posts highlighted upcoming releases, but I gave a brief blurb about games I played at the end of each post. Forgive the formatting glitches.
These posts focus on games I actually played in that year. The format started to take shape with just a blurb about the games. Stats and screenshots are missing. Unfortunately, I did not do anything for the second half of 2011, or the year 2012.
These are my interpretations of past "Games of" written today. I scavenged old save files and achievements to reproduce the posts. They do not have screenshots (except "2013" and "2014"), but I tried to fill in as many stats as I could. I tried to find old posts where I talked about the games, and used those as reference for my thoughts. Going further back than 2005 is almost impossible.
The format is pretty much here. They have the games I played that year, and paragraphs with my thoughts for each game. Fun categories are there. Screenshots show up. "2013" and "2014" are missing stats altogether, but stats gradually got added as years progressed. Slight tweaks were made each year.
The rest of this appendix is a list of summaries for each year.
Total games: 6 Total hours: 84.25 Total spent: $20 Game of the year: God of War (PS2)
Total games: 10 Total hours: 99.25 Total spent: $49.99 Game of the year: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
Total games: 20 Total hours: 232.25 Total spent: $299.97 Game of the year: God of War II (PS2)
Total games: 20 Total hours: 183.50 Total spent: $249.98 Game of the year: Burnout Paradise (PS3)
Total games: 17 Total hours: 162.25 Total spent: $158.42 Game of the year: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
Total games: 23 Total hours: 289.75 Total spent: $236.07 Game of the year: God of War III (PS3)
Total games: 27 Total hours: 571.75 Total spent: $381.24 Game of the year: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC)
Total games: 12 Total hours: 338.25 Total spent: $397.09 Game of the year: Borderlands 2 (PC
Total games: 21 Total hours: 460.75 Total spent: $503.79 Game of the year: BioShock Infinite (PC)
Total games: 10 Total hours: 869.00 Total spent: $404.90 Game of the year: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4)
Total games: 11 Total hours: 345.75 Total spent: $239.56 Game of the year: Far Cry 4 (PC)
Total games: 12 Total hours: 307.25 Total spent: $208.09 Game of the year: Doom (PC)
Total games: 22 Total hours: 682.25 Total spent: $429.29 Game of the year: Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4)
Total games: 23 Total hours: 393.75 Total spent: $454.19 Game of the year: God of War (PS4)
Total games: 5 Total hours: 323.5 Total spent: $85.27 Game of the year: Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced Edition (PC)
Total games: 11 Total hours: 562 Total spent: $218.81 Game of the year: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (PS4)
Total games: 23 Total hours: 430.50 Total spent: $318.25 Game of the year: Psychonauts 2 (PC)
Total games: 30 Total hours: 395.75 Total spent: $390.63 Game of the year: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)
Summary, Releases, and Conclusion
Total games: 50 Total hours: 810.00 Total spent: $702.69 Game of the year: Horizon Forbidden West (PS5)
Total games: 42 Total hours: 792.00 Total spent: $905.22 Game of the year: Super Mario Bros. Wonder (NS)