On December 8, Los Angeles summed up the results of the annual Game Awards. The winner of the main “gaming Oscar” this year was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and its creator Nintendo is the leader in the number of nominations.
In addition to the 2017 Game Awards Grand Prix, the Nintendo hit won “Best Game Direction” and “Best Action/Adventure Game”.
This year, 102 nominees applied for the 2017 Game Awards. The leader in the number of nominations was Nintendo with 23 games. It is followed by Sony and Activision with 16 and 7 nominations, respectively.
Winners of the 2017 Game Awards, games
Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
Also a victory in the nominations “Best game direction” and “Best action/adventure game”
Best artwork
Cuphead (Studio MDHR Entertainment)
Also a victory in the nominations “Best indie debut” and “Best Indie Game”
Best Narrative
What Remains of Edith Finch (Ian Dallas/Giant Sparrow)
Best music
NieR: Automata (Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi)
Best sound
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)
Also a victory in the nomination “The most socially significant game”
The best developing game
Overwatch (Blizzard)
Also a victory in the nomination “The best esports game”
Best VR/AR Game
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom)
Best action
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (MachineGames/Bethesda)
Best role-playing game
Persona 5 (Atlus)
The best mobile game
Monument Valley 2 (ustwo games)
The best fighting game
Injustice 2 (NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Ent)
The best family game
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
The best strategy
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris + Milan/Ubisoft)
The best sports game
Forza Motorsport 7 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios)
The most anticipated game
The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Winners of the 2017 Game Awards, personalities
Best Acting Performance
Melina Juergens as Senua from Hellblade
The best esports player
Lee Sang-hyeok “Faker” (SK Telecom 1, League of Legends)
The most influential gamer
Guy Beham (Guy Beahm)
Note that for some unknown reason, the ceremony did not name the winner in the nomination “Best Multiplayer game” and did not announce the nomination itself during the awards ceremony.
Also on the topic:
- The Game of the Year according to The Game Awards was Overwatch
- Apple named the best games of the year on iOS
Source: Gamespot