Afterannouncing the nomineesa few weeks ago, The Game Awards 2017 revealedthe winnerslast night during the star-studded industry event. With 102 games and individuals nominated for this year’s awards, there was a lot of competition leading up to the coveted Game of the Year award.
Before getting to the big winner, there are other awards that deserve recognition. For outstanding storytelling in a game, Best Narrative went toBuy Now. Best Art Direction went was unsurprisingly awarded toBuy Now, which also earned Best Independent Game. It also won Best Debut Indie Game forStudio MDHR.
Video games aren’t limited to a PC or console experience.Monument Valley 2won Best Mobile Game whileBuy Nowearned Best Handheld Game.This was a bigger year for VR as well, withResident Evil 7: Biohazardwinning Best VR/AR Game.
Gameplay and visuals aren’t the only important parts of a video game. Best Audio Design went toHellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, which also earned Games for Impact for its thought-provoking message. The game also earned rookie voice actress Melina Juergens the award for Best Performance. Best Score/Music went toNier: Automata.
With so many great games this year, genre awards give games a second chance to earn the recognition they deserve.Buy Nowearned Best Action Game, Persona 5won Best Role Playing Game,Injustice 2was awarded Best Fighting Game,Super Mario Odysseywon Best Family Game,Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battleearned Best Strategy Game,andBuy Nowwalked away with Best Sports/Racing Game.
While there were many other awards to win last night, the one fans were waiting for was 2017’s Game of the Year. This award is for the game that delivers the greatest experience both creatively and technically. This year has been an amazing year full of amazing games, butBuy Nowstood out among the rest by reinventing the open-world structure. It also walked away with Best Game Direction and Best Action/Adventure Game.
Despite having different nominees, we agreed thatBreath of the Wildwas thebest game of 2017. It brought back the feeling of exploration that has been missing since the first game in the series. It also came out on the innovative Nintendo Switch, a system that won our overall Product of the Year.
