The Game Awards Show 2017 is finally coming to a close and here’s a look at the nominees (with the winners highlighted in bold):
– Game of the Year:
Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Persona 5
Horizon Zero Dawn
– Best Game Direction:
Wolfenstein II: The New Collossus
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
Horizon Zero Dawn
– Best Narrative:
What Remains of Edith Finch
NieR: Automata
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Wolfenstein II
Horizon Zero Dawn
– Best Art Direction:
Destiny 2
Cuphead
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Persona 5
Horizon Zero Dawn
– Best Score / Music:
Destiny 2
Cuphead
NieR: Automata
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
Persona 5
– Best Audio Design:
Destiny 2
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
– Best Performance:
Melina Juergens, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Laura Bailey, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Claudia Black, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Brian Bloom, Wolfenstein II: The New Collossus
Ashly Burch, Horizon Zero Dawn
– Games for Impact:
Please Knock On My Door
Night In The Woods
Life Is Strange: Before The Storm
Bury Me, My Love
What Remains of Edith Finch
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
– Best Ongoing Game:
Warframe
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto Online
Destiny 2
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
– Best Mobile Game:
Super Mario Run
Old Man’s Journey
Monument Valley 2
Hidden Folks
Fire Emblem Heroes
– Best Handheld Game:
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World
Monster Hunter Stories
Metroid: Samus Returns
Fire Emblem Echoes
Ever Oasis
– Best VR / AR Game:
Superhot VR
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
Lone Echo / Echo Arena
Farpoint
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
– Best Action Game:
Prey
Nioh
Destiny 2
Cuphead
Wolfenstein II: The New Collossus
– Best Action / Adventure Game:
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
Horizon Zero Dawn
– Best Role Playing Game:
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Final Fantasy XV
Divinity: Original Sin 2
NieR: Automata
Persona 5
– Best Fighting Game:
Tekken 7
Nidhogg 2
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite
Injustice 2
ARMS
– Best Family Game:
Splatoon 2
Sonic Mania
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Super Mario Odyssey
– Best Strategy Game:
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Tooth and Tail
Total War: Warhammer II
Halo Wars 2
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
– Best Sports / Racing Game:
Project Cars 2
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
NBA 2K18
GT Sport
Forza Motorsport 7
FIFA 18
– Best Anticipated Game:
The Last Of Us Part II
Red Dead Redemption II
Monster Hunter World
Marvel’s Spider-Man
God of War
– Best Independent Game:
Pyre
Night in the Woods
Cuphead
What Remains of Deith Finch
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
– Best Student Game:
Meaning
Level Squared
Impulsion
Falling Sky
Hollowed
From Light
– Trending Gamer:
Steven Spohn
Mike Grzesiek
Guy Beahm
Clint Lexa
Andrea Rene
– Best eSports Game:
Rocket League
League of Legends
DOTA2
Counter Strike: Global-Offensive
Overwatch
– Best eSports Player:
Kuro “KuroKy” Salhei Takhasomi
Je-hong “ryujehong” Ryu
Nikola “NiKo” Kovac
Marcelo “coldzera” David
Lee sang-hyeok “Faker”
– Best eSports Team:
Team Liquid
SK Telecom 1
Lunatic-Hai
FaZe Clan
Cloud 9
– Best Debut Indie Game:
Slime Rancher
Mr. Shifty
Hollow Knight
Golf Story
Cuphead
– Best Chinese Game:
Monument Valley 2
jx3 HD
Gumballs
ICEY
King of Glory
Unsurprisingly, Nintendo’s Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild for Wii U and Switch wins Ultimate GOTY. What do you make of the list, do you agree?