Zelda: Breath of the Wild wins games of the year! #webeenknew

[Lil Ayy Big Gay]

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild managed to snatch the 2017 Game Awards GOTY from a crowded field of contenders that included Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and somewhat controversially, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

 

“I want to take all of the joy and warmth I’m feeling right now receiving this award and put that back into making Zelda games, to continue to try and surprise all of you,â€Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma said in his acceptance speech.

 

 

Here’s the full list of winners:

 

Game of the Year

Horizon Zero Dawn 

Persona 5 
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds 
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [WINNER]

 

Best Game Direction

Horizon Zero Dawn 
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 
Super Mario Odyssey 
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [WINNER]
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

 

Best Narrative

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice 
Horizon Zero Dawn 
NieR: Automata
What Remains of Edith Finch [WINNER]
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

 

Best Art Direction

Cuphead [WINNER]
Destiny 2 
Horizon Zero Dawn 
Persona 5 
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

 

Best Score / Music

Cuphead 
Destiny 2 
NieR: Automata [WINNER]
Persona 5 
Super Mario Odyssey 
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

 

Best Audio Design

Destiny 2 
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice [WINNER]
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 
Super Mario Odyssey 
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

 

Best Performance

Ashly Burch, Horizon: Zero Dawn 
Brian Bloom, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 
Claudia Black, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 
Laura Bailey, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 
Melina Juergens, Hellblade [WINNER]

 

Games for Impact

Bury Me, My Love 
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice [WINNER]
Life is Strange: Before the Storm 
Night in the Woods
Please Knock on My Door 
What Remains of Edith Finch

 

Best Ongoing Game

Destiny 2 
Grand Theft Auto Online 
Overwatch [WINNER]
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds 
Rainbow Six: Siege 
Warframe

 

Best Independent Game

Cuphead [WINNER]
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice 
Night in the Woods
Pyre 
What Remains of Edith Finch

 

Best Mobile Game

Fire Emblem Heroes 
Hidden Folks 
Monument Valley 2 [WINNER]
Old Man’s Journey 
Super Mario Run

Best Handheld Game

 

Ever Oasis 
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia 
Metroid: Samus Returns [WINNER]
Monster Hunter Stories 
Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World

 

Best VR/AR Game

Farpoint
Lone Echo 
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard [WINNER]
Star Trek: Bridge Crew 
SUPERHOT VR

 

Best Action Game

Cuphead 
Destiny 2
Nioh
Prey 
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus [WINNER]

 

Best Action/Adventure Game

Assassin’s Creed: Origins 
Horizon Zero Dawn 
Super Mario Odyssey 
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [WINNER]
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

 

Best Role-Playing Game

Divinity: Original Sin II
Final Fantasy XV
NieR: Automata
Persona 5 [WINNER]
South Park: The Fractured But Whole

 

Best Family Game

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Sonic Mania
Splatoon 2 
Super Mario Odyssey [WINNER]

 

Best Strategy Game

Halo Wars 2
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle [WINNER]
Total War: Warhammer II
Tooth and Tail
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

 

Best Sports/Racing Game

FIFA 18
Forza Motorsport 7 [WINNER]
Gran Turismo Sport
NBA 2K18
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
Project Cars 2

 

Most  Anticipated Game

God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Monster Hunter World
Red Dead Redemption II
The Last of Us Part II [WINNER]

 

Trending Gamer

Andrea Rene (What’s Good Games)
Clint Lexa (“Halfcoordinatedâ€)
Guy Beahm (“Dr. Disrespectâ€) [WINNER]
Mike Grzesiek (“Shroudâ€)
Steven Spohn (AbleGamers)

 

Best Esports Game

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 
DOTA 2 
League of Legends 
Overwatch [WINNER]
Rocket League

 

Best Esports Player

Lee Sang-hyeok “Faker†(SK Telecom 1, League of Legends) [WINNER]
Marcelo “coldzera†David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: GO)
Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovac (FaZe Clan, Counter-Strike: GO)
Je-hong “ryujehong†Ryu (Seoul Dynasty, Overwatch)
Kuro “KuroKy†Salehi Takhasomi (Team Liquid, DOTA 2)

 

Best Esports Team

Cloud 9 [WINNER]
FaZe Clan
Lunatic-Hai
SK Telecom T1
Team Liquid

 

Student Game Award

Falling Sky 
From Light 
Hollowed 
Impulsion

Level Squared [WINNER]

Meaning

 

Best Debut Indie Game

Cuphead [WINNER]
Golf Story
Hollow Knight 
Mr. Shifty
Slime Rancher

 

Chinese Fan Game Award

Honor of Kings
ICEY
Gumballs & Dungeons
jx3 HD [WINNER]

Monument Valley 2

 

 

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source- https://kotaku.com/probably-zelda-wins-game-of-the-year-at-the-2017-game-a-1821104431/amp

 

 

It's sad Horizon didnt win anything, though. -.-

[Kyrie]

warframe was robbed.

 

okay with most of the other results, though.

[delfinos]

i expected either mario or zelda would win, they both seemed to have a lot of impact in the gaming community this year. good to see a lot of other good games winning in other categories as well

[Lil Ayy Big Gay]

warframe was robbed.

 

okay with most of the other results, though.

Against Overwatch? Nah imo

 

But it was funny to see Destiny 2 up there 

[Frogurt]

There was no contest.

[Rohan Kishibe]

Best Score / Music

NieR: Automata [WINNER]

 

Best Role-Playing Game

Persona 5 [WINNER]

 

 

 

 

I love stanning talent

 

Also FFXIV was robbed best ongoing game

 

Against Overwatch? Nah imo

 

But it was funny to see Destiny 2 up there 

OW is getting kind of bland these days WF is a breath of fresh air.

[Lil Ayy Big Gay]

 

I love stanning talent

 

Also FFXIV was robbed best ongoing game

 

OW is getting kind of bland these days WF is a breath of fresh air.

 

I don't like Overwatch but it's undeniable how massive it is so i think its deserving

[Rohan Kishibe]

I don't like Overwatch but it's undeniable how massive it is so i think its deserving 

FFXIV Stormblood has better reviews by users and critics and reached it's peaked this year and it's a paid subscription game

[nyaaa]

Best Esports Team:
Cloud 9

 

 

wat?????????????

[Yerim.]

Well congrats to Zelda.

[rashad]

Well deserved