The Game Awards Nominees List Announcement

Evilms

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21 Jun 2022
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Game of the Year
  • Astro Bot
  • Black Myth Wukong
  • Balatro
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Metaphor: ReFantaszio
Best Game Direction
  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Metapahor: ReFantazio
Best Narrative
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebrith
  • Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor re Fantazio
  • Senua's Saga Hellblade II
  • Silent Hill 2
Best Art Direction
  • Astro Bot
  • Black Myth: Waking
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Neva
Best Score/Music
  • Astro Bot
  • FF Rebirth
  • Metabirth
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Stellar Blade
Best Audio Design
  • Astro Bot
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Senua's Saga Hellblade II
  • Silent Hill 2
Best Performance
  • Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
  • Hannah Telle (Life Is Strange: Double Exposure)
  • Humberly González (Star Wars Outlaws)
  • Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
  • Melina Juergens (Senua's Saga: Hellblade II)
Games for Impact
  • Life is Strange Double Exposure
  • Tales of Kenzera
  • Closer the Distance
  • Indika
  • Neva
  • Senua's Saga Hellblade II
Best Ongoing Game
  • Destiny 2
  • Diablo IV
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2
Best Indie Game
  • Animal Well
  • UFO 50
  • Balatro
  • Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
  • Neva
Best Debut Indie Game
  • Animal Well
  • Manor Lords
  • Pacific Drive
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Balatro
Best Mobile Game
  • AFK Journey
  • Balatro
  • Withering Waves
  • Zenless Zone Zero
  • Pokemon TCG Pocket
Best Community Support
  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2
  • No Man's Sky
Best VR/AR Game
  • Arizona Sunshine Remake
  • Asgard's Wrath 2
  • Batman Arkham Shadow
  • Metal Hellsinger VR
  • Metro Awakening VR
Innovation in Accessibility
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Diablo 4
  • Dragon Age Veilguard
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
  • Star Wars Outlawa
Best Action Game
  • Black Myth Wukong
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Stellar Blade
  • Warhammer 40 Space Marines 2
  • Helldivers 2
Best Action/Adventure Game
  • Astro Bot
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Star Wars Outlaws
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Best RPG
  • Dragon's Dogma II
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Fighting Game
  • Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising
  • Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Arcade Classics
  • MultiVersus
  • Tekken 8
Best Family Game
  • Astro Bot
  • Princess Peach Showtime
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  • The Plucky Squire
Best Sports/Racing Game
  • NBA 2K25
  • EA FC 25
  • TopSpin 2K25
  • WWE 2K24
  • F1 24
Best SIM/Strategy Game
  • Age of Mythology Retold
  • Frostpunk 2
  • Kunisu-Gami Patch of the Goddess
  • Manor Lords
  • Unicorn Overlord
Best Multiplayer Game
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Helldivers 2
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • Tekken 8
  • Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2
Content Creator of the Year
  • Caseoh
  • Illojuan
  • Techno Gamerz
  • Typical Gamer
  • Usada Pekora
Best Esports Athlete
  • 33
  • alesksiB
  • Chovy
  • Faker
  • zywoo
  • zmjjkk
Best Esports Game
  • Counter-Strike 2
  • Dota 2
  • League of Legends
  • Mobile Legends Bang Bang
  • VALORANT
Best Esports Team
  • Bilibili Gaming
  • Gen.G
  • NAVI
  • T1
  • Team Liquid
Most Anticipated Game
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
  • Ghost of Yotei
  • GTA 6
  • Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
  • Monster Hunter Wild
Best Adaptation
  • Arcane
  • Fallout
  • Knuckls
  • Like a Dragon Yakuza
  • Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
 

Gediminas

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21 Jun 2022
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Best action adventure got both AStro in Silent hill 2 in the same category lol.
Like wtf am dI voting for here lol. I wouldn't call SH2 an "adventure".

Anyway. The voting system sucks because I can't skip categories I don't want to vote on, so I am forced to vote on games I've not played
edit: oh you can skip
you can skip.
 

Danja

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10 Mar 2023
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DLC is indeed weird in the list... should not be allowed.

Metaphor deserved... it really shines as game.

My GOTY (from what I played) still is Concord but I known it won't be listed :D
Concord deserved a nomination for best Score at least... Lol, though I know Sony didn't submit it but Danial Pemberton did a good job with the OST lol

 
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rofif

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24 Jun 2022
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2,595
My stupid vote card
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Say1nMan

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28 Jul 2023
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EA College Football 25 not even getting nominated for Best Sports/Racing game was a huge shock.
 

rofif

...owns a 3080...why?
24 Jun 2022
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2,595
Game of the Year
  • Astro Bot
  • Black Myth Wukong
  • Balatro
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Metaphor: ReFantaszio
Best Game Direction
  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Metapahor: ReFantazio
Best Narrative
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebrith
  • Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor re Fantazio
  • Senua's Saga Hellblade II
  • Silent Hill 2
Best Art Direction
  • Astro Bot
  • Black Myth: Waking
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Neva
Best Score/Music
  • Astro Bot
  • FF Rebirth
  • Metabirth
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Stellar Blade
Best Audio Design
  • Astro Bot
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Senua's Saga Hellblade II
  • Silent Hill 2
Best Performance
  • Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
  • Hannah Telle (Life Is Strange: Double Exposure)
  • Humberly González (Star Wars Outlaws)
  • Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
  • Melina Juergens (Senua's Saga: Hellblade II)
Games for Impact
  • Life is Strange Double Exposure
  • Tales of Kenzera
  • Closer the Distance
  • Indika
  • Neva
  • Senua's Saga Hellblade II
Best Ongoing Game
  • Destiny 2
  • Diablo IV
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2
Best Indie Game
  • Animal Well
  • UFO 50
  • Balatro
  • Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
  • Neva
Best Debut Indie Game
  • Animal Well
  • Manor Lords
  • Pacific Drive
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Balatro
Best Mobile Game
  • AFK Journey
  • Balatro
  • Withering Waves
  • Zenless Zone Zero
  • Pokemon TCG Pocket
Best Community Support
  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2
  • No Man's Sky
Best VR/AR Game
  • Arizona Sunshine Remake
  • Asgard's Wrath 2
  • Batman Arkham Shadow
  • Metal Hellsinger VR
  • Metro Awakening VR
Innovation in Accessibility
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Diablo 4
  • Dragon Age Veilguard
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
  • Star Wars Outlawa
Best Action Game
  • Black Myth Wukong
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Stellar Blade
  • Warhammer 40 Space Marines 2
  • Helldivers 2
Best Action/Adventure Game
  • Astro Bot
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Star Wars Outlaws
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Best RPG
  • Dragon's Dogma II
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Fighting Game
  • Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising
  • Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Arcade Classics
  • MultiVersus
  • Tekken 8
Best Family Game
  • Astro Bot
  • Princess Peach Showtime
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  • The Plucky Squire
Best Sports/Racing Game
  • NBA 2K25
  • EA FC 25
  • TopSpin 2K25
  • WWE 2K24
  • F1 24
Best SIM/Strategy Game
  • Age of Mythology Retold
  • Frostpunk 2
  • Kunisu-Gami Patch of the Goddess
  • Manor Lords
  • Unicorn Overlord
Best Multiplayer Game
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Helldivers 2
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • Tekken 8
  • Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2
Content Creator of the Year
  • Caseoh
  • Illojuan
  • Techno Gamerz
  • Typical Gamer
  • Usada Pekora
Best Esports Athlete
  • 33
  • alesksiB
  • Chovy
  • Faker
  • zywoo
  • zmjjkk
Best Esports Game
  • Counter-Strike 2
  • Dota 2
  • League of Legends
  • Mobile Legends Bang Bang
  • VALORANT
Best Esports Team
  • Bilibili Gaming
  • Gen.G
  • NAVI
  • T1
  • Team Liquid
Most Anticipated Game
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
  • Ghost of Yotei
  • GTA 6
  • Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
  • Monster Hunter Wild
Best Adaptation
  • Arcane
  • Fallout
  • Knuckls
  • Like a Dragon Yakuza
  • Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Imagine how much time of your life you wasted typing this here while it's available on the website lol.
Think your life over man
 

saltyashell

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11 Feb 2024
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Calling it now, Metaphor will win GOTY. Everyone there knows FF7 deserves it but its not multiplatform therefore we have to make the losing side feel apart of the conversation.
I hope not. I put in a good 25 hours and put it down indefinitely last week. Maybe it's because I've never played Atlus/Persona games before, but I don't get how or why it's the best thing released this year. Story is a ham-fisted attempt at political theory, none of the characters interested me one bit. I'm used to old school turn-based JRPGs, and while I liked the combat system, it didn't really hook me long term. I quite liked the visual presentation, but I couldn't get over the lack of voice acting outside of the main cutscenes--maybe that's the AAA snob in me.

TBH, I'd prefer that Shadow of the Erdtree win if multiplatform is the standard. That game I couldn't put down.
 
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Gediminas

Boy...
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21 Jun 2022
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I don't get how or why I couldn't get over the lack of voice acting outside of the main cutscenes--maybe that's the AAA snob in me.
this shit should be used in rating the game and detract points if it just walls of text. it isn't an indie game and it doesn't cost as indie game. everything should be voiced. so tired of people ignoring this technical side.
 

TrishaCat

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17 May 2024
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most jrpgs don't have full voice acting because voice acting is expensive
I do mean *most*, full voice acting is a rare and infrequent treat in the genre