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GT Awards
Introduction
Best Multiplayer

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Hearthstone

Best Expansions

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Diablo Reaper of Souls

Best Fighting

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Smash

Best Shooter

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Far Cry 4

Best Puzzle/Adventure

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The Talos Principle

Best Platformer

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Donkey Kong

Best Strategy

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Transistor

Best Action/ Adventure

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Bayonetta 2

Best Roleplaying

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Dark Souls 2

Most Disappointing

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Lords of Shadow 2

Best Handheld Exclusive

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Bravely Default

Best Independent

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Divinity: Original Sin

Best WiiU Exclusive

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Bayonetta 2 (duh)

Best Multiplatform

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Hearthstone

Best PC Exclusive

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Divinity: Original Sin

Best Xbox Exclusive

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Forza Horizon 2

Best Playstation Exclusive

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Game of the Year:

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Hearthstone

Best Trailer:

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Overwatch Cinematic Trailer

Winners Recap

Personal Picks
Max Song
Matt Blair
Andrea Rene
Mike Huber Hype & Ben Moore
Mike Damiani Game Awards
Ian Hinck & Elyse Willems
Kyle Bosman
Brandon Jones & Daniel Bloodworth


You should check out the Introduction vid first. Looks like each vid will be more of a small description of why the game was chosen as opposed to "This game won. Yay!". They are also putting each staff in a small vid to talk about their favorite games as well. Vids will be updating as the week goes along.

 

[Linkin112]

Biting off the gods at Giant Bomb. I'm alright with it, I like to see exactly why games are chosen

 

[baekshi]

So what's the list?

Edit: Terrible choices already.

 

[jett]

BTW can anyone get gametrailers videos to play in HD? For several months it just won't load HD anything on any browser on my PC, no matter what options I pick, or despite it saying "HD is ON."

 

[Feonix]

Spoiler

Hearthstone

for best multiplayer? Welp, I'm already done watching this series. =|

 

[bananafactory]

Spoiler

Hearthstone

for best multiplayer? Welp, I'm already done watching this series. =|

Isn't

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Hearthstone

considered one of the best games of the year?

 

[Thores]

Oooh, I'm kind of excited for the Staff Pick videos. I hope Kyle Bosman gets one.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Spoiler

Hearthstone

for best multiplayer? Welp, I'm already done watching this series. =|

They don't agree with your opinion? Blasphemy!

 

[Ramenman]

Isn't

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Hearthstone

considered one of the best games of the year?

BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BAYONETTA 2 AND YOU KNOW IT.

 

[KiefbladeMaster]

Yeah.. Hearthstone definitely isn't the best multiplayer.

 

[Feonix]

Even if you consider it to be a great game, as far as multiplayer goes, it has exactly two modes:

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1v1 constructed and 1v1 draft

. That's it. BEST multiplayer should have a diverse range of multiplayer options like... well... literally any other game on this list would have been a better choice.

 

[CrazyDude]

Even if you consider it to be a great game, as far as multiplayer goes, it has exactly two modes:

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1v1 constructed and 1v1 draft

. That's it. BEST multiplayer should have a diverse range of multiplayer options like... well... literally any other game on this list would have been a better choice.

Having a lot of multiplayer modes does not make them automatically great or better.

 

[NullPointer]

I can't argue their pick or reasoning for best expansion. They totally nailed that one.

 

[wiibomb]

exactly why smash didn't win best multiplayer?

 

[Feonix]

Having a lot of multiplayer modes does not make them automatically great or better.

Sure, if the game is shitty, it's going to be shitty no matter how many modes it has. All of the games on this list are good games though. So for "best multiplayer", I think choosing the game with the 1) least multiplayer options (2) least opportunity for playing in a party on a couch, (3) most repetitive match-ups and (4) no co-op - is pretty abysmal.

 

[sn00zer]

exactly why smash didn't win best multiplayer?

Watch the vid, they said Hearthstone won by a hair

 

[Ramenman]

Even if you consider it to be a great game, as far as multiplayer goes, it has exactly two modes:

Spoiler

1v1 constructed and 1v1 draft

. That's it. BEST multiplayer should have a diverse range of multiplayer options like... well... literally any other game on this list would have been a better choice.

Sure, if the game is shitty, it's going to be shitty no matter how many modes it has. All of the games on this list are good games though. So for "best multiplayer", I think choosing the game with the 1) least multiplayer options (2) least opportunity for playing in a party on a couch, (3) most repetitive match-ups and (4) no co-op - is pretty abysmal.

what ?

Best multiplayer is whatever they consider to have the most fun / depth / replay value in any multiplayer game. Quantity of options shouldn't have anything to do with that.

The absence of co-op, multiplayer mode or "most repetititve matchups" doesn't have to mean anything about the quality of it.

Chess is a rather good multiplayer game I'd say, but there's only 1v1.

 

[oti]

Why not The Last Of Us?

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This is a joke.

 

[Nokterian]

I agree with the best expansion over 400 hours played and the content keeps coming.

 

[Pappasman]

I really like that they are going to do personal lists this year. The GT crew are good people.

 

[MegaSackman]

Why not The Last Of Us?

This, Left Behind is even more revolutionary than the main game.

 

[Thores]

Oh, slightly less excited for Staff Picks now that I've watched Max Song's. I was expecting a well produced video reel with narration, but instead it's just the staff member sitting in a chair next to the GT narrator and being interviewed. So now there's less focus on the actual picks and more on how personable and charismatic the staff member is, which isn't the best fit for an industry that's largely introverted nerds. I think some people will be great for this format, like Bosman, but it'd be nice if they cribbed Giant Bomb's style a little more in this instance.

I did like Max Song's picks, though! A lot of niche stuff, story games, and RPGs. I feel like we'd get along if we met in person.

 

[Impeccable]

I can't argue with the choices so far, both are fantastic and games I have spent hundreds of hours on this year.

 

[NullPointer]

I frequently blame bad frisbees for being bad frisbees.

 

[Interfectum]

Blizzard steamrolling through the competition in 2014.

 

[Tookay]

exactly why smash didn't win best multiplayer?

Because people have different opinions?

 

[Myggen]

I can never get the GT player to work properly. Time to see if it's up on YT I guess.

Because people have different opinions?

That's not possible. Everyone has to have the same opinion as me!!

 

[Raxus]

I am sad they aren't doing a best score this year after DK:TF, MK8, Hearthstone, etc. came out. Great year for music.

 

[TimeEffect]

Even if you consider it to be a great game, as far as multiplayer goes, it has exactly two modes:

Spoiler

1v1 constructed and 1v1 draft

. That's it. BEST multiplayer should have a diverse range of multiplayer options like... well... literally any other game on this list would have been a better choice.

This is like saying playing cards is a better MP experience than Chess or Checkers

 

[Squire]

Kudos to them for not giving best MP to Destiny.

 

[MyNameIsRye]

So many cry babies.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Kudos to them for not giving best MP to Destiny.

So they then give it to another game that barely has any MP.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

So many cry babies.

Where?

 

[LaneDS]

So they then give it to another game that barely has any MP.

Maybe you mean "barely any SP"? Because otherwise, that's crazy. Hearthstone is almost entirely MP focused, even if it's not flush with modes.

 

[Devilgunman]

Hearthstone truly deserves it, don't understand the hate.

So they then give it to another game that barely has any MP.

Am I missing something??

 

[CozMick]

Don't agree with both picks.

Towerfall Ascension deserved best multiplayer.

The Last of US: Left Behind deserved best expansion.

 

[Interceptor]

Hmm 1vs1 online or 8 on my couch hmmm...

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For me its still Dota2

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Am I missing something??

Smash did not win

 

[Bloodworth]

Biting off the gods at Giant Bomb. I'm alright with it, I like to see exactly why games are chosen

Heh, not sure what you mean by that as I haven't really seen what they're doing. When things make sense, it's no surprise that more than one of us will think of them.

 

[mrmickfran]

BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BAYONETTA 2 AND YOU KNOW IT.

This is gonna be a meme at this point, lol

 

[Shaanyboi]

This is gonna be a meme at this point, lol

I feel like all my posts about GOTY are going to basically be "But Bayo 2 tho..."

 

[J-Rzez]

Blizzard steamrolling through the competition in 2014.

Considering the lack-luster year in software releases it's not surprising. But even still, Hearthstone winning? Come on. If they truly believe that then it was a really-really bad year for MP.

As far as expansions, meh, whatever. RoS was "OK" but the game was still a mess, and it was extremely light on content, which is becoming more and more like a blizzard thing these days. If they said WoD though, even with I just said, I would agree with that. Despite the lack of content in WoD, it probably is the best xpac and MP of the year (technically).

 

[Dizzy-4U]

No complaints there, solid choices even though I haven't played Hearthstone all that much.

 

[Deadman]

I like that they are also doing the individual opinions of staff members.

On best multiplayer:

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I played a decent amount of hearthstone and im pretty surprised it won, though i do know a lot of GT staff love it. Personally I would have given it destiny, even with its massive problems. I recently completed vault of glass for the first time with my friends and it was pretty incredible. If they can get an entire game at this standard it would be mindblowing. Though i find the pvp multiplayer pretty terrible, so I would be quite conflicted at calling it best MP game

 

[Sanke__]

So they then give it to another game that barely has any MP.

Game they gave it to is basically multiplayer only

 

[Hero Prinny]

Im not surprised by their multiplayer choice, bad pick imo, doesnt really offer mucn but the folks at GT are always raving about that game amd take every opportunity they can to talk about it.

 

[Interfectum]

Considering the lack-luster year in software releases it's not surprising. But even still, Hearthstone winning? Come on. If they truly believe that then it was a really-really bad year for MP.

Hearthstone is the third most watched game on Twitch and is on it's way to becoming a full fledged esport. It's a pretty big deal.

 

[Nokterian]

Hearthstone is the third most watched game on Twitch and is on it's way to becoming a full fledged esport. It's a pretty big deal.

And more then 20 million people are playing it across PC/ios and Android.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Game they gave it to is basically multiplayer only

Some 1 action per minute game with text chat where the opponent can pretty much be considered a bot because there's literally only one strategy in the game per class?

Even Legend of the Red Dragon had more multiplayer than Hearthstone.

 

[Interfectum]

Some 1 action per minute game with text chat where the opponent can pretty much be considered a bot because there's literally only one strategy in the game per class?

Even Legend of the Red Dragon had more multiplayer than Hearthstone.

So... you have no idea what you're talking about and/or bitter about Zoolocks.