The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, Fallout 4 & Bloodborne are some of the most impressive games of 2016, according to the community.
The organizers of the 2016 Game Developers Choice Awards have finally published all the nominees in a number of categories. Among some of the most “distinguished” games are The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, Fallout 4, Bloodborne and Star Wars Battlefront. Here are the nominees for some of the most interesting categories.
BEST DESIGN
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions / Konami)
- Bloodborne (FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
- Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 / Nintendo)
BEST VISUAL ART
- Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios / Microsoft Studios)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red / CD Projekt)
- Star Wars Battlefront (DICE / Electronic Arts)
- Bloodborne (FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 / Nintendo)
No wonder Witcher 3 is named so often. It’s one of the biggest and the most visually stunning games of the last decade. Bloodborne was also named a couple of times by Game Developers Choice Awards commission. This game has some amazing visual design with a lot of Lovecraft-inspired objects and enemies.
BEST TECHNOLOGY
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions / Konami)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red / CD Projekt)
- Star Wars Battlefront (DICE / Electronic Arts)
- Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
- Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios / Square Enix)
The best technology category is packed with great engines this year. We have new version of Frostbite from DICE, updated Creation Engine from Bethesda, REDengine 3 from CD Projekt RED, Fox Engine from Kojima Productions and of course the technology behind Just Cause 3 by Avalanche Studios. It’s hard to tell which technology is better (maybe even impossible, cause it all depends on the game you’re building). We’ll just have to wait and learn the winner on March 16, 2016.
BEST NARRATIVE
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red / CD Projekt)
- Life is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)
- Undertale (Toby Fox)
- The Beginner’s Guide (Everything Unlimited Ltd.)
It was great to see Her Story on the list. This game has some of the best storytelling in interactive entertainment. Life is Strange is a worthy opponent to the game, but we fear it will lose the battle.
Source: gamechoiceawards.com