The Game Awards 2017 Nominees Revealed

The Game Awards will host its fourth annual ceremony on Dec. 7, 2017 at the Microsoft Theater. Here is the nominee listing.

[Relientk77]

Glad to see Persona 5 and Horizon Zero Dawn up for so many awards, including Game of the Year. 2 of my favorite games this year.

[TheGamersGhost]

I expected Horizon Zero Dawn but, for some reason, Persona 5 surprises (and delights) me. Also glad to see Hellblade walking away with 5 nominations.

[sammarshall102]

Horizon is a good game (finished it twice) but it doesn't belong on a GOTY list Nier: Automata should be on this list

With that being said if GG works on making the open world more lively and work on the side quest then Horizon 2 should be awesome.

[nowitzki2004]

@sam You forgot to add IMO.

[sammarshall102]

@Nowitzki yeah I did but I really don't believe Horizon does anything special, I think it would've been a lot better without its enormous but dull open-world

In fact, I think Horizon would've been better off as a linear game its pacing would've been better too

[darthv72]

My vote goes to Horizon for GOTY. It's fresh, new and adventurous.

[Razzer]

lol.....of course Horizon Zero Dawn belongs on the list. smh

[morganfell]

"...it doesn't belong on a GOTY list "

Too bad a truckload of fans AND developers disagree with you.

[andrewsquall]

@sammarshall102 Lol I'm going to call LYING on that. You didn't think it was all that but you "finished it twice"??? Get out of here with that.

How about this, its on here because even somebody who apparently doesn't even like the game put in the time and completed it twice............ and its not even a game with massive consequential choices in its story either to warrant a second playthrough within 9 months.

Well done Guerilla ^_^

[sammarshall102]

@Morganfell There's also a truckload of fans that think Horizon is very overrated

Go to this exact thread topic on Gaf and you'll see people that praise Horizon but a lot of people think it doesn't deserve GOTY also

+ Graphics
+ enemy design
- redundant side quests
- bland open world
- bad melee combat

I did enjoy fighting bellowbacks and tramplers though

Nier: Automata is the better game in every way besides graphics and Nier is a good looking game too

[sammarshall102]

@Andrewsquall I could've beaten Horizon 5 or more times with how many hours I've put into it but all I do in the game is search for Tramplers and Bellowbacks because I like seeing them explode when you hit their vulnerable parts

I often play Horizon trying to convince myself that it's this game of the generation but it's just not

The Witcher 3 probably had more to do with me not loving Horizon TBH

I've put double the amount of hours into The Witcher 3 and soon Nier: Automata which I've also finished

[Razzer]

“There's also a truckload of fans that think Horizon is very overrated“

Yeah....mostly Xbox fans. There a lot of people who think Zelda is overrated. Including me. But it still deserves to be on the list.

[UCForce]

@sammarshall102 You are not helping here,buddy.

[AspiringProGenji]

Lol “Bad melee combat.” Whay combat? Horizon didn’t revolve around melee mechanics. It was just optional. It was all about the bow and mobility which you didn’t bother to mention.

Cheery pick all you want. There’s no way you can troll it mate l. Horizon is goty material

[Steveoreno1]

@sammarshall102 you played a different game than I did....twice

[P_Bomb]

Hellblade for audio and performance.
Nier for score.
Nioh for action.
Edith Finch for impact.

Yakuza 0 deserves a narrative nomination. THe amount of interwoven and good story/characters dwarf the other nominees.

@sammar
Well, I platinumed both and am still playing Horizon via DLC. Nier’s 3 playthroughs across predominantly the same areas were a grind and dimmed it’s shine somewhat. If you found Horizon’s open world bland, Nier’s seasonless empty shoulda killed ya.

[spreadlove]

Morgan,

More than a truckload of fans buy CoD too every year and pay for micro transactions.

[sammarshall102]

@Razzer I'm a fan of both consoles and Horizon isn't that good, sorry

[sammarshall102]

@Aspiring GG included Melee combat so therefore they intended on players to use it. Are you trying to say you play Horizon without using any melee attacks? Lol

[-Foxtrot]

I hope Horizon gets some love when they announce some of the winners...a great game, with a good concept (robo dinosaurs..come on) and it's a brand new IP.

We wanted new IPs...we got one. Not saying it deserves the love just on that merit but you have to give it credit for taking a risk in today's industry.

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds"

GOTY...why? Wasted spot no?

[UCForce]

GG deserves to get a lot of credits.

[-Foxtrot]

Same

Although the voice acting picks...I'm torn

Ashly Burch or Claudia Black

[UCForce]

Me ? I vote Ashly Butch. She did phenomenal job play as Aloy.

[Ducky]

Not sure why PUBG got a GOTY nomination when it isn't even released yet.
Would've liked to see NieR there instead.

Still, 2017 has been a phenomenal year, and it's nice to see so many single-player games on the GOTY list.

[andrewsquall]

Lol I think the big question is why PUGB when it isn't even properly finished and released lol.

[jacksmith56]

would not say pbug is a waste of a spot it pushed the genre in a creative way for that it deserves to be in the spot i prefer zero dawn to it but it should be recognized as a contender at least

[Razzer]

"”PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds"

GOTY...why? Wasted spot no?“

More like sponsored spot. It has mixed reviews on steam and isn’t out of beta. This is just silly.

But thankfully there is no single GOTY. Secondnexus.com (whoever they are) can compare this to the oscars, but it is far from it. There is no equivalent in gaming and multiple games will garner GOTY awards, like always.

[Chexs1990]

PUBG isn't even eligible for a GoTY, it's just weird. Since when can early access games be GoTY? :P
It's not even a full game yet, so yes, I agree with you dude, it's just a waste of space.

[Prince_TFK]

PUBG’s spot should have been given to Divinity Original Sin 2.

[Thatguy-310]

PERSONA XD

[WickedLester]

It's probably Zelda's or Mario Odyssey's to lose for GOTY. But I'm glad to see the nods for Horizon and Persona 5.

[AKS]

I expected Nier: Automata to be treated similarly to how the Academy Awards treats David Lynch's best movies, and that's pretty much the case. Wow, we see something good seemed to have went on here but WTF did you just put us through?! Have a few nominations for artistry so we can focus on something safe and easily understood instead.

[Themba76]

and i have yet to finish either of them this is why i dont need an xbox one x

[mafiahajeri]

I wanna see what Rocksteady have up their sleeve.

[rezzah]

Playing Persona 5 now and it is amazing. Already platinumed Horizon but so far Persona is more enjoyable (that soundtrack!)

[Toby_1981]

A lot of first party and third-party exclusives are on this list from Nintendo and Sony. Not that many third-party multiplatform games on the list.
Best Anticipated Game list.

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

Best Action / Adventure Game

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

[TheGamersGhost]

I'm actually have a rather difficult time thinking of an exclusive Microsoft game that launched this year. Halo Wars 2? Was there anything else?

[Nyxus]

Cuphead and Forza 7 (although they're also on PC).

[Toby_1981]

That's because Microsoft rely's mostly on third party multiplatform games now.

[Ashlen]

@Nyxus

Cuphead isn't a Microsoft studio game. MDHR is a fully independent company.

[Eldyraen]

He asked for MS exclusive, didn’t specify MS developed.

Cuphead will probably win art direction but doubt it will win anything else. Maybe Independent or score though.

Forza is iffy but always a contender for its main category. A couple good competitors in racing scene depending on platform.

Nintendo or Sony have heavy hitters for exclusives. MS didn’t do much this year worth noting other than helping Cuphead, release yet another Forza and of course the X—which would lose to switch in a hardware competition I have to imagine even with power difference.

Halo Wars as strategy game is a joke almost. I’d easily vote Mario+Rabbids over it and then there are more traditional real-time competition (and xcom Expansion).

[Liqu1d]

@Eldyraen He said "Microsoft game". That means a game from MS, Cuphead isn't a MS game in any sense. It's independently developed and it's even available on Steam.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Nyxus- So none? I mean....they are on PC, doesn't that mean XONE had basically zero?

[TheGamersGhost]

I did mean any exclusive game for the Xbox, my apologies on my wording.

That's pretty telling, though, that even with the broader scope, the same three titles have been mentioned. I loved my Xbox for a while, but the fact that Microsoft has been really lacking on development and third-parties aren't even producing exclusively for it, I may have to make a switch soon - or go back to PC.

*edit* I haven't used this site in a while - is there a glitch when it comes to replying? I couldn't directly reply to anyone in this thread.

[leoms]

Cuphead is xbox's saving grace and it's not even exclusive

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

That anticipated list is a real tough one. Every single one of those games have the potential to be something truly special.

[northpaws]

This is why I love my PS4, I can play all 5 of the best anticipated Games, the anticipations is through the roof!!

[TheKingKratos]

Bu...buuu...but they say exclusives are something no one cares about yet look at the games that win GOTY awards and look at the most anticipated games are .....3 out 5 games are Playstation exclusives

[HeisenbergX]

Well that's because Playstation and Nintedno ruleeee

[blackblades]

I see alot of Mario and zelda pretty sure they'll win half and horizon.

[UCForce]

My vote is for Horizon Zero Dawn.

[-Foxtrot]

I'd like to see a new IP win aswell...but considering Zelda and Mario are on there I doubt it's going to. Shame

[UCForce]

Ugh, you are right about that. If HZD won GOTY 2017 (which is impossible), that would show the gaming industry that making new IP can be worth it.

[Neonridr]

@UCForce - pretty sure the game has sold extremely well and was reviewed very highly. Will easily win best Playstation game of the year hands down. Just because it doesn't win the big award at the end of the year, that doesn't mean that it was a wasted effort. Here is a potential new series in the making thanks to GG taking a risk.

[-Foxtrot]

Yeah it might send a message out to the gaming industry

"HOLY F****** SHIT...a brand new AAA game just won against Zelda and Mario. Maybe our studio should be taking more risks and doing things like GG which are completely different genre wise to our last game"

[Imalwaysright]

It should have a best new IP category.

[TekoIie]

@foxtrot + UCForce

Wouldn't make a difference. The award has absolutely no influence when it comes to industry trends.

[-Foxtrot]

@imalwaysright

It should because "best youtuber"..."best esports team"..."best esports player"...I mean they are such wasted categories why do we have them

[zivtheawesome]

Yea me as well. Sadly probably the votes will go for Zelda. Will be hilarious if Zelda and Mario's votes will be so split it somehow wins though lol. (Most hilarious case is if both Zelda and Mario votes are split and horizon and persona splits and so PUBG will somehow wins xD, although this'll also be pretty sad.)

[Neonridr]

I think Zelda and/or Mario rightfully deserve as much GOTY consideration as you feel Horizon does. There is no sad outcome if any of those 3 titles win as they all deserve it for various reasons.

[ninsigma]

Hmmm nah it's pretty sad if Zelda wins. Painfully average game. Mario and Horizon on the other hand both deserve a good shot at it (haven't played the rest of em so can't judge). I think, even though horizon is my favorite game this year, Mario probably deserves it more simply because it's extremely imaginative with amazing gameplay that keeps adding as you go along while horizon uses alot of standard open world principles.

[zackeroniii]

what about B A T T L E F R O N T 2 ?

[WelkinCole]

@ninsigma. Agree on Mario. As much as I love Horizon Mario is really something else.

[Nyxus]

I'm sure Zelda will win but my choice for GOTY would be Horizon. That said I haven't played Mario Odyssey yet.

[TheGamersGhost]

I actually wouldn't be surprised if Odyssey wound up taking it. It's definitely going to one of the Nintendo titles, though.

[Nyxus]

Yes, Odyssey is also a very strong contender.

[Neonridr]

Odyssey really is a masterpiece. As much as I loved Zelda, Odyssey makes me feel like I am playing Mario 64 all over again, except done so much better.

[Nyxus]

Sounds very promising!

[Persian_Immortal]

Overall Zelda will win Game Of The Year i called it before it even came out, and looks like i was right https://gotypicks.blogspot.... Zelda has 4 confirmed Goty wins, even if it dont win TGA its going to win Overall GOTY, shame for Horizon but fan power and being estabilished wins look at Uncharted 4 and Witcher 3.

[-Foxtrot]

No love for the Evil Within 2 survival horror wise but Resident Evil 7 gets some mentions...come on.

[Neonridr]

I think because RE7 reinvented itself, whereas Evil Within 2 sort of carries over from the first game.

[-Foxtrot]

RE7 is basically just Outlast, P.T and the like...

The Evil Within 2 expanded on the first game and give us a bit more freedom to explore the town of Union. It was an improvement in everyway and didn't forget the franchises identity in the process.

[Neonridr]

@Foxtrot - I am not saying it's not a great game, I loved the first Evil Within (own part 2 but haven't started it yet). I just think RE7 changed up the game so much switching from Third person to First person. Sure it has some similarities to Outlast and P.T. but to experience an RE game from first person (or VR if you were brave enough) really was a breath of fresh air. It's still something new for the RE formula and one that was immensely successful. It's all an opinion contest anyways, nobody can tell you what horror game is your favorite.

[-Foxtrot]

"nobody can tell you what horror game is your favorite"

I'd like to have seen it as an option to vote on though...they have Wolfenstein II up there despite releasing at a similar time and even have PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in the GOTY category...says it all really.

[Neonridr]

@Foxtrot - can't please everyone :/

[_-EDMIX-_]

I wouldn't say "reinvent" as most of the concept in RE7, is from RE1....

Evil Within 2 has many concepts of 1, but adds a lot of different features like crafting, so....how about play it first and then come back and talk to us.

@Fox- "RE7 is basically just Outlast, P.T and the like..." Nope. Seriously, I played all 3 games you listed, they are not a like, even a little. Seriously, stop.

You can't fight back in Outlast and P.T....you have many guns and weapons in RE7, you fight many bosses, no bosses exist in Outlast besides the last which I can't even call "fighting it". Seriously, the exaggerating about RE7 isn't helping your point, it just makes it look more and more stupid.

You are correct on Evil Within 2, but no need to bash everything. I mean...I own both, I like both. BOTH are SURVIVAL horror titles, NEITHER are like Outlast or P.T

@Neo- "I just think RE7 changed up the game so much switching from Third person to First person"

ummmm RE has been in first person before and no, not much is being changed with 3rd to 1st person....the perspective is simply the way you see the game, its basically irrelevant to the actual FEATURES that make up the game. Evil Within 2 has a part in first person, someone modded the game on PC to allow a part of the game to be played in first person, SHOCK its still the same game.

You seeing their back or seeing in their face isn't change WHAT YOU DO IN THE DAMN GAME! Are you playing this game or just looking at it? Do you not understand that the perspective of such games doesn't really alter much in terms of gameplay? This isn't a hack and slash where you MUST see the character to play the game.

[Neonridr]

@EDMIX - clearly you haven't played the game in VR. Playing in 1st person and 3rd person is an ENTIRELY different experience. And which core Resident Evil game was played entirely in first person mode again?

[Segata]

RE7 is classic Resident Evil just in the first person.

[-Foxtrot]

It's really not...it half arses everything in the original. If you think the RE7 is like 100% like the old games then seriously you need to play them again.

Really sick of this "bu bu but it's exactly like the older games"

Wow...it became a little scary again but seriously not by much. It was shallow compared to the original games and even games like 0 or CV. It's just better then it looks because RE6, Operation Raccoon City and Umbrella Corps were f***** shit and Revelations 2 was okay at best.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed

@Fox- "Wow...it became a little scary again but seriously not by much."

Ok. Thats nice.

Limited ammo, health, weapons, return to puzzles, mansion layout, item boxes etc.

No one cares buddy, you keep on with this "It's really not.." Can you give an objective list showing how or more of "its really not" and "play them again" or my favorite "It was shallow" OH so its a lot of things that are immeasurable?

Its something you can't list?

OH its something you can't objectively state?

Amazing. Soooo...what your telling me, is based on your "feelings" and nothing more? No hard facts huh? lol
Its pretty hard to say something isn't like the last thing, yet only have emotion to back your point.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Both are great survival horror games.

[HeisenbergX]

Maybe because Evil within 2 is a crappy action game that's not scary at all ?

[PrinceOfAnger]

Either Zelda Breath of the Wild or Mario Odyssey will win Goty.

[BlaqMagiq1]

My vote is for Persona 5 but we know that Zelda or Mario will win.

[pandehz]

Zelda and Mario. The other games are formalities in the nominations.

[gangsta_red]

I'm definitely going to vote for Persona 5.

I havent played much else on that list but gawd damn Persona 5 was impressive.

[Nyxus]

Great choice!

[djplonker]

Persona 5 is my goty too

It won't win goty but it should win best art direction.

[Cyro]

I'd be surprised if anything but Cuphead won that award. The unique art animation is something I'm pretty sure has never been done in video games.

[TheKingKratos]

Didn't play that one yet ,in fact i never played Persona in my life, i'm going to buy it but do i need to play the all the series first ?

[senorfartcushion]

Zelda for GOTY!

[sactownlawyer916]

Sony has two games this year and will likely have two next year. At the very least one next year with GOW. I am glad sony is focused on giving me immersive single player exclusives it’s no wonder why they are destroying their competition.

[mocaak]

Battlegrounds definitely doesn't belong in GOTY nominations, it's not even out of early access yet. The battle royal concept is really good and fun, but gameplay is really clunky.

[jojo319]

It’s sold over 20 million in less than a year. You can simply dismiss it.

[Goldby]

Doesn't matter if it sold a billion. It's not officially released so if anything it should be a set of the most anticipated

[UCForce]

The game is still in early access. So no, It doesn't deserve GOTY.

[Cohagen420]

That's mostly in China and Korea, where they don't have much choices.

[timotim]

Happy to see Microsoft and Xbox games get nominations. Halo Wars 2, FM7 and Cuphead all deserve it.

[NordicRainy]

An unfinished game nominated for GOTY. *face fucking palm* I get that it's super popular, but let's try to be real here okay?

[Yohshida]

"Game of the Year

Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Persona 5
Horizon Zero Dawn"

Im sorry guys, call me a fanboy or whatever you want. But Horizon shouldnt be on the game of the year list. It did nothing revolutionary or anything astoundingly good like the other games on that list. Its a fun game, dont get me wrong. But not worth a game of the year.

Zelda, without a doubt a game that will be remembered decades from now just like Mario. Both sitting at a 97 on meta.

Persona 5, one of the best JRPG's ever made. The wait was 100% worth it

PUBG, the biggest and most played game of this generation and the biggest game ever on STEAM. I dont know if I ever had so much fun with a game before.

What should have had the 5th spot:

DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN II, the amount of polish and thinking that went into this game is insane. Worth every penny!
Injustice 2, easily the best fighting game of this gen
Undertale, I know it came out 2015 for PC, but come on this game is a masterpiece.

[Nyxus]

If anything PUBG shouldn't be on the list. Replace it with Yakuza 0 or something.

[Yohshida]

Actually Yakuza is a great choice.

[Liqu1d]

All of your criticism of Horizon applies to PUBG + it's an unfinished game with loot boxes.

[Yohshida]

Other than Horizon, PUBG is played by hella lot of people every day. The game gets bigger and bigger every week, breaking records as we speak. Loot boxes? Thank god, I actually made over 100$ for selling them on the steam marketplace. You should inform yourself before you come out with those "LOOT BOXES" cry talk. You can buy them with the cash you get for killing players/ winning games etc.
what do you get out of them? CLOTHES = Skins. Man so evil right?

[The 10th Rider]

Divinity Original Sin 2 is often overlooked just because it's only on PC at the moment. Sad too, since it's an amazing game and is actually one of the higher rated games of the year. I'd say Persona V, Neir, Divinity Original Sin 2, Breath of the Wild, and Odyssey would be what I'd put as contenders. I'd put Horizon in if there was a sixth spot.

[Yohshida]

Great list tho

[Goldby]

Pubg shouldnt be on the list as its an unfinished game.

so yeah i do agree, Injustice should have replaced Pubg

[Yohshida]

"Game of the year"

Game came out early in the year and millions of people are playing it... RIGHT NOW
No other game before this has ever had this appeal and staying power. Game of the Year for me is the game I had the most fun with and this is definitely PUBG this year. 20 million players and counting probably agree with me.

How many people are playing the others on the list right now? Not saying the games are bad, I just want to make clear how important PUBG is for the gaming industry. Small studio, low budget and now marketing -> biggest game Steam has EVER seen.

[Goldby]

Nope sorry. It isn't officially released yet, still in early access.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

I'm sorry a game doesn't have to be revolutionary to be goty which is why Zelda,Mario,persona 5 were all nominated. Horizon as easily the best combat in an open world rpg that's def astoundingly good and it has sidequest better than 95 percent of open world games with witcher 3 being the only one recently that had better.

[stupidusername]

I truly loved Horizon but the side quests were nothing to brag about. I did them all, i got platinum, but most were simply fetch quests with characters lacking any depth.
Except for the marvelous combat (excluding the spear wich sucked) it mostly were just another open world game following the same icon checlist map game. Horizon just did it better than everyone else.

Zelda made a open world game where you explore the world yourself (no icon map), it had a giant amount of details in mechanics and physics and it had very varied side activities. (Though the story and main quest sucked Imo)

Odyssey is imo and many others the best 3D platformer to ever exist, in a time where no one really makes them anymore. It has surpassed Mario 64 which was the previous king.

Persona 5 might not do anything truly new although it states that Jrpg's still have a market. Jrpg are rarely made anymore but P5 shows that people are still interested in a 100 hour long story with pure jrpg gameplay. It's likely to inspire developers to make jrpg's again.

[UCForce]

Horizon Zero Dawn gave big GG big comeback for showing their talent aren't wasted like 343. So yes, that game deserves GOTY along side with others.

[Yohshida]

Love this comment. They haven't made a good game in over a decade. Just because they didn't fail with this one doesn't mean its a masterpiece.
343 is staying with Halo, other than Killzone (the halo killer) they have a billion dollar hit franchise that is still loved by fans. Heck, Halo 5 outsold Uncharted 4 with half the install base. Ye such wasted talent.

[P_Bomb]

@videogamelab
Where are you getting all this from? Even on vgchartz they have Halo 5 at like 4.85 million and Uncharted 4 at 9.5million. How in the cloud do you figure H5 outsold U4 at those estimates, even give or take 4 million?

Haven’t made a good game in over a decade? Your Halo 5 has the exact same metacritic as Killzone 3 from 2011. 84%. So make up your mind. Is 84% bad or good?

KZ2 hit 91% 8yrs ago. That’s not a decade either. Alright. Class dismissed.

[UCForce]

Uncharted 4 ended with the right note. But people like you want to continue wasted 343 potential. GG is evolved and 343 isn't. And PUBG, it's still an early access. So it doesn't deserve GOTY. And why MS didn't reveal Xbox One sale units ?

[UCForce]

I can overthink that you hate GG completely and have big agenda against PS. It doesn't matter that you are game journalism or not, because you have MS loyalty just like my loyalty to PS. But of course, you don't want to admit it. In the end, HZD have been praised by consumers and critics. So yes, the game deserves GOTY along side with others. But of course, you won't allow it because you think HZD is an "outcast", right ?

[Yohshida]

why would I hate the dev team? Killzone 2 was great. Im a multiplayer guy and I think Horizon is a good game, just not a GOTY.

[HeisenbergX]

Excuse me not that i'm disagreeing with you about HZD but what have those other games done that was revolutionary ? are you serious man ?

Nothing that you stated about those other games make them revolutionary it just makes them awesome fun games.. and really metacritic scores ?

[Donjune]

Mario got it on lock!

[GamingSinceForever]

I may be in the minority here but I played the Hell out of Nioh. Too bad it's not up for GOTY.

[Goldby]

kinda BS how Destiny 2 is nominated for best ongoing game when it was just released...

[Segata]

Yakuza 0 got snubbed badly.

[theshredded]

Nier, Persona 5 and Tekken 7 are the ones I care about the most this year. And why isn't there a best dlc award? ffs there's a best Chinese game award instead...

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Happy to see Prey, Wolfenstein II, Hellblade and Resident Evil 7 get some nominations.

[telekineticmantis]

Some good stories, and some really good Gameplay on this list.

[arkard]

Shouldn't PUBG be inelligible.. .. You know since it's technically only early access and not truly a released game?

[Goldby]

and destiny 2 shouldnt be nominated fro best ongoign game as it was just released.

if they win that award. the entire award show is fixed

[Weeblordbad]

December 12 it's supposed to be out.

[arkard]

Doesnt matter, any other game coming out December 12th is t eligible for goty this year PUBG should be no different

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Mass Effect: Andromeda?

[Plagasx]

Gonna be reallllyyyyy interesting to see who wins "Most Anticipated"... Got my money on Red Dead 2 but damn, TLOU 2 is huge..

[WickedLester]

Who was the "genius" who decided to design the award to look like an old hood ornament?

[jojo319]

I’ve never played PUBG, but a lot of people are calling this a “joke” for GOTY. The game has sold over 20 million copies in under a year. How can that be discounted??

[WickedLester]

Because it's still a beta. That's why the nomination is a joke. It's an unfinished product.

[Goldby]

it isn't an officially released game, it is still in early access meaning it isnt finished.

no one is discounting the games success, just that its being put up in an unfinished state against companies that have actually finished their games

[Razzer]

Omitting Divinity OS2 is a joke

[Many-hat5]

Agreed, but it's not out on console, yet.

[Razzer]

This isn’t limited to console

[Liqu1d]

Is PUBG?

[Many-hat5]

'This isn't limited to console.' But doesn't the games overall popularity count? Idk, that was my thinking.

[stupidusername]

It should swap places with PUBG Imo

[Malphite]

Goty is probably going to be decided between Super Mario Odyssey and Zelda BotW. Persona 5 would definitely deserve it too. Horizon would've had a good chance if it wasn't for the insane competition this year. PubG is a laughable nominee conidering all of the issues the game has had recently especially when games like Divinity OS2, Nier Automata, Nioh, Resident Evil 7, Wolfenstein 2 and Cuphead also came out this year.

[mercyblades]

It’s been a FANTASTIC year. An embarrassment of riches, as Ben Moore (of Easy Allies) would say!

[Malphite]

Agreed. Love and Respect.

[WickedLester]

Agreed. Best single year I can remember and i've been gaming since Pong.

[AKS]

I'm not pleased to see Nier omitted and Battlegrounds nominated.

[RSKnight]

The year is 2017 and there is no category for best loot box/MT's system?

[OnionThief]

PUBG feels so out of place on that list. You have four critically acclaimed, full and lengthy experiences... And then you have an early access Steam game with one map that's kinda buggy

[jacksmith56]

horizan zero down was simply put a master piece that was running in full speed at all directions story was amazing and meaningful with a mystery that you wont to uncover , activities that borrowed heavily from other games such as farcry but excuted them in a way ubishit cant even dream of doing, and defiantly my game of the year , and to think this is the first time gg made a open world rpg what would the sequal look like cant wait , kudos to sony for investing in new fresh ip and giving their developers the freedom to explore other type of games

[Tazzy]

I think the Best Anticipated Game is going to come to The Last of Us 2 and Red Dead Redemption 2.

[DragonDDark]

I hope P5 wins at least one award. P5 deserves some recognition

[victorMaje]

Go Horizon Zero Dawn.

[Btf_1991]

It really saddens me that NieR: Automata is not one of the GOTY candidates. That game deserves much more recognition.

[AKS]

I had a strong suspicion Persona 5 and Nier: Automata wouldn't both be nominated, and Persona is the bigger franchise. Nier is easily my personal GotY, though. I was just as irked about Kyle McCarley getting snubbed as Nier not getting a GotY nomination. Also, the first hour of playthrough C may be the best directed sequence I've experienced in gaming but it's apparently not quite enough for these guys for a direction nomination.

[leoms]

Best score has to go to Persona 5 imo.

[Cyro]

PUBG for GOTY lmao.

[StormLegend]

Horizon zero dawn is getting my vote for GOTY.

[P_Bomb]

Article needs to do some research. Says:

[quote]For video game creators, the equivalent to these three trophies (Oscar/Grammy/GoldenGlobe) is The Game Award[\quote]

No, it isn’t. The AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences) aka the D.I.C.E awards are. They’re literally an Academy of the industry, voted by the industry. Like the Oscars. Europe has Bafta.

The game awards are basically the MTV movie awards. Celebrity.

[AKS]

Voice actor Kyle McCarley from Nier: Automata (9S) deserved some recognition. That guy was amazing, especially in playthrough C. There is a lot going on in that narrative regarding the sci-fi setting and twists, and that guy was 100% dedicated and absolutely nailed every line.

[staticall]

No Nier: Automata on Game of the Year and instead we got that "PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds", that's STILL IN EARLY ACCESS.
I'm really happy to see Halfcoordinated on the Trending Gamer list, really cool dude. He beat Nier: Automata and Vanquish with one hand.
No Death Stranding on Best Anticipated Game, Nioh in best ACTION game, instead of Action/Adventure list

And why there are no Korean StarCraft players in Best eSports Player? FlaSh, Maru, Stats, Zest and the list can go on.

Glad to see Nier, Persona 5, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

[Tobse]

Honestly, why is Horizon on the list? The open World and side quests are boring at times and the gameplay is nothing new. The game is good in itself, just not a goty contender.
Not having original sin 2 on the list just shows how out of touch these awards are

[Hakoom]

horizon should win it this year
it kills the competition

[WickedLester]

It would be my choice for sure but it'll be either Zelda or Mario.

[Hakoom]

i know
a game of the year is a game which is a must play game for everyone

so if they gave me a choice of mario or horizon only
i would pick horizon for sure..

[WickedLester]

@Hakoom

Mario Odyssey is a great game, chock full of terrific level design and mechanics and I honestly wouldn't be mad if it won. However Zelda BOTW IMO is the most overrated game in recent memory. It does ABSOLUTELY nothing better than the countless open world games that came before it. If the game had any other name attached to it besides Zelda, it would've been a mere footnote among all the amazing games that came out this year.

[TallonIV]

Lol no

[Hakoom]

lol il never ditch horizon for mario no matter how good is mario lol... mario is mario !!!
games like horizon uncharted god of war the last of us and the rest of the excellent games are just in another dimension in comparision

[galmi]

I hpe Nioh wins best action, awesome game

[lellkay]

Zelda or Mario will win which is a shame because I really think Horizon nailed it.

[inxine]

im happy persona 5, nier automata and horizon are up for so many awards :) southpark should have been up there too, such a great game xd

[Stanjara]

Star wars battlefront 2? Anyone...?

[oasdada]

No love for a platformer category? Would love to see crash up there

[oasdada]

I hope what remains of edith finch win all the awards it can.. what a phenomenal experience

[Skankinruby]

These awards are so monopolized it pissed me off. Horizon deserves goty but everyone knows they'll give it to zelda or mario. Reminds me of when gta 5 got it over the last of us that was crap.

[Tzuno]

Zelda will be GOTY.

[C-H-E-F]

Best Sports / Racing game should be two different categories. That's like comparing apples to oranges.

[MoveTheGlow]

Wow. We called it right, 2017 has been a resurgence for Japan.

Three out of five GOTY nominations (I'd give it to Mario), most likely Best Narrative (Nier), Best Game Direction (Odyssey), Best Score (Persona - Shoji Meguro is the GOAT), Best Audio Design (Zelda, but Destiny 2 has a shot), Best Handheld (Metroid, easily), Best VR (Resi 7, but Superhot has a shot), Best RPG (Persona 5, but Divinity has a shot), three out of five Fighting Game nominations but I think Nidhogg 2 should take it, Best family game is 100% Japanese games... heck, even Monster Hunter World has a shot at Best Anticipated Game (a really BS award, but still).

I think Horizon: Zero Dawn will take art direction, and they deserve the heck out of it.

[leemo19]

Won't matter as much, since TGA has been a joke for years, the first one that was on spike was the only decent one.
I do hope HZD wins goty, but with Zelda and Mario having a much bigger audience, it may not win. HZD is a huge underdog, I just hope PUBG doesn't win, that would be huge spat in the face to the great games on the list.

[kevnb]

list looks solid, still wont watch.