A good nomination list, I played about 85-90% of the mentioned games this year - with my friends and alone :) God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 have the most nominations, both games have an incredible quality. Absolutely deserves.
These are my thoughts :)
Game of the Year: I vote for God of War.
For me personally: Dragon Quest Xi, but God of War/Red Dead Redemption 2 is awesome too. Really hard to say!
Best Game Direction: Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Awarded to a game studio for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game. Best Narrative: Detroit: Become Human and God of War!
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.
Best Art Direction: Red Dead Redemption 2 and the God of War
Best Score / Music: Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (Level-5 / Bandai Namco Entertainment) – Joe Hisaishi.
Number 2 God of War.
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.
Best Audio Design: God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture. Best Performance:
Soooo hard to say. Number 1 for me.. Bryan Dechart as Connor in Detroit: Become Human or Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War.
Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker in Spider-Man Game was very funny and better than in the Spiderman-movies.
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.
Best VR / AR Game: 1. Astro Bot: Rescue Mission 2. Moss
Best Action / Adventure Game: God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
For the best action / adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.
Spiderman, Yakuza Kiwami 2 and Red Dead Redemption 2 are fantastic too.
Best Role-Playing Game: Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Orca / Square Enix)
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression.
Best Fighting Game: Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Strategy Game: The Banner Saga 3 (Stoic Studio / Versus Evil).
Best Debut Game: Moss (Polyarc Games)
Favorite Moment of 2017: Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro, together : D
