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Forums - Gaming - Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2015

The 38 media outlets that vote on the Game Critics Awards are happy to announce the winners for E3 2015:

For a list of facts including a breakdown of wins by publisher and platform, click here.

Best of Show
Fallout 4

(Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Original Game
Horizon Zero Dawn
(Guerrilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 4)

Best Console Game
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertianment for PlayStation 4)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
(Nintendo for 3DS)

Best PC Game
Fallout 4
(Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Hardware/Peripheral
Oculus Touch
(Oculus VR)

Best Action Game
Star Wars Battlefront
(DICE/EA for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Action/Adventure Game
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 4)

Best Role Playing Game
Fallout 4
(Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Racing Game
Need for Speed
(Ghost Games/EA for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Sports Game
FIFA 16
(EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Family/Social Game
Super Mario Maker
(Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii U)

Best Online Multiplayer
Star Wars Battlefront
(DICE/EA for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Independent Game
No Man's Sky
(Hello Games for PC, PlayStation 4)

Special Commendation for Graphics
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 4)

Source: http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html



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Naughty Dog taking some awards how weird, and well deserved award for Horizon.



A little surprised to see Uncharted 4 win best console game and Star Wars: Battlefront win best action game. Other than that, the list went exactly as expected.


Critics seem very positive about Star Wars: Battlefront, but various gaming channel youtubers have major gripes with the game. Whatever, they're awards for unfinished games, so I don't put too much stock in them.

Just remember that Evolve was E3 2014's game of show, and we all know how that played out...



"Fallout 4 best RPG"

This is what's wrong with RPGs.



I am the black sheep     "of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong."-Robert Anton Wilson

Looks about right. To be honest, I don't put a lot of stock into awards given for game trailers.



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Special commendation for graphics, lol.



No Mario and Luigi Paper Jam?
Dissapointed.



shikamaru317 said:

Several things wrong on that list. Need For Speed over Forza 6 for Best Racing game?

Well, Forza can't win all the time...

shikamaru317 said:

No Man's Sky over Firewatch for Best Indie? 

How could Firewatch win when no one knows what that game is? Giantbomb tried...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qmmB8kB5O0#t=2m25s





Maybe it's because i've spent too many hundreds of hours playing F3/NV/Oblivion/Skyrim but I have 0 excitement for Fallout 4..



Best RPG not Persona 5????



Bets:

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Raichu's First Series:

First RPG?

First Fighter?

First Racer?

First Shooter?

First MMO?

First Horror?

Official Ni No Kuni Fanboy:

Familiars Captured:37

Game Beaten: 2 times almost

Times I got teary during some scenes: 3