This seems like a Award made by people who like to watch video games but not actually play them?

hahahahaha!

I think it's deserving of it's narrative than to be cited as "best multiplayer". The game was heavily designed around it's story and choices you make, rather than "hey you can play with another friend".

I don't see it as the hands down best multiplayer experience tbh. I've had better from various titles over the years. 

Ah yes. A walking sim for "best game". Never gets old.

To some that would be a requirement, but for me it's honestly neither, as I've managed to have a good time playing Diablo 3 on my own and with friends, both on fresh and old characters.

I don't really see it as being far, far deeper than any other MP game out there. Adding things in that not every game needs doesn't automatically make it the defacto of being far deeper than others. The game itself can also miss out on putting things in that other games already have a leg up on (like how D3 took out the Auction House and thus took a step back, but that didn't stop it from allowing what could be done either).

I mentioned the narrative, because that's what the game revolves around. it's not a mindless co-op jump in, slash this, log out kind of game. I tread D3 in the same respect, because I like to level up my characters, but also playing the story/adventure modes to level, but also gain more lore as I go on my travels.

I honestly find ESO deeper in terms of it's lore and mechanics than I would DoS I and II, especially in it's crafting and mix/match skill sets.

Dang they really liked Hellblade lol

ESO, which in turn follows before most of TES mainline series.

It depends on how you view it. Some die hards think it's written differently because they followed the older titles (which don't make much sense when you compare to how it's written today).

Yes, the skillsets you can mix and match. I don't have to play as just a Sorcerer, I can play as a mix between Sorcerer and battle mage, rather than just a vanilla skillset that some tend to roll with within ESO+TES.

I don't see ESO as barebones tbh. There are more spells and passives to choose from, especially since they revamped it after the 2014 launch.

I know we're comparing different games, but both of them are RPG's, with their gameplay styles being different. 

Innovation doesnt just mean being the first to do something, it can also be improving or executing existing ideas.

For example, Wii, DS & Switch. Nintendo did not create motion controls, touch screens or hybrid form factors but they were the first to successfully implement them into gaming by having excellent execution thus making these systems innovative.

Breath of the Wild isnt innovative because its the first game of its kind, its innovative because of the way it successfully implemented various aspects of other games to make arguably the greatest open-world game of all time.

I totally agree with your post.

HELLBLADE smashed it! 5 awards. So glad Melina got best performance as Senua as it is the obvious winner. She put a proper acting performance on as her.