Perhelatan The Game Awards 2016 semalam di Los Angeles memberikan lebih dari 20 penghargaan kepada seluruh developer dan publisher video game dari seluruh dunia. Banyak sekali nominasi yang ada di The Game Awards 2016 mulai dari nominasi Best RPG hingga Best Developer. Salah satu nominasi yang paling menarik untuk diperhatikan tentunya adalah nominasi “Game of the Year”.
Nominasi Game of the Year tahun 2016 ini dimenangkan oleh Overwatch mengalahkan lawan-lawannya Doom, Inside, Titanfall 2, dan Uncharted 4. Berikut ungkapan terimakasih Ray Gresko selaku perwakilan Blizzard ketika menerima penghargaan tertinggi tahun ini:
Disaat kami sangat senang game kami diterima oleh banyak fans, kami juga sangat bangga game dan dunianya yang telah kami buat dapat menyampaikan pesan kepahlawanan. Pesan tentang perbedaan, pesan tentang masa depan yang cerah dan menjanjikan. Dan ini adalah beberapa hal yang kami yakini dibutuhkan oleh kita semua di seluruh dunia.
Meskipun banyak nominasi lain seperti Doom, Uncharted 4, Titanfall 2, dan Inside dengan berbagai pujian yang sangat positif, Overwatch tidak tertandingi jika kita berbicara tentang game yang akhirnya akan selalu dicintai oleh para fans. Ini adalah sebuah fenomena yang sangat langka, mengingat jarang sekali ada IP baru yang langsung dicintai oleh banyak fans di seluruh dunia.
Tidak hanya memenangkan Game of the Year saja, Overwatch juga memenangkan penghargaan lain. Berikut beberapa nominasi, pemenang, dan penghargaan lain dimana Overwatch juga turut memenangkan penghargaan tersebut:
GAME OF THE YEAR:
- DOOM (id Software/Bethesda)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn/Electronic Arts)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST GAME DIRECTION:
- Winner: Blizzard (for Overwatch)
- DICE (for Battlefield 1)
- id Software (for DOOM)
- Naughty Dog (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
- Respawn (for Titanfall 2)
BEST NARRATIVE:
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Mafia III (Hangar 13/2K)
- Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
- Winner: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SIE)
BEST ART DIRECTION:
- Abzu (Giant Squid/505)
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Winner: Inside (Playdead)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SIE)
BEST MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN:
- Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
- Winner: DOOM (id/Bethesda)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
- Thumper (Drool)
BEST PERFORMANCE:
- Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay, Mafia III
- Cissy Jones as Delilah, Firewatch
- Emily Rose as Elena, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Winner: Nolan North as Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Rich Summer as Henry, Firewatch
- Troy Baker as Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
GAMES FOR IMPACT:
- 1979 Revolution (iNK Stories)
- Block’hood (Plethora Project/Devolver Digital)
- Orwell (Osmotic Studios/Surprise Attack)
- Sea Hero Quest (Glitchers)
- Winner: That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games)
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME:
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
- Winner: Inside (Playdead)
- Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe/Chucklefish Games)
- The Witness (Thelka, Inc.)
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD:
- Clash Royale (Supercell)
- Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
- Winner: Pokemon Go (Niantic)
- Severed (DrinkBox Studios)
BEST VR GAME:
- Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/WBIE)
- EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
- Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
- Winner: Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
- Thumper (Drool)
BEST ACTION GAME:
- Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
- Winner: DOOM (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME:
- Winner: Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- Hitman (IO Interactive/Square-Enix)
- Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
- Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST RPG:
- Dark Souls 3 (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos Montreal/Square-Enix)
- Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Blood and Wine (CD Projekt RED)
- World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard)
- Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
- Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- King of Fighters XIV (SNK/Atlus USA)
- Pokken Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokemon Co.)
- Winner: Street Fighter V (Capcom)
BEST STRATEGY GAME:
- Winner: Civilization 6 (Firaxis Games/2K)
- Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- The Banner Saga 2 (Stoic Studio/Versus Evil)
- Total War: Warhammer (Creative Assembly/Sega)
- XCOM 2 (Firaxis Games/2K)
BEST FAMILY GAME:
- Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/WBIE)
- Winner: Pokemon Go (Niantic)
- Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Skylanders: Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)
BEST SPORTS/RACING:
- FIFA 17 (EA Canada/EA Sports)
- Winner: Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
- MLB The Show 16 (SCE San Diego Studio/SIE)
- NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)
BEST MULTIPLAYER:
- Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
- Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team 17)
- Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME:
- God of War (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda (Bioware/EA)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
TRENDING GAMER:
- AngryJoeShow
- Winner: Boogie2988
- Danny O’Dwyer
- JackSepticEye
- Lirik
BEST FAN CREATION:
- Brutal Doom 64
- Enderal: The Shards of Order
(Tidak ada yang memenangkan kategori ini, karena dua nominasi lainnya Pokemon Uranium dan Another Metroid 2 Remake dihilangkan dari kategori ini karena masalah lisensi oleh Nintendo.)
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER:
- Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok (SK Telecom T1, League of Legends)
- Winner: Coldzera – Marcelo David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- ByuN –Hyun Woo (Starcraft 2)
- Infiltrator – Lee Seeon-woo (Team Razer, Street Fighter V)
- Hungrybox – Juan Debiedma (Team Liquid, Super Smash Bros.)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM:
- SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
- Wings Gaming (DOTA2)
- SK Gaming
- ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
- Winner: Cloud 9
BEST ESPORTS GAME:
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot)
- Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Source: The Game Awards 2016