The Game Awards annually celebrates the awards ceremony where the most desired is the GOTY or Game of the Year. The winners here!
since the year 2014, The Game Awards It is recognized for highlighting different sections of the video game industry through its award ceremonies. Undoubtedly, the greatest achievement for a delivery is being able to hold the title of being the GOTY either game of the year and this note we will review all the winners that exist to date.
Before we begin, we’ll also be naming the honorees in the Spike Video Game Awardspredecessor event to the The Game Awards both produced by the same person, the host and social media personality: Geoff Keighley. Within the period of time between 2003 and 2013 the winners to GOTY They were: Madden NFL 2004 (2003), GTA: San Andreas (2004), Resident Evil 4 (2005), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006), BioShock (2007), GTA IV (2008), Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) ), Red Dead Redeption (2010), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011), The Walking Dead: The Game (2012) and Grand Theft Auto V (2013).
Dragon Age: Inquisition – BioWare & EA – Winner Edition 2014
the third installment Canyon of the franchise Dragon Age was the one who had the privilege of being the first GOTY in this new generation of award from the hand of The Game Awards. With a style focused on action and role, AD: Inquisition competed against video games as hearthstone from Blizzard, Bayonetta 2 Y Dark Souls II. In addition, that same night she also reaped the award for Best RPG.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt – Winner Edition 2015
Again a third installment for a franchise is recognized as the best of the year. Focused on the interesting history of Gerald of Rivia, The Witcher 3 captivated by its wide variety of options in its gameplay and good plot development as well as characters. The success of the video game brought it to the small screen at the hands of Netflix and had an adaptation for the new generation of consoles in December 2022.
Overwatch – Blizzard – Winner Edition 2016
At the time of his departure, it seemed that Overwatch came to prevail among multiplayer giants on-line. Its dynamic gameplay, varied characters, kits of abilities and the infamous lootboxes were the condiments to position him in the pantheon of GOTY. In 2022, Blizzard made the decision to launch Overwatch 2 to continue his legacy.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo – Winner Edition 2017
Yes ok Zelda already had an extensive catalog prior to the arrival of Breath of the Wild, this installment has a particularity: it is a pioneer in taking open worlds to another level. The exclusivity in nintendoswitch (next to the discontinued Wii U) was not an impediment for users, but represented a commercial success for the Japanese for this very fact, by selling thousands of devices due to the influence of Zelda.
God of War – Santa Monica Studio & SIE – 2018 Edition Winner
The fact of seeing Kratos in action after 5 years since GoW: Ascension fanned the hype of the fans. The initiative of Santa Monica Studio consisted of changing the gameplay seen in the Greek trilogy and gave way to a new point of view for the adventures of God of War in nordic lands. This year, GoW beat other great video games like red dead redemption 2, Assassin’s Creed Odysey and Marvel’s Spider-Man. In November 2022 I arrive ragnaroksequel to the winner to GOTY of 2018.
Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice – FromSoftware – Winner Edition 2019
FromSoftware revolutionized his own style soulslike beside sekiro. Until then, the Japanese developer had created the saga Souls based on a style RPG with a primary mastery of the skill of Dodge. But this trend changed in the GOTY from 2019 By taking advantage of the context of sekiro (set in the Feudal Japan) and turn to mechanics of parry. A treasure for lovers of difficult video games.
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog & SIE – Winner Edition 2020
In the year where our normality changed due to the pandemic, sony sang victory thanks to The Last of Us Part II. With notable improvements gameplay and above all, visuals, Naughty Dog was in charge of continuing the story started with the Part 1. In turn, in that edition of The Game Awards received awards for Best Audio Design, Best Narrative, Best Accessibility Innovation, Best Action/Adventure Game, Best Direction and Best Performance thanks to Laura Bailey In the role of Abby.
It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios & EA – Winner Edition 2021
It Takes Two was a pleasant surprise for the majority of followers of the industry of the gaming. Far from the intensity that we saw in previous winners, the title of Haze light invites you to play in a mandatory way with a partner, since despite being an adventure game, it is exclusively multiplayer. The story of Cody and May It reflects everyday situations: relationship problems, how these can affect children and, at the same time, the importance of love and communication.
Elden Ring – FromSoftware – Winner Edition 2022
The last edition to date had two titans in competition: Elden Ring Y God of War: Ragnarok. However, there can only be one winner and that was the soulslike from FromSoftware for its impressive innovation in the open world set, with hundreds of secrets and various bosses of varying difficulties. In addition, the repercussion of Elden Ring gave him the prizes Best Direction, Best Art and Best RPG and also competed for the GOTY versus Stray, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Horizon Forbidden West.
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