It was a pretty stiff competition that mostly came down to two games, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Persona 5.
The nominees are:
South Park: Fractured But Whole
NeiR: Automata
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild
Persona 5
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Our judges scores were:
Games
Madeline's Score
Patrick's Score
Gavin's Score
Total
South Park: Fratured But Whole
7
6
1
14
NieR:[...]
Torment: Tides of Numenera Archives
But first, time to check out the competition.
The categories and nominees are as follows:
Game of the Year
Cuphead
Destiny 2
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds
Super Mario Odyssey
Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Shooter
Prey
Destiny 2
PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds
Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Call of Duty: WWII
Resident Evil VII: Biohazard
Best RPG
South Park: Fractured But Whole
NeiR: Automata
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Legend of Zelda, Breath of[...]
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