Boards.ie Game Awards 2015 [** Results in Post #52 **]

Mr E

A busy (and great) year for Games. What were your favourites?

Results here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=98378896#post98378896

Mr E

Second batch is up now (PC, Wii U, 3DS, Vita, iOS, Android)

Third batch (of 4) on Tuesday night.

Mr E

About 24 hours left on this batch. 3rd set go up tomorrow night (all the "Fun" categories).

Turtwig

Um, how do we know if something is only download only? Sorry to be noob but I have no real clue about physical retail games anymore.

Captain Chaos

Turtwig wrote: »

Um, how do we know if something is only download only? Sorry to be noob but I have no real clue about physical retail games anymore.

Google and Wiki generally tell you.

Mr E

Join the club. I can't remember the last time I bought a physical PC retail game.
It's a good question. Maybe check on www.amazon.co.uk?

Mr E

OK getting near the end now. The "Fun" categories are now accepting nominations.

Final group (Overall) at the weekend.

cherryghost

Well done to 'Was there any Vita retail games released this year?' winning the Best Vita Retail Game :pac:

tailgunner

I enjoyed that to be honest. It was a cool sort of meta-game that involved trawling Amazon and the likes all year looking for new Vita releases, only to ultimately come away disappointed and end up flogging the console on eBay. Loved the surprise twist at the end where

I bought a 3DS instead

. Doubt anything will top that in 2016.

Josey Wales

Damn, I missed the Vita category. I would have put Shovel Knight as best downloadable game. One of the very best games of the year.

Mr E

Shovel Knight has enough noms to be put forward for the vote.

Mr E

Thanks all. The final group is open for nominations now (Overall)

I hope to have the survey for voting up before Christmas.

johnny_ultimate

Something for next year, while I think of it: is there anything to be said for another mass a separate 'art design' category alongside the graphics one? Might be a way to give underdogs a chance in the sun, since the graphics category is usually understandably dominated by big-hitters.

Maybe it's something most players don't care about, but given we already have the likes of Cuphead, Unravel, Below, Persona 5, Firewatch, The Witness etc... promised for next year - all of which have already made a strong impression - it would be a shame if they were all doomed when competing alongside whatever expensive blockbusters assault our graphics cards

tok9

It feels like there are a lot of instances where only 1 game is nominated by a poster. I can understand for something like strategy, racing etc but it's seems a bit odd for the likes of game of the year especially as this is one of the strongest years I can remember.

Mr Freeze

tok9 wrote: »

It feels like there are a lot of instances where only 1 game is nominated by a poster. I can understand for something like strategy, racing etc but it's seems a bit odd for the likes of game of the year especially as this is one of the strongest years I can remember.

I can never think of them when it comes time to post and maybe some people didn't play that many games.

Like I spent most of year playing The Witcher 3 and some games that were out last year. Then also I played a lot of Battlefront, which I don't feel is worth nominating as its so lacking in content, but as a Star Wars fan it has me hooked.

And then there are some games that are instantly forgettable, like Halo 5. Which I didn't nominate either and just remembered it now.

Retr0gamer

tok9 wrote: »

It feels like there are a lot of instances where only 1 game is nominated by a poster. I can understand for something like strategy, racing etc but it's seems a bit odd for the likes of game of the year especially as this is one of the strongest years I can remember.

Bloodborne is the only one that deserves to win anyway :pac:

Kiith

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Witcher 3 is the only one that deserves to win anyway :pac:

Fixed that for you :pac:

Mr E

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Something for next year, while I think of it: is there anything to be said for another mass a separate 'art design' category alongside the graphics one? Might be a way to give underdogs a chance in the sun, since the graphics category is usually understandably dominated by big-hitters.

Let's go ABSOLUTELY NUTS and add that in now.

tok9

Mr Freeze wrote: »

I can never think of them when it comes time to post and maybe some people didn't play that many games.

I would just say it's worth adding your favourites in. On the end they are only nominations. Either way I wasn't picking on you specifically, I just seemed more noticeable.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Bloodborne is the only one that deserves to win anyway :pac:

Well we all know that!

Links234

What won the awards?

Spear

Links234 wrote: »

What won the awards?

We didn't vote yet, this was just nominations for those to be voted on.

Generic Dreadhead

Links234 wrote: »

What won the awards?

1) Bloodboure
2) Indie Game - The Art Concept
3) Female character out of MGSV

Mr E

Survey will be going up today, folks. Sorry for the delay, I was sick last week.

Mr E

Mr E wrote: »

Survey will be going up today, folks. Sorry for the delay, I was sick last week.

Sick of making surveys I bet

Mr E

Good to go, folks.

http://bit.ly/1RigMY4

Only pick the machines that you want to vote on. Everyone will vote for the "Fun" and "Overall" categories.

The survey will stay open until next Monday at 5pm. I'll publish the results that evening.

Good luck!

Zero-Cool

Voting done, the background was gas

Thanks Mr. E for another year of awards.

The_Valeyard

Done!!!


Cheers dude.


" So bongo, bongo, bongo I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh-no-no-no-no-no
Bingle, bangle, bungle I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go
Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords, I make it clear
That no matter how they coax him, I'll stay right here"

Generic Dreadhead

I guess I need to play Bloodbourne :pac:

Deano7788

What I got from that is that Bloodborne has terrible bosses:pac:

Oh and thanks as always Mr E for organising these.

So.. we can all agree that Witcher 3 and Rocket League will likely win everything.

CodeNameEagle

I go for MGSV and hope will be the GOTY as well. Rocket League was my top also.

YouSavedMyLife

Bloodborne wasnt in the best music category!? Curse you!

Retr0gamer

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Bloodborne wasnt in the best sound category!? Curse you!

There's quite a few left out of categories that should be given a shot... mostly because I forgot to vote for them. The lack of Undertale characters in the best character category is a crime and I'm a perpetrator.

tok9

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Bloodborne wasnt in the best sound category!? Curse you!

Or soundtrack!

Generic Dreadhead

That fact Bloodbourne wasn't in the Best Game on X-Box category is disgraceful also

tok9

Cormac... wrote: »

That fact Bloodbourne wasn't in the Best Game on X-Box category is disgraceful also

From Software are rectifying that this year. It's called Dark Souls 3

YouSavedMyLife

tok9 wrote: »

Or soundtrack!

I meant to say soundtrack in my original post, not sound! In actual fact Bloodborne was a choice in the best sound category

Retr0gamer

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

I meant to say soundtrack in my original post, not sound! In actual fact Bloodborne was a choice in the best sound category

Definitely one of the best of the year but there's been so many strong soundtracks this year. Hard to choose between it and stuff like Splatoon, Atelier Shallie, Undertale or others that were or were not nominated.

tok9

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

I meant to say soundtrack in my original post, not sound! In actual fact Bloodborne was a choice in the best sound category

Ah.. well I was the only one to nominate it.

As Retro said there was some fantastic soundtracks this year. AC Syndicate being a game I haven't played but looks to have a great soundtrack.

Rorok

I put dying light down for everyone it was available for, it was a half sleeper hit that Im suprised not as much people played.

Life is strange for indie/ downloadable/ sound etc

Arkham knight for best story/what were they thinking battlemode batmobile/ and disappointment

And a couple othrrd

YouSavedMyLife

Rorok wrote: »

I put dying light down for everyone it was available for, it was a half sleeper hit that Im suprised not as much people played.

Life is strange for indie/ downloadable/ sound etc

Arkham knight for best story/what were they thinking battlemode batmobile/ and disappointment

And a couple othrrd

Dead Island left a bad taste in my mouth and probably many other peoples mouth'ses, probably the reason it was somewhat sleeper. I have only heard good things about it so will probably get it in a year from now when its on sale for ‎€20

Captain Chaos

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Dead Island left a bad taste in my mouth and probably many other peoples mouth'ses, probably the reason it was somewhat sleeper. I have only heard good things about it so will probably get it in a year from now when its on sale for ‎€20

I already is for nothing now and there is a DLC pack coming that's bigger then the base game next month, DLC will add improved graphics textures and effects to all the base game too.

For me it was one of the best games released last year.

I never played Dead Island as I could tell it looked very bad for gameplay videos so I gave it a miss, this I loved from the first time I saw it in action.

Retr0gamer

Dead Island definitely put me off and even worse was the fact lots of people swear by their Grannies that it's amazing when it's a steaming crock of cack. I think I'll give it a go in a sale though since I heard lots of good things... but I heard good things about dead island as well.

dreamers75

Dying Light is the game Dead island said it would be.

It is very very good.

Zero-Cool

I think I enjoyed Dead Island more than Dying Light. *Drinks cup of tea*

Rorok

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I think I enjoyed Dead Island more than Dying Light. *Drinks cup of tea*

In dead island they had driving cars (which was okay but you just stormed by zombies making them feel less threatening) I dont think there was any upgrading weapons or crafting or fixing thrm. I only really remember the one normal zombie, the big zombie and the orignal virals. Missions were just drive here and stuff. Nothing was added to combat as you got futher into the game

In dying light you have parkour which is fun but the challanges are impossible. Theres upgrading weapons, more crafting, repairing and some (very few) have camos. Also you had throwing weapoms. There are tons of different zombies, some annoying though but its nice to mix it up. The main missions them self are great (a lot of the side are fetch but the ones that arent are great especially the ones with the scientist twins) Combat improves as you go along, you get drop kick, head pound, spin hit thing and so on

da gamer

Dying light was brilliant but to say dead island was crap is doing it an unjustice, they are both very similar dying light is just a fresher experience

Mr E

Last few hours.... Survey closes at 5pm today.

Rorok

da gamer wrote: »

Dying light was brilliant but to say dead island was crap is doing it an unjustice, they are both very similar dying light is just a fresher experience

Dying light is like a really good enhanced edition of dead island

Kiith

I didn't like Dead Island at all, but really enjoyed Dying Light.

Rorok

Kiith wrote: »

I didn't like Dead Island at all, but really enjoyed Dying Light.

My biggest problem with dead island was the story, I couldn't remember why I was going where I was, who was who. Why there was

two different survivors groups

Also that ending was crap, I ended up watching it on youtube cause I found the game a bit repetitive