It is almost December, and the year is about to come to an end, and that means that the traditional The Game Awards will soon be giving away awards that highlight some of the best games that the video game industry has to offer.
Today, The Game Awards has revealed the list of titles that have been nominated for the coveted Game of the Year award. Much like in previous events, there are quite a few surprising games that have been considered for the award so, without further ado, let's get right into it.
The list of nominees for this year's Game of the Year award reads as follows:
- DOOM Eternal(id Software, Bethesda)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake(Square Enix)
- Ghost of Tsushima(Sucker Punch, SIE)
- Hades(Supergiant Games)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons(Nintendo)
- The Last of Us Part II(Naughty Dog, SIE)
While there are some games that players expected to see on this list, like The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima, and even Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it is quite the surprise to see Hades joining the heavy hitters; a game developed by Supergiant Games that was released as an Early Access title in 2018, and officially launched this year for Nintendo Switch and PC.
Supergiant Games' critically acclaimed Hades has also been nominated for Best Indie Game, so the developers have got even more chances to take one or more awards home.
DOOM Eternal making the list of nominees for Game of the Year is yet another pleasant surprise. No one doubts the superb quality of id Software and Bethesda's demon-slaying game, but it is nice to see such a phenomenal game also being considered for the award.
Unsurprisingly enough, all of the games on this list of titles nomniated for Game of the Year have also been nominated in several other categories such as Best Narrative, Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, and even Best Audio Design.
To find out more about the other video games that have been nominated for the remaining categories, and also to vote for your favourite titles of the bunch, be sure to visit the official website for The Game Awards.