The Video Game Awards (VGA) were last week and with the end of 2017 approaching many sites are beginning to give their picks for the best games of 2017. We at Source Gaming will be doing this as well in a variety of ways as December goes on but we also wanted a way to include the community. So, we decided to go in the direction of a public vote, in a similar style to the VGAs, where everyone could decide on who deserves to win the Source Game Awards! The nominations for each of these categories were decided on by staff members and Patrons (if that is something you are interested in then check the Donation tab at the top of the site) over on our discord. We had a variety of categories and we’ve narrowed it down to three choices each. Voting closes on the evening of December 18th GMT and results will be shared on December 22nd. Remember to only vote once and the link to the poll is in the image below. The poll covers all the categories but if you want to see the nominees first then scroll a bit further down and see.
Game of the Year
Honourable mentions:
Nier Automata;
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia;
Best Nintendo Game
Honourable mentions:
Arms;
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia;
Best Non-Nintendo ‘AAA’ Company Game
Honourable mentions:
Crash Bandicoot N’Sane Trilogy;
Horizon Zero Dawn;
Best Indie Game
Honourable mentions:
Kamiko;
What Remains of Edith Finch;
Best Multiplayer Game
Honourable mentions:
Cuphead;
Arms;
Best Story
Honourable mentions:
Steam World Dig 2;
South Park Fractured But Whole;
Best Art Direction
Honourable mentions:
Super Mario Odyssey;
Persona 5;
Best Sound Direction
Honourable mentions:
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle;
Persona 5;
Best Ongoing Game
Honourable mentions:
Fire Emblem Heroes;
Street Fighter V;
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Honourable mentions:
Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon;
Monster Hunter Stories;
Best Action/Adventure Game
Honourable mentions:
Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon;
Monster Hunter Stories;
Best Fighting Game
Honourable mentions:
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite;
Injustice 2;
Best RPG/Strategy Game
Honourable mentions:
Nier Automata;
South Park Fractured But Whole;
Best Sim/Sport/Racing Game
Honourable mention:
Stardew Valley;
Best New IP
Honourable mentions:
Golf Story;
Yooka-Laylee;
Best Non-Nintendo Company
Honourable mentions:
SEGA;
Platinum Games;
Most Hyped 2018 Game
Honourable mentions:
Fire Emblem Switch;
Monster Hunter World;
Best Video Game Character
Pauline (Super Mario Odyssey); 2B (Nier Automata); Marina (Splatoon 2)
Honourable mentions:
9S (Nier Automata);
Cappy (Super Mario Odyssey);
Most Performance in a Video Game
Patricia Summersett (Princess Zelda); Kyle McCarley (9S); Lex Lang (Neo Cortex)
Honourable mentions:
Ashley Burch (Aloy);
Trey Parker (Various in South Park);
And with that, those are our all the nominees and categories so make sure you follow the link in the image below to vote. Voting closes on the evening of December 18th GMT and results will be shared on December 22nd. It’s time to decide who gets the first ever Source Game Award!
A historian and avid gamer, NantenJex is the Editor-in-Chief for Source Gaming, overseeing videos and reviews for the site. He has a passion for obscure gaming so any article you see on uncommon titles like Nazo no Murusame Jo, Yuyuki and Marvelous, to name a few, are most likely from him. He also likes game design leading to the creation of Dream Smashers, a series on potential newcomers for Super Smash Bros. He wants you all to know that Yoshi is objectively the best Nintendo character.
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A historian and avid gamer, NantenJex is the Editor-in-Chief for Source Gaming, overseeing videos and reviews for the site. He has a passion for obscure gaming so any article you see on uncommon titles like Nazo no Murusame Jo, Yuyuki and Marvelous, to name a few, are most likely from him. He also likes game design leading to the creation of Dream Smashers, a series on potential newcomers for Super Smash Bros. He wants you all to know that Yoshi is objectively the best Nintendo character.
