There's a lot of chatter about exclusives at the moment, but the Gamescom 2015 awards provide a small reminder of how little these matter in the grand scheme of things. Star Wars Battlefront will leave this year's German convention with no less than five awards, including Best of Show, Best PS4 Game, Best Online Multiplayer Game, and more. It also won the consumer's vote.
In truth, no PlayStation 4 exclusives made the cut, but this is partly due to the fact that big games like Uncharted 4: A Thief's End weren't playable on the show floor. Then again, even with Microsoft's wealth of 2015 releases, only Forza Motorsport 6 managed to muscle its way into the Best Racing Game and Best Simulation Game categories. Cuphead also nabbed best indie.
So, what can we learn from all of this? Well, nothing, it's just a set of awards β but we suppose that it is a reminder of just how big Star Wars Battlefront is going to be. Seriously, by the time this is ready to release, there's going to be so much hype surrounding the sci-fi series that it's going to absolutely, absolutely explode. And you just know that Sony's going to have a Storm Trooper-themed PS4 ready.
Gamescom 2015 Awards Winners
Best of gamescom
Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
Most Wanted Consumer Award
Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
Best Console Game Sony Playstation
Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Console Game Nintendo Wii
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
Best Role Playing Game
Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Racing Game
Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
Best Action Game
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Simulation Game
Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
Best Sports Game
PES 2016 (Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Family Game
LEGO Dimensions (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Best Strategy Game
Unravel (Electronic Arts)
Best PC Game
Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
Best Mobile Game (incl. Handheld, iOS, Android, Windows)
Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo)
Best Social / Casual / Online Game
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
Best Online Multiplayer Game
Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
Best Hardware (incl. Peripheral)
HTC Vive (HTC)
Best Indie
Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
[source gamescom-cologne.com]
Comments 31
Does it even matter if the game sucks anymore? (The game will suck, by the way).
@get2sammyb I rekon its going to be awesome but that's my opinion
@get2sammyb The core game will be good, but it will likely get EA'd into oblivion.
@get2sammyb I also think this is gonna be awesome. Can I ask why you think this? Or Is it because ea have made it? Or because it has no space battles? Or no down the sights aiming? Or.... I'll get my coat.
Still think it's gonna be awesome
@Heavyman99 @SKC_Diamond I think it's going to be good, but it looks like a novelty type game. I can't imagine it's going to have much lasting appeal, but I hope I'm proven totally wrong.
@get2sammyb if they keep on supporting it like they have with bf4 which is now getting free dlcs I see a bright future for star wars battlefront
@SKC_Diamond I hope so!
I'm excited for Battlefront, but at the same time I'm not. I hate how it's following with the always-online/multiplayer only game trend. I know there will be some single player things, but still.
Hype, its building and the hype is strong in this one.. Lets hope the force is also strong eh? Dog fighting did look cool mind. Can't deny that.
I think it's going to be really good. I liked Battlefield 4 and love Star Wars, so I'm probably guaranteed to like this. I think the survivals look really fun, and this will probably be my go to shooter.
It's entirely possible that this game could be good, but I think it'd be pretty foolish to preorder and be free QA like people who bought Battlefield 4.
Unravel is considered a strategy game? I thought it was more of a puzzle platformer. Some of theses awards....
To be clear I think Unravel looks awesome
EA, as always, follows Activision lead and trying to make their Destiny-like game =(.
Therein lies why Nintendo has struggled so much the gen, even Gamescom can't get the name of their current console right!
@bloodhound89 to be clear I totally agree with you
Give me Unravel over Battlefront any day!
@get2sammyb I agree with you here. This game's been Battlefielded way too much for me to be interested anymore
It's a multiplayer only game so I'm not paying full price for it. Maybe when it's on sale... Just like Titanfall it feels like buying half a game.
I've already dissapointed one other person who was really looking forward to it by pointing out it's going to be multiplayer only. They had no idea.
Nice to see dark souls 3 get best rpg
I'm not surprised, the game looks great. Fighter squadron mode looks extremely intense and fast-paced while the on-foot sections really looks like a battlefront with how much is going on. Add in 60fps and splitscreen co-op missions against bots, I'm more than happy.
Fallout 4 for the win for everything. Only game I have pre-ordered in a loooooong while. Just got ESO yesterday, could anyone give me a run down on it??
@Anchorsam_9 It's not Battlefield though. The environment isn't all destructible, and even more importantly, you don't aim down sites in the game. I don't know why everyone overlooks this. It will make it play differently to every console notable console FPS for at least 5 years.
I'm buying a PS4 to play this - it better deliver. If not Uncharted and Mass Effect you better be great. If not EBay calls π
@Jaz007 But it's just not battlefront either. I may sound whiny, but when a game made in the 2000s has more content then one releasing today, it's kind of ridiculous
i dont think the game looks good at all. they have left out a lot from previous games in the series. they have lowered player count down to 40, no iron sights, no ground to space battles. blast mode = team deathmatch
fallout 4 or metal gear solid 5 will be the biggest games of the year
mgs should of won Best Console Game Sony Playstation
Im getting sick of multiplayer PvP games these days. I seem to burn out a couple of months after purchase.
It does have the potential, but I guess time will tell, if people will stay with it or go back to BF4 of Call of Duty Black Ops 3.
I think it will obviously sell well at first due to it coinciding with the release of the Star Wars movie.
For me I'll stick with Fallout 4. May give Star Wars BF a try if it turns out to be a hit. But to be honest, I'll be getting my syfi fix from No Man's Sky and Mass Effect.
I do hope it is as good as people hope as people have been asking for a new Battlefront for years. I also it does well for DICE as I like them and there games. Also, I believe that DICE will support Battlefront with some really good expansions. Let's hope atleast one of those expansions are space battles.
Will probably be the top selling game of the year. From what I've seen though, can't say it should even be considered in the running for overall Game of the Year. Not with Bloodborne and The Witcher 3 already out and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain still to come.
@get2sammyb
I think it will be a disappointing game. The odd part is, why do I still feel the need to get it?
@Bigdoggy
Because it's Star Wars...
While i'm totally excited for Star Wars Battlefront, Dark Souls 3 looked the best.
@Gamer83 I may still pass on it. I felt the need to get Battlefield Hardline and I'm glad I dodged that bullet of crap. Chances are, I'll do the same with Battlefront, even more so if Dice is involved, I really hate DICE every single time they come out with any type of MP game, they shrink the map sizes down more and more. I really wish that company would fall as I can't stand a few people in that company, one be Karl Troedsson and a few others.
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