Bloodborne, The Witcher 3, and Fallout 4 All Nominated for Game Awards 2015 Game of the Year

Witcher 3 is probably the most deserving, if I only had one vote, that would get it every time. Fantastic game, certainly helps that the developers are so generous and friendly as well. Probably shouldn't factor into the decision but yeah, lots of things will factor in which shouldn't I'm sure.

Yes, Fallout is more fresh in people's minds so it does give it a small advantage.

I think Fallout 4 will get it, but I'm rooting for all of them! This year has been pretty stellar for gaming.

Call me crazy, but so far I think The Witcher 3 is superior to Fallout 4......lots of differing dynamics, but they are both large open world western RPG's.

Witcher 3 for me at the moment, the story is amazing and they did a fantastic job of bring the characters and personalities to life more so than in any other rpg I've ever played. Which makes the choices you have to make all the more difficult and the consequences of your actions are felt right through to the end. Fallout 4 is another amazing game and I'm loving every minute at the moment, especially the crafting systems. I could easily say that this is my GOTY and it may well end up being but I simply haven't spent enough time with it yet to compare. In either case I can say that this has been one of the best years I've had in gaming, not for quantity, but the quality of a few and a special nod to Rocket League and Until Dawn is in order, both of which I would place ahead of Metal Gear.

Yeah, MGS 5 has a bit few too many flaws and repetition, still great though.

Bloodborne is a bit niche.

I bought the Witcher 3 just to tie me over until Fallout 4, but now I believe Witcher 3 is the better game. I'm enjoying Fallout 4 but the writing/dialogue is terrible, especially the lead male character.

The only one I've played is SMM, but I'm betting on Witcher as its the 1 I want to play the most. Fallout 4 is 2nd, but I like fantasy more than post apocalyptic settings.

Edit: Actually, my game of the year is Splatoon. I don't like shooters, I don't like playing online, I don't like team based games, but Splatoon is addictive. And not only is it not a sequel - Bloodbourne isn't either, neither is SMM - but it is the most original game I've played in years. SMM and not Splatoon on that list just seems so wrong.

Oh my god this is sooo hard to choose, Bloodborne, MGSV, The Witcher 3 & Fallout 4. Cannot choose just yet, Bloodborne was a fantastic game in every way for me, the atmosphere, locations & art work is out of this world you'll never find another game like it. MGS V is brilliant it's an incredible looking game that's 60fps so it's very smooth, I love everything about MGSV I can go stealth or all out warfare & both feel right not many games can pull this off. The Witcher 3 is also incredible in how big it is & keeping all that detail in an open world game, wow, loved every minute of it & its unique card game. Fallout I'll be starting over the weekend so cannot comment on Fallout at the moment, Playstation 4 has definitely been 4 the players this year but 2016 is looking just as amazing if not better.

Where's Rocket League?

How has SMM made it onto the list whilst RL has not? How? Can someone enlighten me?

No.

My vote would personally go to Fallout 4! With a few niggles aside such a great game!

Well, I think we can all agree that 2015 was an awesome year in gaming.

Witcher 3. That is all.

Witcher 3 with Fallout 4 being a close second.

I see Witcher 3 taking this although I wouldn't be completely shocked if MGS V, which reviewed nearly as well, takes it instead.

My own vote would go to Rise of the Tomb Raider but not even on the list.

@rjejr
SMM is a 2D Mario game where you make your own levels. It was going on the list, regardless of quality.

The witcher and bloodborne uber alles...

@Gamer83

What is Rise of the Tomb Raider?

A shame it's kind of being forgotten about.

@sub12
I'm not surprised. It's a later release, 75 percent of the fanbase has been cut out and all those other games on the list were hyped more anyway. None of that will make me change my mind though. I've played a ton of games this year, Rise of the Tomb Raider is easily my favorite. Had I played Bloodborne maybe I'd feel differently but those kind of games don't really appeal to me so I still haven't gotten around to it yet.

@Gamer83
Make no mistake- Mario Maker is of the upmost highest quality, 2D Mario or not. I say this as someone who has played every game on the list (edit* haven't played Bloodborne- too gothic and gory for my taste, but I know how good it is) Mario Maker is definitely not out of place.

That's not to say there aren't many other games that come dang close- Rise of The Tomb Raider and Splatoon are two off the top of my head that are easily GotY contenders.

My GoTY Top 10 List

1) Splatoon (Wii U)
2) Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (3DS)
3) Rise of the Tomb Raider (Xbox One)
4) Fallout 4 (multiplat)
5) Mario Maker (Wii U)
6) Halo 5 (Xbox One)
7) The Witcher 3 (multiplat)
8) Tales of Zesteria (PS4)
9) Metal Gear Solid V (multiplat)
10) Yoshi's Wooly World (Wii U)

** With a notable mention of Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel which releases on Vita this December and is sure to be among my favorites of the year.

Wow, what a year for gaming! Some absolutely stellar titles I played this year. Muchos props to anyone here who has played all 10 games on my list.

The biggest surprise this year was Splatoon- I don't think anyone was ready for how good that game ended up being. And the biggest hidden gem almost no one here has played, is Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. That one is worth buying a 3DS for.

Witcher 3 with Fallout 4 comming in a close second.

@JaxonH
I like 2D Mario games and have played a bit of SMM . It's certainly a good game. I can think of a few games I'd rather see on the list, but I agree it's still a quality game so whatever. I really don't view things like there's an 'official' Game of the Year anymore anyway because everybody involved in games journalism and their mothers hand out end of the year awards. Can't compile my own list yet because the year isn't out and I need to sit down and think about everything I played. What I can say for certain is assuming the second half of Rise of the Tomb Raider doesn't go horribly wrong, it will top my list. Delivered everything I wanted out of the follow-up to one of my top 15 games of last-gen.

@Gamer83
For me it's hard to say this game I better than that one. I think once a game reaches a certain level of greatness, it's like trying to assign a monetary value to something that's priceless.

To me, there are those games which are GotY worthy, and those that are not. And any game that is GotY-contender worthy is a dang good game, we'll just say that.

Like all 10 of those games I listed above. With the exception of Yoshi's Wooly World (it's excellent but not priceless excellent) they are all tough to assign an order to. They're all games that you're just like "wow, I freaking LOVE this game!" Ya know?

I do think this was an incredible year for gaming all around though. I wish everyone had all consoles and could experience some of the games they've missed, games they probably have no clue on what they're missing. I use MH4U as the best example because even among Nintendo fans, only a certain few played it. But those that did... wow. When you sink over 400 hours into a game in like 2 months, you know it's special

I own Bloodborne, The Witcher 3, Fallout 4 and my favourite is Fallout 4. There is way more to do in Fallout 4 which will keep me busy for hours.

@carlos82 Aaaaand now I remember why I almost never read comments about a game I'm currently playing - There is always someone who is going to post spoilers. Welp, now I guess I will be looking at [EDIT to remove spoilers] XXXX and XXXX differently knowing that I will have to XXXX XXXXX XXXXX.

Seriously, it's not a brand new game but it's not that old either. It would be great if you could note that you are about to post spoilers before you, you know, post spoilers. For some people (like me) it really takes a lot of the joy out of the game when someone tells you the choices you will have to make.

@JaxonH
Yeah, I see where you're coming from, I usually struggle with an order for my favorite games as well. 2015 was very good, but unfortunately I had some pretty big disappointments. Of course there were also some games that surpassed my expectations like Forza 6 which I thought would be good but turned out to be one of that deserves to be mentioned among the very best of 2015.

@Number_6 my apologies, I try not to post spoilers at all, as well as avoiding them at all costs. I guess I wasn't quite thinking when putting this up and was just trying to get my point across. I've now removed the offending sentence.

The witcher comes first, then bloodborne, tomb raider maybe 3rd place, fallout 4 is good n everything but you can't compare it to witcher or bloodborne.

@carlos82 It's cool. Hey, it's a big game, I'm sure there are lots and lots of surprises to look forward to still.

Now I need to go back and edit my post to remove spoilers, else I look like the villain.

@Number_6 trust me there is and it's probably the best rpg I've ever played, have fun 😃

I haven't played any of them due to not having a PS4, Xbox One, or a powerful-enough PC to play Fallout 4, Bloodborne, The Witcher 3, or MGSV and although I have a Wii U, I don't have Super Mario Maker yet. I voted for The Witcher 3 because I think it deserves it the most but I was hoping to vote for Ori and the Blind Forest since I honestly believe it was the best game of 2015.

Out of those five, my vote goes for the Witcher. My personal GOTY is probabloy Splatoon, however.

The Witcher 3 for me. A truly next gen experience and the studio deserves it.

@WARDIE I would personally go for quality over quantity in this instance.