Thursday, March 8th 2012
Portal 2 Bags GDC Honors, Skyrim GOTY, Battlefield 3 Beats Crysis 2 at Technology
Portal 2 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim won big at the Game Developers Choice. Bethesda's smash-hit title bagged the coveted "Game of the Year" (GOTY) title, while Portal 2 bagged three top honors, winning "Best Narrative", "Best Game Design", and "Best Audio".
The year 2011 also saw the raising of the technology bar with two new game engines, CryEngine 3 from Crytek, and Frostbite 2 from EA-DICE. The two were implemented in flagship titles, Crysis 2 and Battlefield 3, respectively; both of which were published by EA. In the end, Battlefield 3 won "Best Technology". "Best Visual Arts", however, went to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.
A list of top honors follows.
Game of the Year
Sources:
CVG, TechDigest.tv, GiantBomb
The year 2011 also saw the raising of the technology bar with two new game engines, CryEngine 3 from Crytek, and Frostbite 2 from EA-DICE. The two were implemented in flagship titles, Crysis 2 and Battlefield 3, respectively; both of which were published by EA. In the end, Battlefield 3 won "Best Technology". "Best Visual Arts", however, went to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.
Game of the Year
- Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios) WINNER
- Portal 2 (Valve)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal)
- Dark Souls (FromSoftware)
- Portal 2 (Valve) WINNER
- The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)
- Saints Row: The Third (Volition)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
- Portal 2 (Valve) WINNER
- Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
- Dark Souls (FromSoftware)
- Battlefield 3 (DICE) WINNER
- L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
- Crysis 2 (Crytek Frankfurt/UK)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog) WINNER
- Rayman Origins (Ubisoft Montpellier)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Ignition Japan)
- Battlefield 3 (DICE)
- Supergiant Games (Bastion) WINNER
- Team Bondi (L.A. Noire)
- Re-Logic (Terraria)
- Bioware Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
- Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Toys For Bob)
- Portal 2 (Valve)
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik) WINNER
- L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
- Tiny Tower (NimbleBit)
- Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
- Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick)
- Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment)
- Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers) WINNER
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
- Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)
- Portal 2 (Valve) WINNER
- Stacking (Double Fine)
- From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier)
- Bastion (Supergiant Games) WINNER
- Outland (Housemarque)
- Frozen Synapse (Mode 7)
23 Comments on Portal 2 Bags GDC Honors, Skyrim GOTY, Battlefield 3 Beats Crysis 2 at Technology
Or so do they say.
I fount "the Witcher 2" more enjoyable or even crysis 2...
My 1 cent though...
:banghead:
In all seriousness, how Portal 2 won best audio over Battlefield 3 is what I'm wondering. Sure it had one or two cute songs in it, but that's about it. The sound design for the rest of the game is pretty shallow and nothing that makes your jaw drop. Hell, Bad Company 2 had better sound effects than Portal 2.Spreading that kind of misinformation is like saying AMD drivers suck without ever owning one. Sure some people have problems, but they're without a doubt the minority.
that's why Portal 2 won
What I would give for Half-Life 3.......
I'm glad Portal 2 got the most.
Meh, at least it wasn't another Modern Warfail...