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**CrispyChicken** · 12-04-2015, 12:37 AM

lol Konami doing Konami things.

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Splatoon won best shooter? :0

**Slime Slayer** · 12-04-2015, 12:41 AM

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[/COLOR]Splatoon won best shooter? :0

Oh yeah, I missed the start of it, and was checking the awards and the power went out. I had heard that Splatton won but I Wanst confident in the source.

That's REALLY cool if Splatoon did win. My 3 year old just before bed puts on Splatoon promo vids, strips naked and dances her ass off.

**StarfoxFan2009** · 12-04-2015, 12:46 AM

Splatoon won Best Multiplayer

**Slime Slayer** · 12-04-2015, 12:56 AM

...I think it also won best shooter... maybe... trying to confirm.

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Seems like whoever won best shooter is confidential information.

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According to these guys Splatoon won best shooter:
Game Awards 2015 Trailers and Winners Revealed

**Kevo** · 12-05-2015, 07:54 AM

Just like last year's, it was quite forgettable overall. I never bothered to research Her Story until watching the show, but now I'm considering getting it. Of course, I feel the Iwata tribute was a good gesture.

**Dudebro** · 12-07-2015, 06:21 PM

Splatoon won best shooter and multiplayer game? I guess they ignored PC games for those categories.

**Kugyince** · 12-07-2015, 06:40 PM

For easy reference. Winner in bold.

Game of the Year
Bloodborne
Fallout 4
MGS5
Super Mario Maker
Witcher 3

Best Indi
Axiom Verge
Her Story
Ori and the Blind Forest
Rocket League
Undertale

Best Narrative
Her Story
Life is Strange
Tales from the Borderlands
Witcher 3
Until Dawn

Best Shooter
COD BLOPS 3
Destiny: The Taken King
Halo 5
Splatoon
Star Wars Battlefront

Best RPG
Bloodborne
Fallout 4
Pillars of Eternity
Witcher 3
Undertale

Best Multiplayer
COD BLOPS 3
Destiny: Taken King
Halo 5
Rocket League
Splatoon

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Splatoon won best shooter and multiplayer game? I guess they ignored PC games for those categories.

Out of curiosity, what do you think should have been mentioned?

**Slime Slayer** · 12-07-2015, 06:42 PM

Also out of curiosity, have you played Splatoon?

**DrunkN** · 12-07-2015, 07:21 PM

My picks, based on personal preference of what I played this year

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How's about around the board? Anybody play any cool new games?

**Slime Slayer** · 12-07-2015, 07:51 PM

Mine would be Mario Maker in every category. It might lterally be the only game I've played that was released this year, I'm pathetic.

**Dudebro** · 12-08-2015, 08:20 AM

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Out of curiosity, what do you think should have been mentioned?

No idea but I'm more bothered by the best multiplayer thing. How can it be considered the best MP game if it's on the system with the lowest user base and arguably the worst MP set up? It really just seems like PC games were largely ignored.

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Also out of curiosity, have you played Splatoon?

You honestly think I have a WiiU or know anyone that does? I've seen gameplay of it and it doesn't look very impressive. I don't even like racing or soccer but I think RocketLeague should've been the obvious winner.

**Kugyince** · 12-08-2015, 02:07 PM

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No idea but I'm more bothered by the best multiplayer thing. How can it be considered the best MP game if it's on the system with the lowest user base and arguably the worst MP set up? It really just seems like PC games were largely ignored.

I don't think they take the hardware into consideration. Also, Splatoon has developed a large Twitch culture. It's often in the top 10 of ALL games being streamed on the service.

It's hard to see how they ignored the PC. All of those categories have between 2-5 games that are on Steam.

**Dudebro** · 12-08-2015, 02:29 PM

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It's hard to see how they ignored the PC. All of those categories have between 2-5 games that are on Steam.

Yeah but I'm not counting multiplatform games. Without double checking I think there's only two PC only games on there. It doesn't matter because these awards don't matter but it just seemed to jump out at me when I looked at the list.

**Kugyince** · 12-08-2015, 02:48 PM

Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, and Halo 5 are the only platform exclusive games on the list. There are no PC only games on the list. Nor are there any PS4 exclusive games on the list.

Everything else is either on the PS4 and PC or the XBone and PC.

I don't think the factor in hardware exclusivity when creating the list. The list for the VGAs is created by games media journalists and critics, btw.

**DrunkN** · 12-08-2015, 02:49 PM

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Yeah but I'm not counting multiplatform games. Without double checking I think there's only two PC only games on there. It doesn't matter because these awards don't matter but it just seemed to jump out at me when I looked at the list.

There just weren't that many big name PC exclusives this year. The newest iteration of consoles is a fresh one, people want to put games on those systems.

**CrispyChicken** · 12-08-2015, 03:15 PM

My favorite games of the year were Witcher 3 and Fallout 4.

**Dudebro** · 12-08-2015, 03:18 PM

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There just weren't that many big name PC exclusives this year.

That explains the underwhelming results then. I still don't accept that Splatoon is the best MP game though.

**Slime Slayer** · 12-08-2015, 05:11 PM

And you still haven't played it.

**RU Joe** · 12-08-2015, 05:42 PM

Splatoon is one of the games I saw on the Nintendo Championships, and I said it looks like a Mario Party mini - game.
This is that game I was talking about, called 'Stamp Out!':

Sure the gameplay is a bit different, the maps are larger and have different levels, and the graphics are better but I still think this is where Splatoon came from.
For some reason when I brought this up before people got offended.
I'm just calling it like I see it.

**Dudebro** · 12-08-2015, 06:23 PM

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And you still haven't played it.

As if you played all the games you've trashed over the years. Get real bro. I'm just posting my opinion about the game it's not a big deal.

**Slime Slayer** · 04-13-2016, 12:17 AM

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As if you played all the games you've trashed over the years. Get real bro. I'm just posting my opinion about the game it's not a big deal.

I picked up Splatoon about a week ago, and I must say the multiplayer is phenomenal. I wouldn't think that it would have gotten the nod for best shooter, since there are other games that focus on that aspect more strongly, but the multiplayer is awesome.

In a nutshell, you are probably doing one of 3 things: splatting, engaging in combat, and hiding/filling up your ink. It's got a lot of RPG style elements too, a huge amount of different equipment and ability upgrades. All the different guns,bombs,sheilds,airstrikes etc... are all very different in their function. There is basically an infinite amount of playstyles, you really do just make your own. Very cool game.

**Dudebro** · 04-17-2016, 05:44 PM

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I wouldn't think that it would have gotten the nod for best shooter

I really think it got it because of all the hype. It does look well made and different but it doesn't look like something most FPS fans will obsess over. Either way more variety in the genre is a great thing.

**Slime Slayer** · 04-17-2016, 06:35 PM

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I really think it got it because of all the hype. It does look well made and different but it doesn't look like something most FPS fans will obsess over. Either way more variety in the genre is a great thing.

It's kinda the same as how Mario Kart is put in with racing games. They are both exceptional games, but they don't hit all the traditional notes (and of course add a bunch) gamers have come to expect from their respective genres, yet it would be unfair to exclude them. Rather than take how well each game performs at the tasks that encompass the genre, they just happen to be really great games that fall under the banner, though in my opinion it's a stretch to call Splatoon a (new wave) shooter at all.