Open world epic, The Witcher 3:Wild Hunt leads the nominations for the 2015 GiN Games of the Year Awards with a total of seven nominations.
The GiN awards are voted for by gamers, with an open vote to select the short list of nominees. The Witcher 3 scored nominations for Best RPG, Best Environment, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Character (Geralt), Best PlayStation 4 Game, Best Xbox One Game and Best PC Game.
Fallout 4 scooped five nominations, including Best Environment, for its sprawling desert dystopia. It’s also up against The Witcher 3 for Best RPG.
Indie darling, Life is Strange also won the hearts of readers at gameindustry.com, scoring it three nominations for Best Adventure Game, Best Character (Chloe Price) and Best Story. Halo 5: Guardians, Game of Thrones, Just Cause III and Elite Dangerous all received two nominations each.
The winners of the GiN Games of the Year Awards will be announced at the end of March. Gamers can get their vote in here.
When it comes to the Game of the Year, that’s a completely open vote, allowing gamers to pick the game they like best, not just the short listed nominees. That means anything can happen, as we’ve seen in past years.
Here are all the nominations:
What was the best adventure title of 2015 from this list of nominees?
Life is Strange (series)
Game of Thrones (series)
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
What was the top role-playing game of the year?
Fallout 4
Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Tales of Zestiria
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut
Of all the games in 2015 that were family friendly, which one do you think was best?
Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
Skylanders Superchargers
Toy Soldiers: War Chest
LEGO Jurassic World
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
What was the best shooter for all of 2015?
Primal Carnage: Extinction
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Just Cause III
Halo 5: Guardians
Can you solve this one? Which game had the best puzzle elements in 2015?
Ironcast
The Mystery of Neuschwanstein
Hero of the Kingdom II
Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle
Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
Which sports game scored the highest this year?
The Golf Club
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
FIFA 16
Madden NFL 16
NBA 2K16
Calling all armchair generals, what was the best strategy game of 2015?
Grey Goo
Sid Meier’s Starships
Act of Aggression
The Red Solstice
Space Hulk Ascension
Which game in 2015 offered up the best story?
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Game of Thrones (series)
Batman: Arkham Knight
Dragon Ball Xenoverse
Life is Strange (series)
What title had the very best environment? This could mean visually stunning, or one that created a unique and enjoyable atmosphere.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
Star Wars: Battlefront
Elite Dangerous
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Fallout 4
Which game in 2015 had the very best original soundtrack?
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
Tales of Zestiria
Just Cause 3
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
Of all the characters that you’ve played or met in games during 2015, who was the most memorable?
Geralt from The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
Chloe Price from Life is Strange
Link from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
Critter from The Book of Unwritten Tales II
Katarina from The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III
What was the best title released in all of 2015 for the Nintendo WiiU?
Splatoon
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Yoshi’s Woolly World
Skylanders Superchargers
Super Mario Maker
What was the best title released in 2015 for the Sony PlayStation 4?
Bloodborne
Fallout 4
The Order: 1886
Until Dawn
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
For the Microsoft Xbox One console, what was the best title released in 2015?
Dying Light
Fallout 4
Forza Motorsport 6
Halo 5: Guardians
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
For those of you who play on the PC, what was the best game released in 2015?
Fallout 4
Elite Dangerous
Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood