The Ready Up hive-mind has assembled and been locked in a room all through Christmas and New Year poring over the incredible collection of games that came out in 2017 to weigh, measure and weed out those found wanting. Last year was the toughest year yet. There were disagreements, the odd punch up and occasionally some completely unanimous decisions. It was a long road but eventually we got there.
So, without any further ado, Ready Up presents their awards for the Games of the Year 2017. Enjoy!
The best looking game of 2017
Nominated:
- Cuphead
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Hollow Knight
Winner: Cuphead
Runner Up: Horizon Zero Dawn
Honourable Mention: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
The best audio in a game of 2017
Nominated:
- Persona 5
- Nier: Automata
- Yazuka 0
- Rez Infinite
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Night in the Woods
Winner: Persona 5
Runner Up: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Honourable Mention: Rez Infinite
The best story in a game of 2017
Nominated:
- Nier: Automata
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Yakuza Kiwami
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Night in the Woods
- South Park: Fractured But Whole
- Yakuza Zero
- Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
Winner: Horizon Zero Dawn
Runner Up: Nier: Automata
Honourable Mention: What Remains of Edith Finch
The biggest surprise in gaming of 2017
Nominated:
- The Sexy Brutale
- Doki Doki Literature Club
- Life is Strange: Before The Storm
- Resident Evil 7 not sucking
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Sonic Mania
- The explosion of the Battle Royale genre
Winner: Doki Doki Literature Club
Runner Up: Sonic Mania
Honourable Mention: Resident Evil not sucking!
The biggest disappointment in gaming of 2017
Nominated:
- Hello Neighbour
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm
- Getting Screwed by Loot Boxes
- Mass Effect: Andromeda
Winner: Mass Effect Andromeda
Runner Up: Getting Screwed by Loot Boxes
Honourable Mention: Hello Neighbour
The most representative and inclusive experience in a game in 2017
Nominated:
- Night in the Woods
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm
- Dream Daddy
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- The Splatoon 2 Community
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Winner: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Runner Up: Dream Daddy
Honourable Mention: Night in the Woods
The best character performance in a game in 2017
Nominated:
- Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
- Valerie Rose Lohman as Edith Finch
- Melina Juergens as Senua
- Ozawa Hitoshi as Daisuke Kuze
- Ashly Burch as Aloy
- Matt Stone as Cartman
Winner: Ashly Burch as Aloy
Runner Up: Melina Juergens as Senua
Honourable Mention: Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
The best world design in a game in 2017
Nominated:
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Winner: Super Mario Odyssey
Runner Up: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Honourable Mention: Horizon Zero Dawn
The best mobile game in 2017 (iOS/Android)
Nominated:
- Hungry Cat Picross
- Another Lost Phone: Laura’s Story
- Topsoil
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
- Monument Valley 2
- Slayaway Camp
- Sonic Forces: Speed Battle
- Fire Emblem: Heroes
- Goragoa
Winners: Goragoa and Monument Valley 2
Runner Up: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Honorable Mention: Another Lost Phone: Laura’s Story
Best early access experience in a game in 2017
Nominated:
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Fortnite
Winner: Fortnite
Runner Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Best DLC in a game in 2017
Nominated:
- Crypt of the Necrodancer Amplified
- Overwatch – New Characters and Maps
- Dishonored – Death of the Outsider
- Injustice 2 – Fighter Packs
- Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds
- Final Fantasy XV – Episode Ignis
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass
- Resident Evil 7 – Not a Hero
Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass
Runner Up: Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds
Honourable Mention: Dishonored – Death of the Outsider
Your favourite Twitch stream/streamer in 2017
Nominated:
- Broke Leigh Lawson – Dodger
- Dr Disrespect
- OSWReview
- Jeff Kaplan
- Maxylobes
- Quest Gaming Network – Evarwyn
- Backloggery
- Steal My Sunshine – Giant Bomb East
Winner: Steal My Sunshine – Giant Bomb East
Runner Up: Dr Disrespect
Honourable Mention: Jeff Kaplan
Your most anticipated game of 2018
Nominated:
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Yakuza 6
- Anthem
- Monster Hunter: World
- Cyberpunk 2077
Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2
Runner Up: Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Honourable Mention: Cyberpunk 2077
Game of the Year 2017
Nominated:
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Nier: Automata
- Fortnite Battle Royale
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Persona 5
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Prey