LittleBigPlanet also scores big with awards in design, innovation and technology
We've seen the list of nominees for video games worth awarding at year's GDC, as judged by game developers themselves. Now the votes are tallied, and in the end one game emerged from the dust to claim the grand prize of Game of the Year: Fallout 3. Bethesda's sci-fi RPG also walked away with another honor for best writing in a video game. Meanwhile, Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet snapped up a few awards of its own including best game design, technology, innovation, and debut. Fellow developers were indeed sold on the concept and potential of the PS3 puzzle platformer, powered by user generated content.
9th Annual Game Developers Choice Award Winners
Best Game Design
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
Best Visual Art
Prince of Persia (Ubisoft Montreal)
Best Technology
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
Best Writing
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
Best Audio
Dead Space (EA Redwood Shores)
Best Debut Game
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
Innovation
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
Best Handheld
God Of War: Chains Of Olympus (Ready at Dawn)
Best Downloadable Game
World Of Goo (2D Boy)
Game of the Year
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
Games aren't the only thing being awarded by developers; the developers themselves deserve accolode from their peers as well. The individuals honored this year include composer Tommy Tallarico, Rock Band franchise fathers Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, and Metal Gear series visionary Hideo Kojima.
Ambassador Award
Tommy Tallarico (Video Games Live)
Pioneer Award
Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy (Harmonix)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Hideo Kojima (Kojima Productions)
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The writing was just okay -- it wasn't the best written game of the year, IMHO.
If Fallout 3 was the game of the year, then it was a really weak year
My thoughts exactly, but when you think of the competition though...(LBP, GTA, CoD, PoP etc) It probably did have the best writing! ^^;
In fact, many reviewers remarked how not-so-great the dialogue was in the game. Not even to mention how much of a let down the ending was, and the main plot.
A couple of games easily had superior game writing in 2008. There's no justice.
I'd take the PoP dialogue over the Fallout 3 dialogue any day, based on what I know. Glad Dead Space got Best Audio though, it totally deserved it. CRUNNNCCHHHH.
FO3 on the other hand, half the time I could have cared less for the global plot. I imagine half of us are the same. A travesty.