Well the year is almost over and at this time many websites start giving awards to the best games of the year but everytime this happens I always feel like these awards are missing the point,I mean which ps3 or 360 games were the best this year?Arent they all games why do the system they are in matter?I think there is very few awards for specific aspects of games for example where are the awards for best level design or best use of mechanic, both are crucial to make a good game but there are no awards for them that I have seen.Im just wondering if anyone feel the same and if you think these awards categories can change for the better,also just for fun if you could give awards to the games of this year what would they be?

Mine if anyone's is curious:
Game fo the year:Journey
best level design:Mark of the ninja
best art direction:Journey
best narrative:Spec ops:the line
best use of sound:botanicula
best use of game mechanic: choice in the walking dead

Nice idea, never been interested in awards stuff always thought of them as just traffic generators over the xmas period (pessimism off).

Here's my list:

Game of the year: Journey
Best level design: Tokyo Jungle
Best art direction: Catherine
Best narrative: Max Payne 3/Mass Effect 3
Best use of sound: Resident Evil Revelations
Best use of game mechanic: Perspective shifting in Fez

Ooh! Love thinking about this sort of stuff. Um...

Game of the year: Journey
Best level design: New Super Mario Bros U
Best art direction: Journey
Best narrative: The Walking Dead
Best use of sound: Project Zero 2: Crimson Butterfly
Best use of game mechanic: Nintendo Land (most of it)

ooooo this is a hard one

Game fo the year: Max Payne 3
best level design: Battlefield 3 (DLC Map esp)
best art direction: Darksiders 2
best narrative: Max Payne 3
best use of sound: Halo 4
best use of game mechanic: Dishonored powers

Here we go........

Game of the year: The Walking Dead
Best level design: Battlefield 3 Multiplayer
Best art direction: Mass Effect 3
Best narrative: The Walking Dead
Best use of sound: Battlefield 3
Best use of game mechanic: Blink in Dishonored

DomsBeard wrote:Here we go........

Game of the year: The Walking Dead
Best level design: Battlefield 3 Multiplayer
Best art direction: Mass Effect 3
Best narrative: The Walking Dead
Best use of sound: Battlefield 3
Best use of game mechanic: Blink in Dishonored

I want Blink in every game. loved it.