Alright, I know that I harp on about this game, but it really is that good. It’s appealed to a massive amount of gamers across the world, and now game developers as a whole have given Playdead Studios’ debut game a very special nod of approval.
The annual Game Developers Choice Awards is similar to any other type of game awards, except that the people who vote for them are the people who, you know, actually make videogames. It’s safe to say that they probably know what they are talking about when it comes to things like design, technology, audio etc. which is convenient because those are the kinds of categories found in the GDCAs.
So how did LIMBO do? There are ten awards; LIMBO has been nominated for seven of those including Game of the Year. That’s more than Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2 were able to get. Full list of nominees coming up.
Best Game Design
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
Limbo (Playdead)
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)
God of War III (SCE Santa Monica)
Innovation
Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream)
Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Good-Feel & HAL Laboratory)
Minecraft (Mojang)
Limbo (Playdead)
Dance Central (Harmonix)
Best Technology
Starcraft II (Blizzard)
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)
Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
God of War III (SCE Santa Monica)
Best Handheld Game
God of War: Ghost of Sparta (Ready At Dawn/SCE Santa Monica)
Cut the Rope (ZeptoLab)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Kojima Productions)
Game Dev Story (Kairosoft)
Dragon Quest IX (Level 5)
Best Audio
Limbo (Playdead)
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)
Halo: Reach (Bungie)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DICE)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
Best Downloadable Game
Costume Quest (Double Fine)
Limbo (Playdead)
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)
Minecraft (Mojang)
Monday Night Combat (Uber Entertainment)
Best Writing
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)
Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
Costume Quest (Double Fine)
Fallout: New Vegas (Obsidian)
Best Debut Game
Limbo (Playdead)
Darksiders (Vigil Games)
Minecraft (Mojang)
Monday Night Combat (Uber Entertainment)
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)
Best Visual Arts
God of War III (SCE Santa Monica)
Limbo (Playdead)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Treyarch)
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montreal)
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)
Game of the Year
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Treyarch)
Limbo (Playdead)
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montreal)
The Game Developers Choice Awards will be held during this year’s GDC on 02 March 2011.
Source: Game Informer
Last Updated: January 13, 2011
Gavin Mannion
January 13, 2011 at 14:51
I can’t agree that Limbo is nominated for Best Visual Arts.. it may have looked good but when comparing to Red Dead, God of War or Mass Effect it was severely lacking…
Syth
January 13, 2011 at 16:12
The award it would seem is more aimed at the actual “art” part. A game can have awesome but the art direction isn’t all there or the other way around, like Limbo.
Wish I could play this game.
RDR for best writing! Brought emotions out in me I didn’t know a man is suppose to have…
Syth
January 13, 2011 at 16:13
*awesome graphics…
Gavin Mannion
January 13, 2011 at 17:07
If you post using your twitter or facebook account you can edit :), or just registering a Disqus account works as well
As for your point, yes I agree it’s more than just graphics but I can’t agree with giving it to a black and white short game.. it’s just not got enough depth in art to deserve it