To be honest, splattoon was a different concept. You couldn't kill your enemy, only restrict their mobility. It was also a very team based game, focusing on area control rather than hunting for members of the other team. Call of duty is it's normal copy and paste self. No innovation, lack of balance, and far too much hand holding. Halo 5 and destiny both follow that casual approach to "competitive" multiplayer without offering anything new. Halo 5 has way too many micro-transactions and stays away from the balanced halo arena formula, relying instead on playing large amounts of time for the hope of unlocking what you want (sound familiar?). The hyped story of "searching for the truth" never existed. Instead, it was an extremely short story with a lot of repetition in enemies that is cut short right when it gets interesting. The game also centers around a side character rather than master chief, and the "hunt" between the two is ended with a cutscene in which they throw a few punches. Also, breaking established cannon to bring back characters as an way to bring back the fans lost after halo 4 (why is Buck a Spartan? He hates everything about Spartans). Also, Palmer is still alive, which losses a lot of points in my book. Destiny offers very little new ideas outside of marketing and rng addiction. Special jumps for specific classes or characters and unique chargeable abilities is nothing new. Randomized weapon drops are nothing new. Emotes (which are still extremely limited) are nothing new. The game quickly discards the effective ability to use old content while offering very little new in return. And the classes are always conflicting and arguing amongst one another over versus matchmaking balance, forgetting that the classes were clearly made to complement one another (each weakness of one class is another's strength) against ai combatants in the "epic" story that we never got. This doesn't mention the new bungie's treatment of both long time fans and loyal fans/players of the game.

The Taken King was not a game it was an expansion marketed as a game to justify the price

Wait...they lost to Splatoon?...XD

When Splatoon rekts all the major publishers and their fans get salty.

Just watched about 2 minutes of Splatoon gameplay, and for it to have won best fps makes me wonder the age of the voters....

Actually i knew witcher 3 would win it when i finished the Bloody Baron quest.

No Mans Sky- Most Anticipated. Affirmative.

I knew Witcher 3 would take home the award, but I don't agree with the decision. So many stronger games that were nominated. My pick is Fallout 4, and had it released earlier in the year, I believe it would have won. Although, I can't remember the last time I agreed with the game that took home GotY, so I guess my taste in games varies differently from the voters.

Splatoon will kill destiny.

MGSV should of taken GOTY. It's the only game in that category that did something different, story was shit sure but it stands out next to fallout and the witcher.

I just went and watched 2 mins of Splatoon game play....... I followed it up by repeatedly slamming my head between a door and is frame to remind myself that there are worse things...

Based on the fact that Splatoon won that award I think Nintendo might be blowing off these guys

The reason for this is the jury is made up of middle aged men who dont really "get" modern fps shooters and have nostalgia for nintendo. I mean seriously splatoon is better than cod, halo and destiny? Lmfao fúck off.

I'm agree with most choices except for splatoon for best shooter?? Maybe It's because I haven't tried it lol. But to beat games like halo and destiny it has to be awesome. I hope It wasn't one of those let's give it an award for being unique and not horrible kind of things

1. Splatoon deserved it's win, it is a spectacular game for it's style. 2. *prepares for the incoming salt storm* I don't believe Witcher 3 deserved Game of the Year. I honestly had my vote for Undertale.