Last night at the second annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, Dragon Age: Inquisition won yet another Game of the Year award. which isn't so much of a surprise given that it was given the same accolade at DICE 2015 and it won our Game of the Year award too.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor walked away with three awards, though the festival also honored plenty of indie titles in achievement-specific categories like This War of Mine and Transistor.
Below is a full list of the SXSW gaming awards. Do you agree with the winners? Is Dragon Age: Inquisition overrated or perhaps did it win because the other games in 2014 didn't live up to the hype?
Game of the Year – Dragon Age: Inquisition
Mobile Game of the Year – Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Table Top Game of the Year – Star Realms
Excellence in Gameplay – Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Excellence in Art – Child of Light
Excellence in Animation – Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Excellence in Technical Achievement – Destiny
Excellence in Visual Achievement – Far Cry 4
Excellence in Narrative – The Wolf Among Us
Excellence in Design and Direction – Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Excellence in SFX – Alien: Isolation
Excellence in Musical Score – Transistor (which I'm actually listening to as I write this)
Excellence in Multiplayer – Super Smash Bros. Wii U
Excellence in Convergence – South Park: The Stick of Truth
Most Valuable Character – Ellie, The Last of Us: Left Behind
Most Valuable Add-On Content – The Last of Us: Left Behind
Most Anticipated Crowdfunded Game – Star Citizen
Most Valuable Esports Team – Cloud9
Most Valuable Online Channel – Rooster Teeth
Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award – This War of Mine
Gamer's Voice Award – Speedrunners
