The 2018 Vidya Gaem Awards
For Least Worst Game
Winner
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Eliminated
- 2nd. Monster Hunter: World, 3rd. Red Dead Redemption 2, 4th. God of War, 5th. Spider-Man, 6th. Hitman 2, 7th. Octopath Traveler, 8th. Dragon Quest XI, 9th. Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 10th. Deltarune, 11th. Dragon Ball FighterZ, 12th. Celeste
For Worst Game
Winner
Fallout 76
Eliminated
- 2nd. Battlefield V, 3rd. Fortnite Battle Royale, 4th. Metal Gear Survive, 5th. Hunt Down The Freeman, 6th. Artifact, 7th. Sea of Thieves, 8th. The Quiet Man, 9th. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, 10th. God of War, 11th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 12th. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
for the most wanted Smash Bros DLC character
Winner
Doomguy
Eliminated
- 2nd. Dante, 3rd. Banjo & Kazooie, 4th. Travis Touchdown, 5th. Waluigi, 6th. Reimu, 7th. Sans Undertale, 8th. Goku, 9th. Master Chief, 10th. Geno, 11th. Sora, 12th. Steve
For Best Flash Game of All Time
Winner
SuperDeepthroat
Eliminated
- 2nd. Meet 'N' Fuck, 3rd. Robot Unicorn Attack, 4th. Binding of Isaac, 5th. Madness Interactive, 6th. Alien Hominid, 7th. Fancy Pants Adventures, 8th. N, 9th. Interactive Buddy, 10th. Stick RPG, 11th. Super Smash Flash 2, 12th. Toss the Turtle
For Best Virtual Reality Game
Winner
VR Chat
Eliminated
- 2nd. Beat Saber, 3rd. Superhot VR, 4th. VR Kanojo, 5th. Tetris Effect, 6th. Pavlov VR, 7th. Moss, 8th. Astro Bot Rescue Mission
For Worst Fanbase
Winner
Fortnite
Eliminated
- 2nd. Fallout 76, 3rd. Bethesda, 4th. /v/, 5th. Blizzard, 6th. Overwatch, 7th. Smash, 8th. Sony, 9th. Undertale/Deltarune, 10th. nintendo, 11th. Battlefield V, 12th. Rockstar Games
For Best Writing/Story
Winner
Red Dead Redemption 2
Eliminated
- 2nd. Return of the Obra Dinn, 3rd. God of War, 4th. Deltarune, 5th. Octopath Traveler, 6th. Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 7th. Spider-Man, 8th. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country, 9th. A Way Out, 10th. Detroit: Become Human, 11th. Celeste, 12th. 428
For Worst Writing/Story
Winner
Fallout 76
Eliminated
- 2nd. Battlefield V, 3rd. Hunt Down The Freeman, 4th. Life Is Strange 2, 5th. World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, 6th. Detroit: Become Human, 7th. The Quiet Man, 8th. Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 9th. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, 10th. God of War, 11th. Monster Hunter: World, 12th. Red Dead Redemption 2
For Most Blatantly Promoted Game
Winner
Fallout 76
Eliminated
- 2nd. Battlefield V, 3rd. Fortnite: Battle Royale, 4th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 5th. Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 6th. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 7th. Far Cry 5, 8th. Spider-Man, 9th. God of War, 10th. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, 11th. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee!, 12th. Celeste
For Best Gaming Beverage
Winner
Water
Eliminated
- 2nd. Monster Ultra Zero, 3rd. Bleach, 4th. Gamer girl pee, 5th. Coffee, 6th. Dr. Pepper, 7th. Beer, 8th. Cum, 9th. Vodka, 10th. arizona iced tea, 11th. Coca Cola, 12th. Mountain Dew
For Best Developer
Winner
Masahiro Sakurai
Eliminated
- 2nd. Nintendo, 3rd. CD Projekt Red, 4th. Sega, 5th. Capcom, 6th. Toby Fox, 7th. Warhorse Studios, 8th. Rockstar, 9th. IO Interactive, 10th. Insomniac, 11th. SIE Santa Monica Studio, 12th. Todd Howard
For Worst Developer
Winner
Bethesda
Eliminated
- 2nd. Todd Howard, 3rd. Electronic Arts, 4th. Blizzard, 5th. Activision, 6th. EA DICE, 7th. Telltale Games, 8th. Konami, 9th. Ubisoft, 10th. Valve, 11th. Sony, 12th. Game Freak
For the Game I like but /v/ Hates
Winner
DUSK
Eliminated
- 2nd. Mario Tennis Aces, 3rd. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee!, 4th. Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, 5th. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, 6th. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, 7th. Fortnite: Battle Royale, 8th. Sea of Thieves, 9th. Artifact, 10th. Metal Gear Survive, 11th. Battlefield V, 12th. Fallout 76
For Best Trailer
Winner
Devil May Cry 5
Eliminated
- 2nd. Cyberpunk 2077, 3rd. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 4th. Death Stranding, 5th. Doom Eternal, 6th. Resident Evil 2, 7th. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, 8th. Kingdom Hearts III, 9th. The Outer Worlds, 10th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 11th. Mortal Kombat 11, 12th. Fallout 76
For Best Character
Winner
Kazuma Kiryu
Eliminated
- 2nd. King K. Rool, 3rd. Arthur Morgan, 4th. Mythra, 5th. 47, 6th. Connor, 7th. Kratos, 8th. Ralsei, 9th. Spider-Man, 10th. Dutch Van der Linde, 11th. John Marston, 12th. Henry
For Worst Character
Winner
Sylvanas Windrunner
Eliminated
- 2nd. Kassandra, 3rd. Incineroar, 4th. Marcus, 5th. Mary Jane, 6th. Lara Croft, 7th. Dane, 8th. Atreus, 9th. Handler, 10th. Kratos, 11th. Micah Bell, 12th. Connor
For Worst Ongoing Game
Winner
Overwatch
Eliminated
- 2nd. Fortnite, 3rd. League of Legends, 4th. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 5th. World of Warcraft, 6th. Destiny 2, 7th. Hearthstone, 8th. No Man's Sky, 9th. Fire Emblem Heroes, 10th. Counter Strike: Global Offensive, 11th. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege, 12th. Warframe
For Best New IP
Winner
Octopath Traveler
Eliminated
- 2nd. Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 3rd. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, 4th. Return of the Obra Dinn, 5th. Into the Breach, 6th. Celeste, 7th. Kenshi, 8th. CrossCode, 9th. A Way Out, 10th. Two Point Hospital, 11th. Pathfinder: Kingmaker, 12th. Detroit: Become Human
For Best Game Nobody Played
Winner
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!
Eliminated
- 2nd. Warhammer: Vermintide 2, 3rd. Kirby Star Allies, 4th. Frostpunk, 5th. The Messenger, 6th. Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk, 7th. Vampyr, 8th. Fighting EX Layer, 9th. Frozen Synapse 2, 10th. The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories, 11th. Rival Megagun, 12th. Yoku's Island Express
For Best Implementation of an Old Franchise
Winner
Monster Hunter: World
Eliminated
- 2nd. Dragon Ball FighterZ, 3rd. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 4th. Tetris Effect, 5th. Spider-Man, 6th. Hitman 2, 7th. Soulcalibur VI, 8th. WarioWare Gold, 9th. God of War, 10th. Mega Man 11, 11th. Spyro: Reignited Trilogy, 12th. Red Dead Redemption 2
For Best Graphics
Winner
Red Dead Redemption 2
Eliminated
- 2nd. Dragon Ball FighterZ, 3rd. God of War, 4th. Spider-Man, 5th. Monster Hunter: World, 6th. Forza Horizon 4, 7th. Octopath Traveler, 8th. Detroit: Become Human, 9th. Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 10th. Far Cry 5, 11th. Battlefield V, 12th. Assassin's Creed Odyssey
For Worst Graphics
Winner
Fallout 76
Eliminated
- 2nd. Hunt Down the Freeman, 3rd. Fortnite: Battle Royale, 4th. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee!, 5th. Agony, 6th. The Quiet Man, 7th. Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, 8th. Deltarune, 9th. Just Cause 4, 10th. Sea of Thieves, 11th. Yume Nikki: Dream Diary, 12th. Celeste
For Best Visual Aesthetics
Winner
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Eliminated
- 2nd. Return of the Obra Dinn, 3rd. Tetris Effect, 4th. Octopath Traveler, 5th. Subnautica, 6th. Monster Hunter: World, 7th. Valkyria Chronicles 4, 8th. Deltarune, 9th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 10th. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, 11th. God of War, 12th. Celeste
For Best Eroge
Winner
Rance X
Eliminated
- 2nd. Evenicle, 3rd. Koikatu!, 4th. Degrees of Lewdity, 5th. Treasure Hunter Claire, 6th. Insult Order, 7th. Maitetsu, 8th. Sanoba Witch: Sabbat of the Witch
For Best Gameplay
Winner
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Eliminated
- 2nd. Monster Hunter: World, 3rd. Hitman 2, 4th. Dragon Ball FighterZ, 5th. Spider-Man, 6th. Soulcalibur VI, 7th. La-Mulana 2, 8th. Octopath Traveler, 9th. Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 10th. Celeste, 11th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 12th. God of War
For Worst Gameplay
Winner
Fallout 76
Eliminated
- 2nd. Life is Strange 2, 3rd. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee!, 4th. Detroit: Become Human, 5th. Metal Gear Survive, 6th. The Quiet Man, 7th. Sea of Thieves, 8th. Battlefield V, 9th. Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 10th. God of War, 11th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 12th. Spider-Man
For Best Game Released in 1998
Winner
Metal Gear Solid
Eliminated
- 2nd. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, 3rd. Half-Life, 4th. Pokémon Red and Blue, 5th. Fallout 2, 6th. Resident Evil 2, 7th. Banjo-Kazooie, 8th. Final Fantasy Tactics, 9th. Thief: The Dark Project, 10th. Spyro the Dragon, 11th. StarCraft: Brood War, 12th. Sonic Adventure
For Best Game Released in 2008
Winner
Left 4 Dead
Eliminated
- 2nd. Persona 4, 3rd. Dead Space, 4th. Devil May Cry 4, 5th. Grand Theft Auto IV, 6th. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, 7th. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, 8th. The World Ends with You, 9th. Mirror's Edge, 10th. Valkyria Chronicles, 11th. Kirby Super Star Ultra, 12th. Fallout 3
For Biggest Technical Blunder
Winner
Fallout 76
Eliminated
- 2nd. Hunt Down The Freeman, 3rd. Radical Heights, 4th. Battlefield V, 5th. Metal Gear Survive, 6th. Sea of Thieves, 7th. Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 8th. Dynasty Warriors 9, 9th. Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 10th. Pathfinder: Kingmaker, 11th. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 12th. Red Dead Redemption 2
For Most Pretentious Indie Game
Winner
We Happy Few
Eliminated
- 2nd. Celeste, 3rd. The Quiet Man, 4th. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, 5th. Deltarune, 6th. Agony, 7th. GRIS, 8th. A Way Out, 9th. Icons: Combat Arena, 10th. Iconoclasts, 11th. Subnautica, 12th. Return of the Obra Dinn
For Most Pointless Controversy in Gaming this year
Winner
Cyberpunk 2077's Daylight
Eliminated
- 2nd. Kingdom Come's Lack of Diversity, 3rd. Mr. Game & Watch's Feather, 4th. Grinch Leak (Super Smash Bros.), 5th. Puddlegate (Spider-Man), 6th. SonicFox's Acceptance Speech, 7th. Women in Battlefield V, 8th. Fallout 76's Canvas Bags, 9th. Devil May Cry 5's Microtransactions, 10th. Diablo Immortal, 11th. Sony & Censorship, 12th. Fallout 76's Launch
For Biggest Redemption in Gaming
Winner
Masahiro Sakurai & Super Smash Bros.
Eliminated
- 2nd. Sega, 3rd. Capcom, 4th. Valkyria Chronicles 4, 5th. Mega Man 11, 6th. Nintendo, 7th. No Man's Sky, 8th. Steam, 9th. Arthur Morgan, 10th. Microsoft, 11th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 12th. Konami
For Best Representation of Men
Winner
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Eliminated
- 2nd. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, 3rd. Red Dead Redemption 2, 4th. Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, 5th. Dragon Ball FighterZ, 6th. God of War, 7th. Hitman 2, 8th. Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 9th. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 10th. Soulcalibur VI, 11th. Nintendo Labo, 12th. Far Cry 5
For Best Representation of Women
Winner
Soulcalibur VI
Eliminated
- 2nd. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country, 3rd. Senran Kagura Reflexions, 4th. Valkyria Chronicles 4, 5th. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 6th. SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, 7th. Gal*Gun 2, 8th. Octopath Traveler, 9th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 10th. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, 11th. Celeste, 12th. Battlefield V
For Worst Sequel
Winner
Battlefield V
Eliminated
- 2nd. Life Is Strange 2, 3rd. World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, 4th. Just Cause 4, 5th. Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 6th. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, 7th. Darksiders III, 8th. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, 9th. God of War, 10th. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, 11th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 12th. Monster Hunter: World
For Crimes Against Gaming
Winner
SJWs
Eliminated
- 2nd. Bethesda, 3rd. Sony Censorship, 4th. Lootboxes, 5th. Activision Blizzard, 6th. EA, 7th. The Entire State of California, 8th. Battlefield V, 9th. Ubisoft, 10th. Epic Games, 11th. Konami, 12th. Valve
For Most Anticipated Game for 2019
Winner
Cyberpunk 2077
Eliminated
- 2nd. Metroid Prime 4, 3rd. Devil May Cry 5, 4th. Death Stranding, 5th. Doom Eternal, 6th. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, 7th. The Outer Worlds, 8th. Resident Evil 2, 9th. Mount & Blade: Bannerlord, 10th. Metro: Exodus, 11th. Kingdom Hearts III, 12th. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
For Best Soundtrack
Winner
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Eliminated
- 2nd. Deltarune, 3rd. Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion, 4th. Octopath Traveler, 5th. Tetris Effect, 6th. Red Dead Redemption 2, 7th. Lethal League Blaze, 8th. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country, 9th. Celeste, 10th. Dragon Ball FighterZ, 11th. God of War, 12th. Far Cry 5
for best song from /v/ The Musical 6
Winner
Devil Trigger
Eliminated
- 2nd. **** 2B, 3rd. Waluigi Time, 4th. wish [Y]ou were NieR, 5th. Club Penguin Dot Com, 6th. Melee Will Never Die, 7th. My Game, 8th. Let's Game, 9th. Mannterrogation Song, 10th. Sledge's Hammer, 11th. That's Juice, 12th. I've Cracked Open the Board
For Worst E3 Conference
Winner
Sony
Eliminated
- 2nd. EA, 3rd. Ubisoft, 4th. Bethesda Softworks, 5th. Square Enix, 6th. Nintendo, 7th. Microsoft, 8th. Devolver Digital
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