Winners of the 2015 Vidya Gaem Awards

Most Hated Award

for most hated game of the year

1st. Undertale
2nd. The Order: 1886
3rd. Star Wars Battlefront
4th. Minecraft: Story Mode
5th. Her Story
6th. Five Nights at Freddy's 4, 7th. Fallout 4, 8th. Evolve, 9th. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, 10th. Life Is Strange, 11th. Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, 12th. Batman: Arkham Knight, 13th. Hatred, 14th. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, 15th. Bloodborne

Least Worst Award

for least worst game of the year

1st. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2nd. Bloodborne
3rd. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
4th. Splatoon
5th. Undertale
6th. Super Mario Maker, 7th. Rocket League, 8th. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, 9th. Cities: Skylines, 10th. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, 11th. Xenoblade Chronicles X, 12th. Yakuza 5, 13th. Ori and the Blind Forest, 14th. Pillars of Eternity, 15th. Fallout 4, 16th. Life is Strange

Best Salesman Award

for Worst Developer

1st. Bethesda
2nd. Double Fine Productions
3rd. EA DICE
4th. Ubisoft
5th. Overkill Software
6th. Bioware, 7th. Blizzard, 8th. Valve, 9th. Rocksteady, 10th. Nintendo, 11th. Toby Fox, 12th. Sony

/v/irgin Award

for best new IP

1st. Splatoon
2nd. Bloodborne
3rd. Undertale
4th. Crypt of the Necrodancer
5th. HuniePop
6th. Pillars of Eternity, 7th. Ori and the Blind Forest, 8th. Dying Light, 9th. Until Dawn

John Romero's Bitch Award

for biggest disappointment in 2015

1st. Star Wars Battlefront
2nd. Fallout 4
3rd. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
4th. Evolve
5th. The Order: 1886
6th. Batman: Arkham Knight, 7th. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, 8th. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, 9th. Xenoblade Chronicles X, 10th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

IP Twist Award

for best new implementation of an old franchise

1st. Super Mario Maker
2nd. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
3rd. Wolfenstein: The old blood
4th. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
5th. Transformers: Devastation
6th. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 7th. Yoshi's Woolly World, 8th. Persona 4: Dancing All Night, 9th. Tales From the Borderlands

Press X To Win the Award

for worst gameplay

1st. Her Story
2nd. The Order: 1886
3rd. Minecraft: Story Mode
4th. Life Is Strange
5th. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
6th. Star Wars Battlefront, 7th. Fallout 4, 8th. Hatred, 9th. Undertale, 10th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

>>>/a/ Award

for best Japanese game

1st. Bloodborne
2nd. Splatoon
3rd. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
4th. Yakuza 5
5th. Super Mario Maker
6th. Monster hunter 4 Ultimate, 7th. Xenoblade Chronicles X, 8th. Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson, 9th. Earth Defense Force 4.1: The shadow of a new despair, 10th. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, 11th. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation

Self-Insert Award

for worst character

1st. Alphys
2nd. Chloe Price
3rd. Father/Shaun
4th. Preston Garvey
5th. Not Important
6th. Huey Emmerich, 7th. Sans, 8th. Quiet, 9th. Tatsu, 10th. Geralt of Rivia

Silent Protagonist Award

for best character

1st. Kazuhira Miller
2nd. Geralt of Rivia
3rd. Venom Snake
4th. Ciri
5th. Marie
6th. Papyrus, 7th. Kazuma Kiryu, 8th. Nick Valentine, 9th. Inkling, 10th. Sans, 11th. Not Important

Season Pass Award

for biggest cash grab

1st. Star Wars Battlefront
2nd. Payday 2: Crimefest
3rd. Evolve
4th. Five Nights at Freddy's 4
5th. Minecraft: Story Mode
6th. Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, 7th. Assassin's Creed Syndicate, 8th. Fallout 4, 9th. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, 10th. Fallout Shelter

Pix3ls Are Art

for most pretentious indie game

1st. Her Story
2nd. Life is Strange
3rd. Undertale
4th. Sunset
5th. Broken Age Act 2
6th. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, 7th. The Beginner's Guide, 8th. Cibele, 9th. Hatred, 10th. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

tl;dr Award

for worst writing/story

1st. Fallout 4
2nd. Minecraft: Story Mode
3rd. Her Story
4th. The Order: 1886
5th. Life is Strange
6th. Hatred, 7th. Halo 5: Guardians, 8th. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, 9th. Undertale, 10th. Batman: Arkham Knight, 11th. Xenoblade Chronicles X

Jet Set Award Future

for best soundtrack

1st. Undertale
2nd. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
3rd. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
4th. Splatoon
5th. Crypt of the Necrodancer
6th. Bloodborne, 7th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 8th. Ori and the Blind Forest, 9th. Xenoblade Chronicles X, 10th. Life is Strange

Strength and Sensitivity Award

for best representation of men

1st. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2nd. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
3rd. Yakuza 5
4th. Hatred
5th. Undertale

Plot and Backstory Award

for best representation of women

1st. Huniepop
2nd. Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson
3rd. Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
4th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
5th. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation
6th. Splatoon, 7th. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, 8th. Rise of the Tomb Raider, 9th. Undertale

Seal of Quality Award

for biggest technical blunder

1st. Batman: Arkham Knight
2nd. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
3rd. Fallout 4
4th. Assassin's Creed Syndicate
5th. Star Wars Battlefront
6th. Mortal Kombat X, 7th. Just Cause 3, 8th. Rainbow Six Siege, 9th. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, 10th. Undertale, 11th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Stealth Mission Award

for best game nobody played

1st. Transformers: Devastation
2nd. Axiom Verge
3rd. Earth Defense Force 4.1
4th. Nuclear Throne
5th. Verdun
6th. Yo-Kai Watch, 7th. Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm, 8th. Volume, 9th. The Magic Circle, 10th. Evolve

"Hello, Fellow Posters" Award

for most blatantly promoted game

1st. Fallout 4
2nd. Undertale
3rd. Star Wars Battlefront
4th. Indivisible
5th. Evolve
6th. Call of Duty: Black Ops III, 7th. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, 8th. Bloodborne, 9th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

GAF Award

for Worst Fanbase

1st. Undertale
2nd. Five Nights At Freddy's
3rd. /v/
4th. Undertale Hatebase
5th. Steven Universe
6th. League of Legends, 7th. Fallout 4, 8th. Sonic, 9th. Sonyggers, 10th. Nintendo, 11th. PC, 12th. Dark Souls, 13th. Bloodborne, 14th. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, 15th. The Witcher 3

Next-Gen Award

for worst graphics

1st. Fallout 4
2nd. Undertale
3rd. Minecraft: Story Mode
4th. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
5th. Devil's Third
6th. Xenoblade Chronicles X, 7th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

A E S T H E T I C S Award

for best visual aesthetics

1st. Bloodborne
2nd. Splatoon
3rd. Ori and the blind forest
4th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
5th. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
6th. Star Wars: Battlefront, 7th. Xenoblade Chronicles X, 8th. undertale

Shareholder's Award

for crimes against gaming

1st. Political Correctness
2nd. Konami
3rd. Early Access
4th. Nintendo
5th. Bethesda
6th. Star Wars: Battlefront, 7th. Valve, 8th. Undertale

Hyperbole Award

for best trailer

1st. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2nd. Persona 5
3rd. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
4th. Final Fantasy VII Remake
5th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
6th. Nier Automata, 7th. Dark Souls III, 8th. XCOM 2, 9th. Hitman (2015), 10th. Fallout 4

Please Don't Suck Award

for the game coming out in 2016 that we hope doesn't suck

1st. Dark Souls 3
2nd. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
3rd. Persona 5
4th. The Legend of Zelda
5th. Final Fantasy XV
6th. Nier: Automata, 7th. DOOM, 8th. Star Fox Zero, 9th. XCOM 2, 10th. Mirror's Edge Catalyst, 11th. Tom Clancy's The Division

Best Shooter

for best Shooter

1st. Splatoon
2nd. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
3rd. Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
4th. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
5th. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
6th. Call of Duty: Black Ops III, 7th. Fallout 4, 8th. Halo 5: Guardians, 9th. Star Wars: Battlefront, 10th. Hatred

Best RPG

for best RPG

1st. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2nd. Bloodborne
3rd. Undertale
4th. Pillars of Eternity
5th. Xenoblade Chronicles X
6th. LISA: The Joyful, 7th. Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, 8th. UnderRail, 9th. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, 10th. Fallout 4

Best Action/Adventure

for best Action/Adventure

1st. Bloodborne
2nd. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
3rd. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
4th. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
5th. Yakuza 5
6th. Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, 7th. Ori and the Blind Forest, 8th. Mad Max, 9th. Rise of the Tomb Raider, 10th. Undertale

Worst F2P Game

for worst Free to Play game

1st. Heroes of the Storm
2nd. Fallout Shelter
3rd. Nintendo Badge Arcade
4th. Pokémon Shuffle
5th. ArcheAge
6th. Pokémon Picross, 7th. Dirty Bomb

The results shown above are the same as those shown during the show and are based only on the votes from /v/. For more details, including vote counts and votes that we filtered out, see the detailed results and pairwise comparison pages.