The Easy Allies Awards 2016
Added 2016-12-14 11:36:49 +0000 UTC2016 has been a phenomenal year for games, and we had a tough time narrowing the field to twelve nominees. Now see which takes home the prize.
If you missed it, last night we also had a fun stream with a ton of other impromptu categories, personal picks, and of course the patrons’ pick for Game of the Year. See the full stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAQwpoeX7zA (Time stamps in the description. WARNING: Winners listed below for quick reference.)
Best Shooter Campaign - Doom
Best Shooter Multiplayer - Overwatch
Best Shooter Combo - Titanfall 2
Best Owl - Rowlet
Best RPG - Dark Souls III
Best Demo / Alpha / Beta - Nioh
Best Monster Hunter Game Released in North America in 2016 - Monster Hunter Generations
Best Verticality / Level Design - Dishonored 2
Best Strategy - Civilization VI
Worth the Wait - Final Fantasy XV
Best Expansion - The Witcher 3: Blood & Wine
Best Remaster / Remake - Gravity Rush Remastered
Most Improved - World of Warcraft
Best Multiplayer - Overwatch
Most Surprising - Let it Die
Best Shotgun - Doom
Best Pre-order Incentive - Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
Best Soundtrack - Final Fantasy XV
Patrons' Game of the Year - Uncharted 4
Easy Allies Game of the Year - The Last Guardian
Bloodworth's Personal Picks - 5. Forza Horizon 3, 4. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, 3. Uncharted 4, 2. The Witness, 1. The Last Guardian
Brad's Personal Picks - 5. Overwatch, 4. Uncharted 4, 3. Dark Souls III, 2. The Last Guardian, 1. Final Fantasy XV
Kyle's Personal Picks - Maybe Digimon, but c'mon. 1. The Last Guardian
Damiani's Personal Picks - 1. The Last Guardian , Shout-outs: Gravity Rush Remastered, World of Final Fantasy, Attack on Titan, Naruto Shippuuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
Ben's Personal Picks - 1. / 2. Final Fantasy XV / The Last Guardian, Shoutouts: Dragon Quest Builders, Let it Die, Monster Hunter Generations, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Kyle Interjection - Batman: Arkham VR
Huber's Personal Picks - For Honor Alpha, The Witcher 3: Blood & Wine, Battlefield 1, Final Fantasy XV, 1. Uncharted 4
Ian's Personal Picks - Honorable Mentions: Let it Die, Owlboy, 5. Dishonored 2, 4. Inside, 2. Nioh Beta, 1. The Witness / Dark Souls III
Brandon's Personal Picks - Inside, The Witness, 1. Uncharted 4
Comments
The frame rate for The Witness is 60FPS on PS4.
Dirk Geurs
2016-12-18 12:16:43 +0000 UTCOf course The Last Guardian is GOTY. Phenomenal. Although so many other fantastic games this year aswell. Great year. Bring on 2017. LOVE AND RESPECT ALLIES!
Ryan Hegarty
2016-12-16 15:40:14 +0000 UTCNot only soundtrack, but for the game itself. It truly is a magical jolly game that just makes me happy when I play it. Also INSIDE, Hyper Light Drifter, Owlboy and even Darkest Dungeon deserve more praise and love. FF15 getting a little too much credit imo
2016-12-16 05:22:40 +0000 UTCI really don't see the appeal of The Last Guardian, never have, and never will, my top 3 would be 1. Uncharted 4 2. The Witness 3. Titanfall 2 shout outs to Inside, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Overcooked and Destiny: Rise of Iron (i'm still addicted)
2016-12-15 17:21:31 +0000 UTCIts pretty easy to predict EZA picks no?
Heru Muharrar
2016-12-15 04:48:07 +0000 UTCHey Allies, I don't think I've ever heard y'all mention Paragon. I was excited when you brought up the Alpha/Beta/Demo category during the GOTY stream, but Paragon wasn't even a nominee. WHAT>?!?!?!
Jack Cullen
2016-12-15 03:28:24 +0000 UTCYes, yes... yes
Jeff Robertson
2016-12-15 02:36:49 +0000 UTCNo best VR game? What is this, 2014??
The Hashtagonist
2016-12-15 01:03:03 +0000 UTCDefinitely think Stellaris should have made at least a mention in the strategy category.
Scott Dancer (Zdman)
2016-12-14 22:54:17 +0000 UTCI'm just glad the Allies didn't go with Uncharted. That series does nothing for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
iconmaster
2016-12-14 20:49:59 +0000 UTCWhen it got to Titanfall 2 I realized that Call of Duty didn't even make the list. No free passes given at EZA.
2016-12-14 18:03:49 +0000 UTCReally interested to see how you guys ended with over 10? Choices.
Devon Kopec
2016-12-14 17:09:23 +0000 UTCHuh... Well there you go...
Impact93 (Jon)
2016-12-14 15:59:35 +0000 UTCFell asleep before the stream, but re watched it on youtube. So much jolly vibes and I felt like I got a good insight to some of the games of this year which I haven't played yet! I still stand at Titanfall 2 are the best shooter of the year! L&R
Sebastian Hall
2016-12-14 15:06:45 +0000 UTCWow, I'm surprised Stardew Valley didn't get a mention for Best Soundtrack. That is the only gaming soundtrack I've bought in years.
Andy Goergen
2016-12-14 14:50:26 +0000 UTCGreat work guys. FFXV was my personal goty and I'm glad it made it into your top 3.
2016-12-14 14:09:15 +0000 UTCnooo. don't do GOTY lists before the year is even over... that's always weird to me.
osohista
2016-12-14 13:59:44 +0000 UTCLast Guardian is such a weird one for me. I wanted to love it so much, and I adored Trico, but I could so rarely get the game to actually work it felt ruined. I ended up with 3 glitches requiring a full restart. 2 of these in climatic Trico moments. (For example, during the last scene of the game, at its most intense moment I literally clipped through the ground and then fell straight through every wall and floor until the screen was a mess of polygons) I sincerely hope they decide to continue working on its technical issues, as I would love to give it another try after a few patches.
Brandon Patton
2016-12-14 13:57:18 +0000 UTCTwo PS4 exclusives on the top 3. Nice...
Miguel Pires Ramos
2016-12-14 13:41:19 +0000 UTCWell it was conceived as a joke category by Ian. I'd guess Damiani was shaking his head about it as well since he wrote the winner entry. -Bloodworth
Easy Allies
2016-12-14 12:46:38 +0000 UTCEA GOTY explanation: "We do not throw the phrase worth the wait lightly, but there never has been a game which it applies to better, than the Last Guardina". Awards: Worth the Wait - Final Fantasy XV Right
2016-12-14 12:38:49 +0000 UTCWow!
Eric V
2016-12-14 12:35:00 +0000 UTCReally glad that Gravity Rush Remastered got some love...and respect :)
Karl Williams
2016-12-14 12:27:28 +0000 UTCUncharted not being the winner fills my heart with hope. I know you guys loved it but to me that game has some terrible things for a goty candidate. Not even on my top 10. On the other hand TLG was a wonderful way to finish the year.
Rui Fidalgo
2016-12-14 12:05:09 +0000 UTC
