I think I already have a thread about this, but can't find it right now. If anyone can find it let me know, so we can see what I have put in there, but in any case I wanted a new thread to make a clean start on this, because it's going to be a hell of a project.
The idea is to supplement the GOTY feature with a feature that recognizes achievement in several categories, such as art direction, graphics, music, sound, etc. So the purpose of this thread is first of all to figure out what these categories should be, and then to populate them with titles from 1962 to 2017 and beyond. I envisage this feature going live sometime before the end of the year -- three-four months before would be nice, so that by the time the scam sites start publishing their lists lots of people will be aware of the Insomnia one, and link it in the comments sections/discussion threads for all the scam lists.
So I am going to kick this off with a bunch of choices, and we can take it from there. It's gonna be a hell of a massive list that will stretch my knowledge to the limit, so suggestions will be very welcome.
2017
Best art: Zelda no Densetsu: Breath of the Wild
Best graphics: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Best music: Divinity: Original Sin II
Best sound: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Best acting: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Best voice acting: For Honor
Best story: No Truce With The Furies
Best free-roaming: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Best VR: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Best co-op: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Best versus: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Best RPG: No Truce With The Furies
Best adventure: No Truce With The Furies
Best action: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Best shooter: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Best brawler: Nioh
Best strategy: Endless Space 2
Best tactics: Divinity: Original Sin II
Best sim: Ace Combat 7
Best FTG: For Honor
Best STG: Nex Machina
Best racing: Forza Motorsport 7
Best sports:
Best 2.5D: Nex Machina
Best 2D: Hollow Knight
Best handheld: Zelda no Densetsu: Breath of the Wild
Best developer: Ubisoft Paris
Best publisher: Ubisoft
Best hardware: Project Scorpio
Best app: Cemu
Best store: Steam
Best online service: Steam
Best publication: Insomnia
Best message board: Insomnia
Best critic: Alex Kierkegaard
Best clan: The Cult
Best player: icycalm
Best streamer: icycalm
2016
Best art: Persona 5
Best graphics: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Best music: Doom (2016)
Best sound:
Best acting:
Best voice acting: Darkest Dungeon
Best story:
Best free-roaming: Watch Dogs 2
Best VR: Batman: Arkham VR
Best co-op: Tiger Knight: Empire War
Best versus: Tiger Knight: Empire War
Best RPG: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Best adventure: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Best action: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Best shooter: Titanfall 2
Best brawler: Berserk Musou
Best strategy: Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Best tactics: Tiger Knight: Empire War
Best sim:
Best FTG: Street Fighter V
Best STG:
Best racing: Forza Horizon 3
Best sports: Steep
Best 2.5D: Street Fighter V
Best 2D: Darkest Dungeon
Best handheld:
Best developer: NetDragon
Best publisher: Oasis
Best hardware: HTC Vive
Best app:
Best store: Steam
Best online service: Steam
Best publication: Insomnia
Best message board: Insomnia
Best critic: Alex Kierkegaard
Best clan: The Cult
Best player: icycalm
Best streamer:
2015
Best sound: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Best co-op: Dying Light
Best versus: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Best handheld: Fire Emblem If
Best app: Discord
Best strategy: Planetary Annihilation: Titans
Best tactics: Planetary Annihilation: Titans
2014
Best art: Planetary Annihilation
Best music: Planetary Annihilation
Best sound: Alien: Isolation
Best VR: Alien: Isolation
Best co-op: Divinity: Original Sin
Best versus: Planetary Annihilation
Best RPG: Divinity: Original Sin
Best strategy: Planetary Annihilation
Best tactics: Planetary Annihilation
2013
Best music: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Best brawler: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
2009
Best art: Demon's Souls
2006
Best art: Ookami
Best brawler: God Hand