AWARDED GAMES Games of the Year Division

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Latest Game of the Series that Many Fans Had Been looking for.
Their expectations were exceeded. Both series and new fans, who experience Zelda for the first time, highly praised the game: “Problem solving and battles are so exhilarating. Nothing is better,” “Adventures are succession of surprises and discoveries and very enjoyable,” “I can do everything I want,”  “Just walking is very fun,” “The best game of the series” and “The game deserves the award.”  The strongest admiration arose.
In the general votes, the game received overwhelming supports from 5 to 74 year-old players regardless of sexes and generations and won the award.

INSIDE

This time, many famous games were selected including those selected for the Award for Excellence, but it was this game that won the greatest number of votes from judges.

The operation method is quite orthodox, but the impressive depictions remain in our hearts.
The mysterious world including a leading character. Its expression technique is very unique. Comparing many works, we found almost none is “similar.”
As a form of originality, we selected this game for the Game Designers Award, which attaches importance to originality.