Astro Bot was the massive winner at this yr’s BAFTA Video games Awards, taking residence 5 prizes, together with the coveted greatest recreation.
The 3D platformer, which was launched to vital acclaim in September to mark PlayStation’s thirtieth anniversary, was nominated for eight gongs, whereas Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, led with 11 nods.
However ultimately, the critics – a few of whom had dubbed Astro Bot a “perfect game” – had been proper because it dominated the awards at London’s Queen Elizabeth Corridor.
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Nicolas Doucet together with his 5 awards for Astro Bot. Pic: PA
BAFTAs for audio achievement, recreation design, animation, and greatest household recreation accomplished the set for builders Group Asobi, who designed a number of galaxies and dozens of ranges for the titular Astro to journey by means of, retrieving spaceship components and rescuing misplaced robots.
“We do a lot of jokes in the game, but the joke has a different meaning depending on where you are in the world. So it’s really, really nice to go around and ask everyone ‘is that joke fine in your country?’ And then together we come to a kind of universal playfulness.”
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Among the many gongs for Astro Bot was one of the best recreation award. Pic: BAFTA
It is a very totally different environment than that generated by British psychological horror Nonetheless Wakes the Deep, which gained three awards for greatest new mental property and greatest supporting and main roles.
In comparison with John Carpenter’s 1980 sci-fi horror The Factor however on a Scottish oil rig, the sport sees gamers tackle the position of an electrician trapped on a broken facility whereas being pursued by monsters.
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Nonetheless Wakes The Deep. Pic: Sumo Digital Restricted
Developer The Chinese language Room has been praised for utilizing home-grown expertise to voice the characters, together with comic and actress Karen Dunbar, who picked up greatest performer in a supporting position for voicing Finlay.
“I’ve been nominated for quite a few BAFTAs in my time in Scotland, and I’ve never won one,” stated Dunbar.
“It was such a great category, so many great performances. When they shouted my name, I think I started clapping for someone else!”
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Nonetheless Wakes The Deep star Karen Dunbar gained greatest performer in a supporting position. Pic: BAFTA
In the meantime, greatest multiplayer recreation went to Helldivers II – a satirical, sci-fi shooter that sees gamers struggle bugs, aliens and robots with the gumption and gullibility of the characters in Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers.
It has gained a cult following since launching in February 2024 with a lot preliminary curiosity it created server issues.
“Games for me are about connecting people and forging those bonds of friendship and the multiplayer award is exactly what it stands for,” stated Johan Pilestedt, chief govt of Arrowhead Sport Studios.
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Helldivers II. Pic: Arrowhead/Sony
From outer area to a fictional Yorkshire city known as Barnsworth. Thank Goodness You are Right here, a cartoonish, comedy platformer, gained Greatest British Sport. Like Nonetheless Wakes the Deep, it has gained reward for the authenticity of its actors and setting.
“I think it’s been a real privilege to be able to represent Barnsley on the silver screen,” stated Will Todd, who’s from the city and certainly one of two recreation designers behind the undertaking.
Co-creator James Carbutt added: “Me and Will wrote everything in our tone of voice, quite literally. The further along development we got, the more we lent into it. I think the voices from different parts of the UK and different voices in gaming are super important, and hopefully we’re one of them.”
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Thank Goodness You’re Right here! Pic: Coal Supper/Panic Inc
By the point the BAFTAs wrapped up, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II was solely handed one of many 11 BAFTAs it was nominated for, technical achievement.
However builders Ninja Principle are already including this yr’s win to a tally of 5 BAFTAs they had been awarded for the primary recreation within the collection, which created a protagonist with psychosis by drawing on medical neuroscience and the experiences of individuals residing with the situation.
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Pic: Ninja Principle
