{"id":2696,"date":"2016-01-06T15:08:55","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T13:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icel.me\/en\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2020-01-14T11:06:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T09:06:53","slug":"2015-game-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/games\/2015-game-awards-2696","title":{"rendered":"The Icel.me 2015 Game Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the Icel.me 2015 Game Awards, a special show celebrating 2015 in video games: the good, the bad, and the very ugly! Every\u00a0year we gather the crew to talk about the games we\u2019ve being playing and rate them on various unrelated categories. This year we&#8217;ve expanded the show to include survey responses from prominent contributors from the Israeli video gaming field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previous shows: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/icel.me\/en\/games\/2014-game-awards-2513\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2014<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/icel.me\/en\/games\/2013-game-awards-2393\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2013<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"powerpress_player_3860\" class=\"powerpress_player\">\u00a0[powerpress]<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guest host &#8211; <\/span><b>Eran Aviram <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nnesk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@Nnesk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">):<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writer and producer of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uptofourplayers.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to Four Players<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Upto4Players\">@Upto4Players<\/a>) webcomics, co-host and producer on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dwarves.org.il\/about-en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the Shoulders of Dwarves<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> podcast, editor and translator for role-playing games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contributors:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pasha Kagan<\/b>, Member of the Icel.me stuff, a seasoned gamer, beta tester and experienced in a wide array of games (<a href=\"http:\/\/pashakagan.com\/\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PashaKagan\">@PashaKagan<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><b><b>Idan Zeierman,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the mastermind behind the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/gamepad.co.il\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gamepad.co.il<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> blog and podcast. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/idan315\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@idan315<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Nicole Winestock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, admin at the Working Gamers facebook community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Yehuda Halfon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, VC of the Pathfinder Society in Israel &amp; co-host of the Game Burning Podcast.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Show Breakdown<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:00:00 Introduction<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:05:40 Best Soundtrack<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:17:55 Best Example of How Great the Game Industry Is<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:33:10 Best Example of How Terrible Gaming Has Become<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:42:40 Best Expansion\/DLC<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:56:35 Biggest Disappointment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01:05:35 Biggest Surprise<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01:16:05\u00a0Most Overrated Game of the Year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01:26:45 Most Underrated Game of the Year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01:37:00 Most Anticipated Game of 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01:42:20 MVG: Most Valuable Game<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Award List<\/h2>\n<h3>Best Soundtrack<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/7Jt4m3G.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"Best Soundtrack\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Syndicate<\/b> &#8211; Pasha: \u201cthe music and effects were exceptionally immersive, when recreating old London.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>Westerado: Double Barreled <\/b>&#8211; Idan: \u201c&#8230;it has the most atmospheric music.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition<\/b> &#8211; Yehuda: <i>\u201cThe whole soundtrack completes the game.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b><b>StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe main theme got stuck in my head for days.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Rebel Galaxy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWestern Rock soundtrack that makes you feel you\u2019re flying the Serenity.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Honorable Mention: Miracle of Sound, Level 6.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Best Example of How Great the Game Industry Is<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/Vqo1lBR.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"Best Example of How Great the Game Industry Is\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes<\/b> &#8211; Idan: <i>\u201cIt&#8217;s like a lot of things I like in one cheap game that I can play with friends and family even if they never touched a computer\/video game.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Dragon Age: Inquisition<\/b> &#8211; Nicole: <i>\u201c&#8230;for including bisexuality, homosexuality, transgender topics.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Kerbal Space Program<\/b> &#8211; <i>\u201cWas in early access for long time and the company listened to the gamers and changed stuff.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Payday 2 Microtransactions Update<\/b> &#8211; Pasha: <i>\u201c&#8230;added microtransactions and swiftly removed them, due to criticism. Great example of listening to your community.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Cities: Skylines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow a small company with 9 people can make a multi-million dollar game that blows away all its competition.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Pillars of Eternity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOne of the few genuine Kickstarter success stories and a resurrection of one my my favorite gaming genre.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Best Example of How Terrible Gaming Has Become<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/U1KOTUs.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"Best Example of How Terrible Gaming Has Become\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Batman: Arkham Knight PC Port<\/b> &#8211; Pasha: <i>\u201cPoor optimization, rendering the game unplayable for months, due to an attempt to cut costs by outsourcing the porting to an inadequate team.\u201d (icel +1)<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preorders<\/b> &#8211; Idan: <i>\u201cThe problem is not with the preorder &#8211; but with the fact that the bonuses themselves are horrible for game balancing purposes.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Star Control Founder\u2019s Pack <\/b>&#8211; Yehuda: \u201cYou pay more for the game the earlier you get it. For the alpha you can pay up to 100$, for beta 80$ and for the game 60$.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b><b>Broken Age: Act 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: \u201cI\u2019ll never give Tim Shafer money again.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner- Broken Age<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Best Expansion\/DLC<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/3B0gevK.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"Best Expansion\/DLC\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Pasha: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s a full game that makes the player forget that&#8217;s it&#8217;s actually an expansion.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Lara Croft GO: The Shard of Life<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Idan: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cwas a fun game, and the DLC is completely free.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Wolfenstein: The Old Blood<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Nicole: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA stand alone DLC, almost a whole new game and it has nazi zombies in it.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Yehuda: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe best thing that happened to SW:tOR, gave new life.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Hearthstone: Explorers\u2019 League<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0Eran: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInteresting new single player interactions, many funny and interesting new cards.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>The Witcher 3: Heart of Stone <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Eran: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJust more Witcher 3. Which is awesome\u201d.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Biggest Disappointment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/ffsx8yl.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"Biggest Disappointment\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Mad Max<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Pasha: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c&#8230;too grinding and tiresome, making me abandon it halfway through.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The Magic Circle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Idan: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor the first half of the game, I sincerely thought that this is the greatest thing ever. For the second half, I thought that this is pretentious bullshit.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Nicole: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201camazing up to the point when it doesn&#8217;t end and becomes recycled. I never finished it.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Fallout 4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Yehuda: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cnot that it&#8217;s a bad game but it&#8217;s just not as good as I wanted it to be.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Massive Chalice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDespite a great premise and cool tactical combat, overall it\u2019s just a boring experience.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner- Massive Chalice<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Biggest Surprise<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/FwSViOH.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"Biggest Surprise\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain<\/b> &#8211; Pasha: <i>\u201c&#8230;surprisingly deep and captivating, even though I failed to follow the series.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Rocket League<\/b> &#8211; Idan: <i>\u201cThis came out of freaking nowhere.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Cities: Skylines<\/b> &#8211; Yehuda: <i>\u201cDidn&#8217;t expect much from such a small company but this game blow my mind how good it came.\u201d (Nicole +1)<\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Assassin\u2019s Creed Rogue (PC)<\/b> &#8211; Icel: <i>\u201cThe second best Assassin\u2019s Creed\u2019s game that nobody talked about.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><b>Telltale&#8217;s Tales From the Borderlands <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Eran: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was supposed to be a fun distraction from the main series, but instead was an important part of it, as well as a wonderfully directed game.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The Book of Unwritten Tales 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA game that made me like point-and-click adventures again.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner- Cities: Skylines<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Most Overrated Game of the Year<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/yPv5KGZ.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"Most Overrated Game of the Year\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Rainbow Six Siege<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Pasha: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEveryone are hyped, can&#8217;t see why.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Mortal Kombat X<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Sunless Sea <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Eran:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI very much like Fallen London, and Sunless Sea was pretty good as well, but getting back into it is very hard, which is the opposite of a roguelike.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Fallout 4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Yehuda: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEverybody keeps talking about how good it is and how amazing is the building system is, and all I can think is there are such better games that do it and no one plays them.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Fallout Shelter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt had such a large media presence and I couldn\u2019t play it more than a couple of hours.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner- Fallout 4<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Most Underrated Game of the Year<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/jXVaCTx.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"Most Underrated Game of the Year\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Telltale&#8217;s Game of Thrones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Pasha:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cThe season was consistently awesome, arguably better than the actual series on occasion.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Evolve <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Idan:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cGreat multiplayer game that got criticized for DLC scheme which was entirely reasonable and its main game mode wasn&#8217;t really good but the main thing that the PR department pushed.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Nicole: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c&#8230;Fallout 4 stole the thunder to this epic ending.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Anno 2205<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Yehuda: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNot a lot talks about this game, but it is amazing and is a breath of fresh air in the anno franchise.\u201d (Icel +1)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Mordheim, city of the damned<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Omry: \u201cSome people say it sucks due to the lack factions and proper multiplayer experience, but I think it&#8217;s a really good adaption of a miniature game. It&#8217;s mechanically deep, dark and brutal as any Warhammer fantasy game should be.It&#8217;s a good game which has the potential to become a great game with a bit more fixes and some DLCs, but many people haven&#8217;t heard of it or ignored it due to a blitz of bad reviews near the official launch.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner-\u00a0Anno 2205<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Most Anticipated Game of 2016<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/okNjJoI.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"Most Anticipated Game of 2016\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>No Man&#8217;s Sky<\/b> &#8211; Pasha: <i>\u201cDogfighting, procedural universe, so many play styles, what can you want more?\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>XCOM 2<\/b> &#8211; Idan: <i>\u201cseriously, XCOM 2!\u201d (Icel +1)<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Deus Ex: Mankind Divided<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Yehuda: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOne of the reasons I bought PS4, it&#8217;s a new game with new concept that I just can&#8217;t wait to get out.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Dishonored 2.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Overwatch.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner- XCOM 2<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>MVG: Most Valuable Game<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/i8tuBCI.jpg?resize=470%2C131\" alt=\"MVG: Most Valuable Game\" width=\"470\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MVG is a unique category. It isn&#8217;t the &#8220;best&#8221; game of the year. This is the game that was the most valuable for us, or best represent a quality of games in 2015.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Syndicate <\/b>&#8211; Pasha: <i>\u201cI haven&#8217;t found a game I was so fixated on consuming it in its entirety. This was a blast.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Grand Theft Auto V<\/b> &#8211; Idan: <i>\u201cIt was amazing on the consoles, it was just as good on PC.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Fallout 4<\/b> &#8211; Nicole: <i>\u201cFallout will always be my favorite franchise.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Bloodborne <\/b>&#8211; Yehuda: <i>\u201cIt made me rethink the souls games. That they can have more then just jump, roll and die. They can have a deep plot and amazing combat and parry system.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Cities: Skylines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: \u201cThe best city building game in a decade, and no one saw it coming.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Icel: \u201cThe only open-world game that kept me playing through the end.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Winner- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Icel.me\u2019s special show celebrating 2015 in video games: the good, the bad, and the very ugly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-2696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games","tag-game-awards"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4mbTL-Hu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/icel.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/2015gameawards_43.jpg?fit=770%2C472&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2889,"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696\/revisions\/2889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icel.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}