Resident Evil 2 Remake Is The Best Of Show, According To E3 2018 Critics

Game Critics Awards have finally been unleashed after the E3 2018 and 51 outlets – from all around the world – expressed their preferences based on games that were playable or played, and not just shown in trailers, at the event.

Game Critics Awards have finally been unleashed after the E3 2018 and 51 outlets – from all around the world – expressed their preferences based on games that were playable or played, and not just shown in trailers, at the event.

Resident Evil 2 remake ended up being awarded the Best of Show prize, which is easy to understand why since it looked so good even from home, while Media Molecule’s yet-to-be-dated Dreams has been named the Best Original Game.

Last year’s best of show was Super Mario Odyssey, while in 2016 it was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Here’s the full list of the awards:

Best of Show

• Resident Evil 2 (Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Original Game

• Dreams (Media Molecule/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Best Console

• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Best VR/AR Game

• Tetris Effect (Resonair/Enhance Inc for PSVR)

Best PC Game

• Anthem (BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Hardware/Peripheral

• Xbox Adaptive Controller (Microsoft)

Best Action Game

• Anthem (BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Action/Adventure

• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Best RPG

• Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix for PS4, Xbox One)

Best Fighting Game

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios/Sorta Ltd./Nintendo for Switch)

Best Racing Game

• Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games/Turn 10/Microsoft Studios for PC, Xbox One)

Best Sports Game

• FIFA 19 (EA Vancouver/EA for PS4, Xbox One)

Best Strategy Game

• Total War: Three Kingdoms (Creative Assembly/Sega for PC)

Best Family/Social Game

• Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games/Team 17 for PS4, Switch, Xbox One)

Best Online Multiplayer

• Battlefield V (EA DICE/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Independent Game

• Ori and the Will of Wisps (Moon Studios/Microsoft for PC, Xbox One)

Best Ongoing Game

• Fortnite (Epic for iOS, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)

Special Commendations for Graphics

• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/SIE for PlayStation 4)
• Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Special Commendation for Sound

• The Last of Us Part II
• (Naughty Dog/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Special Commendation for Innovation

• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

It’s good to mention that special commendations were delivered for a few games which looked worthy, like Cyberpunk 2077 for Innovation and Graphics.

We just told you the five things we learned at this year’s showcase about the CD Projekt RED game, so it’s really about time you look at them now. Also, The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima were awarded for Graphics alone.

See you next year, E3!