Persona 5 has certainly been a major success for Atlus and SEGA since its release. In addition to being highly acclaimed by critics, the game recently reached the two-million-copy milestone.
With all the attention it attracted, the game was nominated for several awards at The Game Awards 2017, an event that honors games in various areas. Persona 5 was nominated for "Best Art Direction," "Best Score," "Best RPG," and even "Game of the Year." Of these, it won the title of "Best RPG." And let us be honest: it was thoroughly deserved!
See the winners in the other categories in bold below:
Game of the Year
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Persona 5
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Direction
- Wolfenstein II
- Resident Evil 7
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Narrative
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- NieR: Automata
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Wolfenstein II
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Art Direction
- Destiny 2
- Cuphead
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Persona 5
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Score
- Destiny 2
- Cuphead
- NieR: Automata
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Persona 5
Best Audio Design
- Destiny 2
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Resident Evil 7
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
Best Performance
- Melina Juergens, Hellblade
- Laura Bailey, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Claudia Black, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Brian Bloom, Wolfenstein II
- Ashly Burch, Horizon Zero Dawn
Games for Impact
- Please Knock on my Door
- Night in the Woods
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm
- Bury Me, My Love
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Best Ongoing Game
- Warframe
- Rainbow Six: Siege
- Overwatch
- Grand Theft Auto Online
- Destiny 2
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Best Mobile Game
- Super Mario Run
- Old Man’s Journey
- Monument Valley 2
- Hidden Folks
- Fire Emblem Heroes
Best Handheld Game
- Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World
- Monster Hunter Stories
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Fire Emblem Echoes
- Ever Oasis
Best VR/AR Game
- Superhot VR
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew
- Lone Echo / Echo Arena
- Farpoint
- Resident Evil 7
Best Action Game
- Prey
- Nioh
- Destiny 2
- Cuphead
- Wolfenstein II
Best Action and Adventure Game
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best RPG
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- Final Fantasy XV
- Divinity: Original Sin 2
- NieR: Automata
- Persona 5
Best Fighting Game
- Arms
- Injustice 2
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
- Nidhogg 2
- Tekken 7
Best Family Game
- Splatoon 2
- Sonic Mania
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Super Mario Odyssey
Best Strategy Game
- XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
- Tooth and Tail
- Total War: Warhammer II
- Halo Wars 2
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Project Cars 2
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
- NBA 2K18
- GT Sport
- Forza Motorsport 7
- FIFA 18
Most Anticipated Game
- The Last of Us Part II
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Monster Hunter World
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- God of War
Best Student Game
- Meaning
- Level Squared
- Impulsion
- Falling Sky
- Hollowed
- From Light
Trending Gamer
- Steven Spohn
- Mike Grzesiek
- Guy Beahm
- Clint Lexa
- Andrea Rene
Best Esports Game
- Rocket League
- League of Legends
- DOTA 2
- Counter Strike: Global-Offensive
- Overwatch
Best Esports Player
- Kuro “KuroKy” Salhei Takhasomi
- Je-hong “ryujehong” Ryu
- Nikola “NiKo” Kovac
- Marcelo “coldzera” David
- Lee sang-hyeok “Faker”
Best Esports Team
- Team Liquid
- SK Telecom 1
- Lunatic-Hai
- FaZe Clan
- Cloud 9
Best Debut Indie Game
- Slime Rancher
- Shifty
- Hollow Knight
- Golf Story
- Cuphead
Best Chinese Game
- Monument Valley 2
- jx3 HD
- Gumballs
- ICEY
- King of Glory
