Lara Croft has taken on perilous adventures, angry wildlife and even ancient cities and organizations for more than a decade, but Lara Croft has managed to persevere through it all. And now, aside from the fame and glory of being the most famous tomb raider around the world, "Rise of the Tomb Raider" has just bagged the most recent 2016 Golden Joystick Awards for the Xbox Game of the Year.
Lara had some serious competition for the coveted award which includes "Inside", "Killer Instinct Season 3", "Ark: Survival Evolved", "Elite: Dangerous", "Quantum Break", "Forza Motorsport 6", "Forza Horizon 3", "Halo 5: Guardians", and "ReCore". Aside from the "Rise of the Tomb Raider", other games who garnered a lot of recognition from the 34th Golden Joystick Wards were "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" and "Overwatch" who was even nominated for the top 5 awards. "Overwatch" bagged the Best Original Game, PC Game of the Year, Competitive Game of the Year, Best Gaming Moment, and Best Multiplayer Game.
Meanwhile, "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt-Blood and Wine" received the Best Storytelling and the Best Visual Design, Movie News Guide reports. Other highlights of the event went to "Firewatch" who received the Best Indie Game Award and "Pokemon GO" who received the Most Innovative Game of the Year award and the Best Mobile/Handheld Game.
According to Games Radar, "Dark Souls 3", also received a recognition for the Ultimate Game of the Year award which was coveted to be the most important award for the night. Eiji Aonuma, a famous Japanese video game designer for Nintendo, also received the Lifetime Achievement award for his contribution to the gaming industry, "Legend of Zelda".
The Golden Joystick Awards is an award-giving body that recognizes that best video games of the year. It has recently celebrated its 34th year and is considered as the second- oldest video game award giving ceremony just after the Arcade Awards. "Rise of the Tomb Raider" was released on November 10, 2015.
