The Game Awards 2016: Who Deserves To Win Each Category

18. Best Art Direction - Inside

INSIDE game
Playdead

Nominations:

Abzu

Firewatch

Inside

Overwatch

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

There are few games as exquisitely assembled as PlayDead's Inside.

Following six years of development and rigorous quality control, every single frame of Inside is perfectly placed for maximum effect.

Every camera angle, every lighting effect, every character design, piece of the world geometry and everything to do with how the game gently guides you from place to place, there's a real feeling of next-level quality applied throughout, and for as much as Uncharted 4 is a rendering showcase, Inside edges it through sheer artistry alone.

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