Best Narrative Archive
The Best Narrative Award (formerly know as the Best Writing Award) recognizes the overall excellence of writing in a game - including, but not limited to, story, plot construction, dialogue, branching narratives, etc.
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Recipient
Portal 2 (Valve)
- Valve Team
Nominees
The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)
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Recipient
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
- BioWare Mass Effect Team
Nominees
Red Dead Redemption(Rockstar San Diego)
Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream)
Costume Quest (Double Fine)
Fallout: New Vegas (Obsidian) |
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Recipient
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
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Amy Hennig, Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr
Nominees
Brutal Legend (Double Fine)
- Tim Schafer
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)
- Paul Dini, Paul Crocker
Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
- David Gaider, Luke Kristjanson, Sheryl Chee, Mary Kirby
Halo 3: ODST (Bungie)
- Joseph Staten |
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Recipient
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios)
- Emil Pagliarulo
Nominees
Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft Montreal)
Braid (Number None)
Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar North)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
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Recipient
BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia / 2K Games)
- Ken Levine, Emily Ridgway, Joe McDonagh, Susan O’Connor
Nominees
Portal (Valve)
- Erik Wolpaw
God of War II (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Cory Barlog, James Barlog, Marianne Krawczyk
Mass Effect (Bioware / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Drew Karpyshyn, Mac Walters, Patrick Weekes, Chris L'Etoile
Half-Life 2 Episode 2 (Valve)
- Chet Faliszek, Marc Laidlaw
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Recipient
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Kyogoku Aya, Nate Bihldorff, Mitsuhiro Takano
Nominees
Bully (Rockstar Vancouver / Rockstar Games)
- Dan Houser, Jacob Krarup
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Funcom / Aspyr Media)
- Dag Scheve, Ragnar Tørnquist
Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock (Telltale Games / GameTap)
- Brendan Ferguson, Dave Grossman, Steve Purcell
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Game Studios / 2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
- Ken Rolston
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Recipient
Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company)
- Tim Schafer, Erik Wolpaw
Nominees
Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich (Irrational Games / Vivendi Universal Games)
- Ken Levine
God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
- David Jaffe, Marianne Krawcyzk, Alex Stein
Indigo Prophecy (Quantic Dream / Atari)
- David Cage
Jade Empire (BioWare Corp. / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Drew Karpyshyn, Brian Kindregan, Luke Kristjanson, Mike Laidlaw, Peter Thomas, Mac Walters
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Recipient
Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games)
- Marc Laidlaw
Nominees
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
- Dan Houser, James Worrall
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (High Voltage Software / Vivendi Universal Games)
- Matt Entin, Ed Kuehnel, Eric Nofsinger
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
- Nate Bihldorff, Ryota Kawade
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian Entertainment / LucasArts Entertainment)
- Chris Avellone
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Recipient
David Gaider, Drew Karpyshyn, Luke Kristjanson, and Peter Thomas for writing in STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
Nominees
Michel Ancel and Jacques Exertier for writing in BEYOND GOOD & EVIL
Charles Cecil, Steve Ince, Neil Richards, and Tony Warriner for writing in BROKEN SWORD: THE SLEEPING DRAGON
Sheldon Pacotti and Sarah Paetsch for writing in DEUS EX: INVISIBLE WAR
Takehiro Izushi for writing in FIRE EMBLEM
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Recipient
Clint Hocking and JT Petty for writing in TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL
Nominees
Denis Dyack and Ken McCulloch for writing in ETERNAL DARKNESS: SANITY'S REQUIEM
GTA Team for writing in GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY
Daniel Vavra for writing in MAFIA: THE CITY OF LOST HEAVEN
Craig Hubbard and Team for writing in NO ONE LIVES FOREVER 2: A SPY IN H.A.R.M.S. WAY |
Note: The Writing award was first presented in 2003.
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