Over the last two weeks of December, we are announcing the winners of the Third Annual SwitchRPG Awards. We’ll be announcing new winners every weekday, leading up to a final announcement on January 1st for RPG of the Year!

Best Visuals

Graphical fidelity and art direction – what package comes together to create a visual experience unlike any other?

And the Winner Is…

Staff Winner: Ori and the Will of the Wisps

While Ori saw very little representation across all categories, it made a gigantic splash in the visual department alone. There’s nothing quite like the presentation it provides, being nothing short of exceptional to even the most skeptical of critics. All other nominees, despite being very impressive in their own right, made very little headway compared to Ori, and we’re all okay with it receiving (and deserving) this award.

Community Pick: Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Ori also swept the community poll with a healthy 43.1% of the votes, with Xenoblade Chronicles a distant second at 26.4%.

What are your thoughts on the winners? If you disagree with the results, what would you have preferred to make the cut? Let us know, and stay tuned tomorrow for another award announcement!