Breath of the Wild Wins BAFTA Games Award for Game Innovation
Posted on April 15 2018 by Rod Lloyd
Breath of the Wild was a massive step forward for the Zelda series, featuring a gigantic open-world, a satisfying non-linear gameplay style, and all the extra polish one would expect from Nintendo. But as innovative as it was to just its own series, the game seems to have been equally innovative to the gaming world at large. Breath of the Wild recently added another prestigious award to its collection, as it earned the Game Innovation achievement at this year’s British Academy Games Awards.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (or BAFTA) held the 14th annual BAFTA Games Awards ceremony on April 12th, honoring the best video games of 2017. Breath of the Wild was nominated for five awards, including those for Artistic Achievement, Best Game, Game Design, and Music. In the end, the latest Zelda title won the award for Game Innovation.
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Source: British Academy of Film and Television Arts (via Nintendo Life)
Rod Lloyd is the Editor-In-Chief at Zelda Dungeon, overseeing the news and feature content for the site. Rod is considered the veteran of the writing team, having started writing for Zelda Informer in 2014 as a Junior Editor. After ZD and ZI officially merged in 2017, he stepped into the Managing Editor role and has helped steer the ship ever since. He stepped up to lead the writing team as Editor-In-Chief in 2023.
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