Zombra
An iron rock in the river of blood and evil
I think culture wars is a feeble go-to for why this game isn't lauded as a masterpiece. Personally I like the protagonist, but even I am not inspired to yell to all my friends about how wonderful the game is. It is indeed very polished and does what it does very well. What it does, however, is unambitious to an extreme, and the overall concept is shockingly mediocre. Sad dude wants revenge for his dead girlfriend and drives around shooting monsters, using mechanics we've all seen a million times. I can't imagine any world in which that should be enough to win an award.