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The 2020 Grimmys: Best Sounding Thing of the Year
If our ear holes had thumbs, we’d give this noise two thumbs and ears up. Sound Design – The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog raised the bar in so many ways with The Last of Us Part II. The story and the action don’t land nearly as well without such amazing attention to…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Moment of the Year
Above all else, what will you remember the most about a game from this year? Museum – The Last of Us Part II There just seemed to be something we were missing in Ellie’s story in The Last of Us Part II. A gap to explain more about her foundational relationships and what was really…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Feature of the Year
Games are full of stuff, but what was the best stuff in one game that was better than all the other stuff in all of the other games? Combat – Ghost of Tsushima Try naming a great third person melee combat system that isn’t a Souls game. Go ahead we’ll wait. We didn’t realize the…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Mr. Dave Award for Best New Character of the Year
The most unforgettable character that did not exist before this year made them up. Abby – The Last of Us Part II We did not expect a new character to steal our attention away from our established favorites in The Last of Us Part II. You can’t take your eyes off of Abby, no matter…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Best Indie Game Debut
The best game from a indie development studio that hadn’t released a game before. Deep Rock Galactic – Ghost Ship Games One of the few early access multiplayer games that we stuck with through its campaign and on through 1.0. The pace of this underground horde mode kept us coming back to be a better…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Old Game of the Year
What we played and enjoyed the most in 2020 that didn’t come out in 2020. Rocket League While not as flashy as previous victories, we took Rocket League more seriously than ever. In between bouts to “get good,” Horrible FC was born and competitive in multiple seasons of Indy Gaming League’s challenging esports intramural leagues…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Attitude Era Awards
Rapid fire awards from a bygone Horrible Night era. We gotta get warmed up somehow. The Warmup Awards Best Hype Package For the Family Award More of These Award The Intermission Awards Best Truckz Best Digital Butt Comeback Award The Interruption Awards Video Game Ass Video Game Award Hard Times Award Best Brosef Best Hype…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Games of the Year Deliberations
Welcome to The 2020 Grimmys – HorribleNight.com’s Games of the Year Awards. Join Justin, Cole, Aaron, Coop, Ryan, Josh, Justin G, and JB as they nominate, deliberate, and select finalists and award winners for 11 different awards including Horrible Night’s Top Ten Games of the Year. Subscribe Horrible Nightcasts on SoundCloud RSS Feed iTunes Feed…
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The 2019 Grimmys: Game of the Year
The consensus pick for Horrible Night’s Game of the Year 2019. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order That Star War got us this year. All of us. It’s genre-mashing pulled each of us in for different reasons, but we all stayed for the full adventure. No other game can say that this year. Star Wars welcomed…
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The 2019 Grimmys: Developer of the Year
This team went way above and beyond just releasing a game this year. Respawn Entertainment – Apex Legends / Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order What even is EA without Respawn in 2019? First, Respawn softened a rough start to the year by taking the industry by storm with Apex Legends. Then, (probably) the entire Star…