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The 2018 Grimmys: Mr. Dave Award for Best New Character of the Year
The most unforgettable character that did not exist before this year made him/her/it up. God of War – The Stranger Somebody had to stand up to Kratos, and The Stranger is real good at standing back up, too. This tormented villain generated more empathy than we anticipated. That didn’t make fighting him any less satisfying.…
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The 2018 Grimmys: Quickie Game of the Year
When we had 15 minutes or less, we always went here. Holedown Bouncing balls has always been fun. Breaking things is also fun. Breaking things with all of the bouncing balls is so euphoric you won’t mind that your legs fell asleep. Finalists Super Smash Bros Ultimate Book of Demons Podcast Deliberations – Part One…
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The 2018 Grimmys: Old Game of the Year
What we played and enjoyed the most in 2018 that didn’t come out in 2018. Rocket League We’ve got an all-timer over here. Rocket League keeps going and we can’t stop playing. Rocket Pass, Clubs, extended Ranked Modes, and thoughtful patching keep our cars and balls dust free all year long once again. Finalists Rainbow…
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The 2018 Grimmys: Attitude Era Awards
Rapid fire awards from a bygone Horrible Night era. We gotta get warmed up somehow. The Warmup Awards The Halftime Awards Local Multiplayer Game of the Year – Super Smash Bros Ultimate Game Against Humanity Award – Dusk Tingle Award for Worst Character – Far Cry 5 – The Father Comeback Award – No Man’s…
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2018 Games of the JDevL – The List
I opened myself up a lot this year, but it was unintentional. Maybe my expectations were just low. Maybe I was just hungover from the highs from the previous year. Regardless, games just got to me and I didn’t mean to be so damn vulnerable. After gaming for this long, you would have thought I…
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2018 Games of the BGRadio – The List
When I reflect on the past year’s worth of video games, I can’t help but notice the themes and symbols that followed me from January to December. Before I write about those, I want to congratulate myself for doing something amazing. 2018 was my first full year as a big daddy. Not the lumbering diver-suit…
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2018 Games of the Colefacekilla – The List
What a year! is something I can say about a lot of different areas in my life. So many changes both personally and professionally that it seemed to go by in a flash. In fact, it’s almost a year ago as of this writing that some of those professional changes started taking place and where…
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Proof We Were Wrong: Far Cry 5
The announcement of Far Cry 5’s story and setting more than got our attention. Then, again this is the fifth entry in a successful franchise, so at the very least we’ll get what we are coming for, right? It’s predictions time. How do you think Far Cry 5 will turn out? Aaron McNeal – I’m…
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Proof We Were Wrong: Sea of Thieves
It has been a long time since Sea of Thieves was announced. Back then the open world pirating games seemed like something that was too ambiguous to come together. Here we are though, on the eve of its public launch. Let’s make some predictions. How do you think Sea of Thieves will turn out? Justin…
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The 2017 Grimmys: Game of the Year
The consensus pick for Horrible Night’s Game of the Year 2017. Nier: Automata The game that had us talking more than any other. The game that struck so many of us emotionally and most of the time for completely different reasons. The game that caused so many disagreements, so many different interpretations, and so many…