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The 2020 Grimmys: Game of the Year
The consensus pick for Horrible Night’s Game of the Year 2020. The Last of Us Part II We don’t fault anyone for not making it through The Last of Us Part II. It asks a lot of its players and too much from some. It was never meant to be an easy game to experience.…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Developer of the Year
This team went way above and beyond just releasing a game this year. Sucker Punch – Ghost of Tsushima The passion Sucker Punch haa for Ghost of Tsushima was obvious from the game’s first reveal. They delivered their vision flawlessly, and there’s nothing else quite like it. Then, Sucker Punch gave us more Ghost of…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Story of the Year
From beginning to end, the narrative journey so exquisitely executed that it will stick with us for years to come. The Last of Us Part II The Last of Us Part II might have also won for most story this year. We could barely settle on a favorite moment (out of about a dozen), or…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Best Performance of the Year
The actor / actress behind the character that stole the most scenes in video games this year. Abby (Laura Bailey) – The Last of Us Part II Abby is a risky character, and it took a powerful performance to even give her a chance to be accepted by fans of The Last of Us franchise.…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Best Looking Thing of the Year
This deserves all of your screenshots and you should consider hanging it up on your wall. Ghost of Tsushima Why can we not stop thinking about wind in a video game? It’s truly a character of its own in Ghost of Tsushima and it breathes an extra layer of life into an already beautiful recreation…
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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…