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The 2018 Grimmys: Game of the Year
The consensus pick for Horrible Night’s Game of the Year 2018. God of War An irredeemable “hero” from an era we had all moved on from. Some of us didn’t even participate in that one-dimensional past. We started off asking why? We were left wondering how? How did God of War pull this off? Sure…
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The 2018 Grimmys: Developer of the Year
This team went way above and beyond just releasing a game this year. Matt Makes Games – Celeste A groundbreaking storytelling experience in a pixel perfect platformer. Those shouldn’t go together. That sounds impossible to pull off. Finalists Insomniac Games – Spider-Man Rockstar Games – Red Dead Redemption 2 / GTA Online Podcast Deliberations –…
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The 2018 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. God of War Turning one of the worst "characters" into someone we care about is just the crown on top of the definitive father-son video game experience. It wouldn’t be complete without a such a…
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The 2018 Grimmys: Best Looking Thing of the Year
This deserves all of your screenshots and you should consider hanging it up on your wall. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Environments Rockstar’s attention to detail drips down the screen even when it isn’t raining out in the Old West. All the awe. Finalists Sea of Thieves – Open Ocean Spider-Man – Web Swinging Podcast…
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The 2018 Grimmys: Best Sounding Thing of the Year
If our ear holes had thumbs, we’d give this noise two thumbs and ears up. God of War – Voice Acting With every character interaction better than the previous one and so many great performances, the God of War cast sounded even better than they looked. Finalists Celeste – Soundtrack (Lena Raine) Spider-Man – Dynamic…
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The 2018 Grimmys: Moment of the Year
Above all else, what will you remember the most about a game from this year? God of War – Slow Boat Home That camera is never going to let you have a moment to yourself, Kratos, but we’re all in this together now. Finalists Spider-Man – Epilogue Celeste – Talking to Yourself Podcast Deliberations –…
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The 2018 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? Spider-Man – Web Swinging If there’s one thing that could make or break a Spider-Man video game, it’s the one thing Insomniac nailed beyond belief. Web swinging…
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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…