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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…
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The 2017 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. Nier: Automata It seemed so simple at first, until it didn’t. It’s a story that can end time and time again, and each new beginning may not be what it seems. We all connected with…
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The 2017 Grimmys: Moment of the Year
Above all else, what will you remember the most about a game from this year? Courtroom and Execution Scene – Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus One of the most difficult battles to win may have not even happened. BJ Blazkowicz is continuously pushed beyond his limits. What happens when he breaks is nothing short of…
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The 2017 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. Pascal – Nier: Automata He made us question everything the moment we wandered into his village. The fight for peace is more violent than he wishes, but Pascal will do what needs to be done. The question is, does it matter?…
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2017 Games of the JDevL – The List
It’s been a long time since video games had a year like 2017. It kind of snuck up on me, too. Nioh and Nier fought for my attention right out of the gate alongside a new Nintendo console and a heavy-hitting new PS4 franchise. It felt like it never let up. I had a blast…
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2017 Games of the Tacosfeedthebear – The List
I think it has been well established at this point that 2017 was a banner year for gaming, but it was also a pivotal gaming year for me personally. This year saw my long awaited return to PC gaming. My most formative years as a gamer happened mostly on PC, so after years of being…
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The 2017 Grimmys: Games of the Year Deliberations
Welcome to The 2017 Grimmys – HorribleNight.com’s Games of the Year Awards. Join Justin, Cole, Aaron, Justin, Coop, Ryan, Josh, JB, and Rob as they nominate, deliberate, and select finalists and award winners for 10 different awards including Horrible Night’s Top Ten Games of the Year. Subscribe Horrible Night on SoundCloud RSS Feed iTunes Feed…
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2017 Games of the Coop – The List
It’s no secret that 2017 made history. More good games were released than we could realistically play. New IPs blew us away, sequels dominated, and indie studios proved they could hang with the big dogs. We tore apart our favorites in search of flaws to create meaningless ranked lists. After the dust settled, this is…
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2017 Games of the GiffTor – The List
I’m going to make my games of the year heavily qualified as in, “I didn’t play two of what I’m taking on faith to be absolutely worthy to be top ten games of the year,” namely: Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Otherwise, I think I got a pretty…
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2017 Games of the JubJub – The List
What a year 2017 was. There were so many great games. So many that I had trouble getting to all the ones I really wanted to play. I had to stop playing multiplayer games for the last 2 months just to get through my list. And just in case I wasn’t having enough fun trying…