Board 8 > Golden Joystick Awards happened in case you're interested (winners)

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Best Storytelling - Horizon: Zero Dawn
Best Visual Design - Cuphead
Best Audio - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best Gaming Performance- Ashly Burch (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
Best Indie Game - Friday the 13th: The Game
Best Multiplayer Game- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Studio of the Year - Nintendo EPD
Best VR Game - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
eSports Play of the Year- Agilities
eSports Team of the Year - Lunatic-Hai
eSports Game of the Year - Overwatch
Best Streamer / Broadcaster - Markiplier
Handheld / Mobile Game of the Year - Pokmon Sun and Moon
Nintendo Game of the Year - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
PlayStation Game of the Year - Horizon: Zero Dawn
Xbox Game of the Year - Cuphead
PC Game of the Year - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Critics Choice Award - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Breakthrough Award- Ashly Burch
Hall of Fame - Final Fantasy
Most Wanted Award - The Last of Us Part 2
Still Playing Award - World of Tanks
Outstanding Contribution to the UK Games Industry - Debbie Bestwick MBE
Lifetime Achievement - Sid Meier
Ultimate Game of the Year - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I don't think a single thing I voted for won
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The first (and second) of many many wins for BotW.
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I didn't realize Friday the 13th was an indie game. Huh.
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Nothing for P5 eh. I'd give that game an award for visual style/design. Cuphead is pretty sexy for that category too

Kenri posted...

I didn't realize Friday the 13th was an indie game. Huh.

Adam Sessler helped bring the project together and it was successfully funded on Kickstarter.

Games in 2017 are weird.
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In what universe is this a "breakthrough" for Ashly Burch

She's been doing well-known roles for a few years now
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BotW GotY count +1
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No Persona 5

0/10
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Friday the 13th isnt even the best horror-themed asymmetrical multiplayer game that came out this year.
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Nier BTFO

:(
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No Nier or P5 is pretty lame, yeah.

Wonder if they got paid off to give the award to Friday the 13th?
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I'm very happy that Horizon: Zero Dawn is being recognized for its storytelling, because the story in that game is so masterfully told.
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Persona 5 and Nier got shafted badly
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WazzupGenius00 posted...

In what universe is this a "breakthrough" for Ashly Burch

She's been doing well-known roles for a few years now

It's her first starring role though
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She was Chloe in Life Is Strange, which I'd definitely call a starring role.
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I haven't finished Persona 5 yet but I feel it was shafted

Anyway hype for Horizon: Zero Dawn is building, but it will have to wait until I finish Persona
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Mario is too new to take part in this?
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These awards were publicly voted for. So uh, blame the public if you don't like it.
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Top three for game of the year:

1: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2: Horizon: Zero Dawn
3: Persona 5

Good for Persona 5 given that it's publicly voted.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Friday the 13th isn?t even the best horror-themed asymmetrical multiplayer game that came out this year.

What do you think is better?
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Johnbobb posted...

It's her first starring role though

the only reason we know about her is Hey Ash
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I mean....she was also on strike for almost the whole year?
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Horizon earning awards and Ashly Burch kicking lots of ass, all is right in the world
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I'm fine with Burch, still a little salty about Rise. Not like that's her fault, though.
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HaRRicH posted...

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Friday the 13th isn?t even the best horror-themed asymmetrical multiplayer game that came out this year.

What do you think is better?

Owning both, I think Dead by Daylight is a million times more fun.

Although apparently the PC version came out last year, but the console version came out around the same time as Friday, and my friends and I have played way more DbD.
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Here are the full top 3 results for each voted on category:

Best Storytelling:

3: Persona 5
2: Nier Automata
1: Horizon Zero Dawn

Best Visual Design:

3: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2: Horizon Zero Dawn
1: Cuphead

Best Audio:

3: Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice
2: Persona 5
1:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best Performance:

3: Melina Juergens, Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice
2: Nathan Fillion, Destiny 2
1: Ashly Burch, Horizon Zero Dawn

Best Indie Game:

3: Dream Daddy
2: What Remains of Edith Finch
1: Friday the 13th

Best Multiplayer:

3: Splatoon 2
2: Battlefield 1
1: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Studio of the Year:

3: Guerilla Games
2: Platinum
1: Nintendo EPD

Best VR Game:

3: Star Trek: Bridge Crew
2: SUPERHOT VR
1: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Esports Team of the Year:

3: Astralis
2: Team Liquid
1: Lunatic-Hai

Esports Game of the Year:

3: League of Legends
2: Rocket League
1: Overwatch

Best Streamer/Broadcaster:

3: Hannah Rutherford
2: Jack Septiceye
1: Markiplier

Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year:

3: Fire Emblem Heroes
2: Super Mario Run
1: Pokmon Sun and Moon

Playstation Game of the Year:

3: Persona 5
2: Nier Automata
1: Horizon Zero Dawn

Nintendo Game of the Year:

3: Pokmon Sun and Moon
2: Super Mario Odyssey
1: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Xbox Game of the Year:

3: Forza Motorsport 7
2: Gears of War 4
1: Cuphead

PC Game of the Year:

3: Total War: Warhammer II
2: Dream Daddy
1: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Breakthrough Award:

3: Melina Juergens
2: Game Grumps
1: Ashly Burch

Most Wanted:

3: Death Stranding
2: Red Dead Redemption 2
1: The Last of Us Part 2

Still Playing:

3: Diablo III
2: Overwatch
1: World of Tanks

Ultimate Game of the Year:

3: Persona 5
2: Horizon Zero Dawn
1: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Kudos to the presenters for saying "Automata" correctly. Also for the Critics' Choice award they said this is the first year the winner won with an overwhelming majority.
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Not to belabor the point, but how did Friday the 13th win best Indie game and not even place in best multiplayer game?

fuckin weird
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Cuphead not even in the top 3 of best audio

Do people have brain damage or something

I mean I'm assuming audio encompasses music since there's no "best music" category

Lightning Strikes posted...

Breakthrough Award:

2: Game Grumps

Uh.

What.
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Um, I guess the Grumps broke through on... a tv show

Zelda probably gonna win tons of awards. I like the visual style for it well enough, but I don't know how much I'd like the game if I ever played it (don't have Wii U or Switch or any real plans to buy either). I like some of the games, but I wouldn't really consider them greatest of the year or all time or anything

Paratroopa1 posted...

Cuphead not even in the top 3 of best audio

Do people have brain damage or something

I mean I'm assuming audio encompasses music since there's no "best music" category

Well it's audio design, and it's tough to beat Hellblade or BotW in that. Or Persona 5 in music. Or Nier, which also didn't place, it was a stacked category.
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I hate people pretending like they care about audio design

Paratroopa1 posted...

I hate people pretending like they care about audio design

It literally makes Hellblade. And you don't have to be an audiophile to notice that.

I think it was wise that The Game Awards split audio and music this year.
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Sound design/mixing and music are basically two different things, so yeah

Lightning Strikes posted...

Best Indie Game:

3: Dream Daddy
2: What Remains of Edith Finch
1: Friday the 13th

...well at least Edith Finch managed to beat Dream Daddy >.>
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What was the cutoff date because no love for Odyssey is crazy
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mario got second best nintendo game

which is honestly pretty darn accurate
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What's the difference between Dream Daddy and other dating sims, outside of having guys instead of girls?

I didn't really think much about it but it has gotten a ton of hype, makes me wonder what it is doing different.
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bryans7 posted...

What's the difference between Dream Daddy and other dating sims, outside of having guys instead of girls?

American hipster aesthetic instead of Japanese anime
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