The Game Awards 2020 Predictions

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event 12th of December 2020

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NOMINATIONS

Most nominated game: The Last of Us Part II with 9 nominations

Game of the Year

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda Softworks
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment Hades – Supergiant Games
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment

 

Best Game Direction

Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades – Supergiant Games
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Best Ongoing Game

Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Destiny 2 – Bungie
Call of Duty Warzone – Infinity Ward/Raven Software/Activision
Fortnite – Epic Games
No Man’s Sky – Hello Games

Best Narrative

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – Vanillaware/Atlus
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades – Supergiant Games
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Best Art Direction

Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades – Supergiant Games
Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Best Score/Music

Doom Eternal – Mick Gordon
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, and Nobuo Uematsu
Hades – Darren Korb
Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Gareth Coker
The Last of Us Part II – Gustavo Santaolalla and Dan Quayle

Best Audio Design

Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda Softworks
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Resident Evil 3 – Capcom
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Best Performance

Ashley Johnson as Ellie – The Last of Us Part II
Laura Bailey as Abby – The Last of Us Part II
Daisuke Tsuki as Jin Sakai – Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham as Hades – Hades
Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales – Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Games for Impact

If Found… – Dreamfeel/Annapurna Interactive
Kentucky Route Zero – Cardboard Computer/Annapurna Interactive
Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games
Tell Me Why – Dontnod Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
Through the Darkness of Times – Paintbucket Games/HandyGames

Best Independent Game

Carrion – Phobia Game Studio/Devolver Digital
Fall Guys – Mediatonic/Devolver Digital
Hades – Supergiant Games
Spelunky 2 – Mossmouth
Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games

Best Mobile Game

Among Us – InnerSloth
Call of Duty Mobile – TiMi Studios/Activision
Legends of Runeterra – Riot Games
Pokémon Café Mix – Genius Sonority/The Pokémon Company

Best VR/AR Game

Dreams – Media Molecule/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
Iron Man VR – Camouflaj/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Star Wars Squadrons – Motive Studios/Electronic Arts
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Skydance Interactive

Best Action Game

Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda Softworks
Hades – Supergiant Games
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
Nioh 2 – Team Ninja
Streets of Rage 4 – Dotemu

Best Action/Adventure Game

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Best Role Playing Game

Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Genshin Impact – MiHoYo
Persona 5 Royal – P-Studio/Sega
Wasteland 3 – InXile Entertainment/Deep Silver
Yakuza: Like a Dragon – Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega

Best Fighting Game

Granblue Fantasy Versus – Arc System Works/Cygames/Xseed
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate – NetherRealm Studios/WB Games
Street Fighter V Champion Edition – Dimps/Capcom
One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] – French Bread/Arc System Works/Aksys

Best Family Game

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Toys for Bob/Activision
Fall Guys – Mediatonic/Devolver Digital
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – Nintendo
Minecraft Dungeons – Mojang Studios/Xbox Game Studios
Paper Mario: The Origami King – Nintendo

Best Simulation/Strategy Game

Crusader Kings III – Paradox Interactive
Desperados III – Mimimi Games/THQ Nordic
Gears Tactics – Splash Damage and The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
Microsoft Flight Simulator – Asobo Studio/Xbox Game Studios
XCom Chimera Squad – Firaxis Games

Best Sports/Racing Game

Dirt 5 – Codemasters
F1 2020 – Codemasters
NBA 2K21 – 2K
FIFA 21 – EA Vancouver/EA Sports
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 – Vicarious Visions/Activision

Best Multiplayer Game

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
Among Us – InnerSloth
Call of Duty Warzone – Infinity Ward/Raven Software/Activision
Fall Guys – Mediatonic/Devolver Digital
Valorant – Riot Games

Best Debut Indie Game

Carrion – Phobia Game Studio/Devolver Digital
Mortal Shell – Cold Symmetry/Playstack
Raji: An Ancient Epic – Nodding Heads Games/Super.com
Röki – Polygon Treehouse/United Label
Phasmophobia – Kinetic Games

Best Community Support

Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Destiny 2 – Bungie
Fall Guys – Mediatonic/Devolver Digital
Fortnite – Epic Games
No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
Valorant – Riot Games

Content Creator of the Year

Alanah Pearce
Jay-Ann Lopez
Nickmercs
Timthetatman
Valkyrae

Innovation in Accessibility

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft
Grounded – Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
Hyperdot – Tribe Games/Glitch
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Watch Dogs Legion – Ubisoft

 

 

 

 

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FYC Grammys 2021

Folklore, best-selling album of 2020, 8 weeks #1 on BB200

Nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album

Cardigan, #1 hit single off Folklore

Nominated for Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance

Exile, top10 hit single off Folklore

Nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

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[doughyjunn Joined: Oct 13th, 2014 Topics: 0 Posts: 7 View Predictions]

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The nominations are supposed to be a week from now on November 18th so I’ll throw up my predictions and I’ll bold my currently predicted winner.

I’m going off of the categories they had last year, but I’m not going to make predictions for any of the Esports, content creator, or community support categories. Other than Overwatch, I don’t really keep my ear to the ground when it comes to Esports or streamers.

After the Cyberpunk 2077 delay, I think this is going to be between The Last of Us: Part II and Ghost of Tsushima with Animal Crossing: New Horizons as the dark horse.

Game of the Year:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Doom Eternal
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half Life: Alyx
The Last of Us: Part II

Best Game Direction:
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half Life: Alyx
The Last of Us: Part II
Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Best Ongoing Game:
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Fortnite
Overwatch
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Best Narrative:
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Kentucky Route Zero
The Last of Us: Part II
Spiritfarer

Best Art Direction:
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
Ghost of Tsushima
The Last of Us: Part II
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Spiritfarer

Best Score/Music:
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Hades
Ghost of Tsushima
The Last of Us: Part II
Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Best Audio Design:
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
The Last of Us: Part II

Best Performance:
Laura Bailey as “Abby Anderson”- The Last of Us: Part II
Troy Baker as “Joel”- The Last of Us: Part II
Nadji Jeter as “Miles Morales”- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ashley Johnson as “Ellie”- The Last of Us: Part II
Darren Korb as “Zagreus”- Hades

Best Independent Game:
Hades
Kentucky Route Zero
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Spelunky 2
Spiritfarer

Best Mobile Game:
Genshin Impact
?????

Best AR/VR Game:
Astro’s Playroom
Half Life: Alyx
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Star Wars: Squadrons

Best Action Game:
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarDoom Eternal
Doom Eternal
Hades
Nioh 2
Star Wars: Squadrons

Best Action Adventure Game:
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
Ghost of Tsushima
Half Life: Alyx
The Last of Us: Part II
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Best Role Playing Game:
Demon’s Souls: Remake
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Genshin Impact
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

Best Fighting Game:
Streets of Rage 4
????

Best Family Game:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Astro’s Playroom
Bugsnax
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
Paper Mario: The Origami King

Best Strategy Game:
Crusader Kings III
Desperados III
Gears Tactics
Iron Harvest
Microsoft Flight Simulator

Best Sports/Racing Game:
F1 2020
FIFA 21
MLB The Show 20
NBA 2K21
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2

Best Multiplayer Game:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Fall Guys
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty: Warzone
Valorant

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[Miss Americana Joined: Jul 28th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 2178 View Predictions]

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FF7R won’t miss GOTY I loved that game. Also, Monster Hunter World should have won GOTY in 2018.

FYC Grammys 2021

Folklore, best-selling album of 2020, 8 weeks #1 on BB200

Nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album

Cardigan, #1 hit single off Folklore

Nominated for Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance

Exile, top10 hit single off Folklore

Nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

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[morrigan Joined: Nov 12th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 9 View Predictions]

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I feel like The Last of Us II is gonna walk away with the big one, easy.

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[Eric Junkes Joined: Nov 15th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 1 View Predictions]

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Great predictions. I’m kinda disappointed that Ghost of Tsushima is been so praised, I think that the game is just above average. My favorite is TLOU2, but Hades and Ori are also impressive. I think that Half-Life will miss the cut because is not very accessible, I mean, you can only play it on a pc with a VR that is not PS VR. I think that even most of the journalists haven’t played the game, but we’ll see. If there’s a sixth game, I’d bet on FFVII Remake.

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[doughyjunn Joined: Oct 13th, 2014 Topics: 0 Posts: 7 View Predictions]

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Miss Americana- I think you’re right about the FFVII Remake. It just missed my predictions in the GOTY category. I was thinking there may be a stigma against remakes as opposed to new games, but now I remember that the RE2 Remake got nominated last year. I think that remake bias will keep it from winning in the same way RE2 lost last year, but now I feel like I should have included that over Doom Eternal or Half Life: Alyx. I’ll stick with my current predictions for now and go down with the ship.

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[doughyjunn Joined: Oct 13th, 2014 Topics: 0 Posts: 7 View Predictions]

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Eric Junkes- I really enjoyed Ghost of Tsushima. It’s actually one of the only non-Telltale games that I’ve platinumed. I do agree that the hype felt a little overblown though. I thought the side activities were fun, but over the course of 60-70 hours they ended up becoming a bit tedious (other than the shrine platforming puzzles which I loved). The quests for the non-supporting character NPCs weren’t particularly memorable, but I did like the quest threads for your companions. The game seemed to dodge a lot of the criticism that’s thrown at other open world games with the same style.

I agree that the accessibility of Half Life: Alyx is going to be its biggest hurdle, but it has great reviews and the idea that it’s pushing the VR part of the industry forward. So if the jury did play it, I could see it squeezing in.

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