Every winner at the Golden Joystick Awards 2020

The award ceremony of the Golden Joystick Awards has just concluded, and the winners have been announced.

[Nyxus]

Well deserved!

[Fraggle1987]

It really is TLOU2 is an incredible game.

[FATAL1TY]

★ Ultimate Game of the Year ★
The Last of Us 2

Studio of the Year - Naughty Dog
Best Visual Design - The Last of Us 2
Best Storytelling - The Last of Us 2
Best Audio - The Last of Us 2

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★ Most Wanted Game ★
God of War: Ragnarok
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[-Foxtrot]

I think not

Audio and Visual Design of course.

Best Storytelling...no

Best Studio (after the whole crunch thing which resulted in a fair few leaving)...no

GOTY...no

What a joke, there was a bunch of games this year more deserving.

(cue the hostile comments)

[Pickledpepper]

Lmfao

[TripleAAARating]

@foxtrot....."It's one of the greatest games in the history of mankind" 😁..... I'll quote what I said before again----
"the facts are undeniable there isn't a game in History with the level of attention to detail, butter smooth transitional animations in character movement and overall graphical fidelity that comes close to TLOU part 2...
The narrative is subjective and divisive, but what many don't understand is that this is EXACTLY what the writers intended. So for people like you who spew Hatred because you dislike and disagree with one aspect of the game's narrative and completely ignore everything else it does at a Pristine level, I'm afraid is shallow minded."
Unfortunately for you I'm afraid those awards are gonna keep coming... 😁

[-Foxtrot]

@TripleAAARating

“It's one of the greatest games in the history of mankind"

Dude saying that kind of stuff sounds like you’re in a cult, it’s over the top either way.

You’re just one of these people who try and defend the below average story by saying “that’s what they intended all along” and “it’s supposed to make you feel like that”. Next you’ll be telling us how “our IQ’s are not high enough to understand the rich complexity of an masterfully told deep story”...

You want to praise the graphics, of course

Visuals? Definitely

Audio & Soundtrack? Damn right

However Story, Narrative, Studio, GOTY...I don’t think so, other games deserve them better.

[xHeavYx]

@Foxtrot
It would help your case if you mentioned which games were more deserving.

[Redemption-64]

Fox still salty i see.

[TripleAAARating]

@foxtrot ...... "Next you’ll be telling us how “our IQ’s are not high enough to understand the rich complexity of an masterfully told deep story”...
You said it not me 😁... you couldn't have state it better, this quote perfectly outlined the conundrum you personally are faced with this game... man it's been MONTHS you've been spewing hate toward TLOU 2, without adequately stating exactly WHY you hate the narrative so much..
I'll make it easy for you, please name a game that is eligible within this years GOTY contenders that you think is more deserving...

[Michiel1989]

@tripleAAA, so ur telling me that they wrote a story that they knew a decent portion of the playerbase wouldnt like, since it was divisive on purpose? you talk about them like they are some godlike entity beyond the comprehension of mere mortals and ND tasked you as a disciple to spread the word of their greatness.

Now the ultimate question for you: would you let yourself be crucified for them?

[-Foxtrot]

@TripleAAARating

"without adequately stating exactly WHY you hate the narrative so much.."

ARE YOU JOKING ME?

I've said it TONS of time at release, I could give you a whole little essay breaking down why I didn't like it, hell I'm pretty sure I did on here yet all I get in response is people ignoring what I've said and dumbing it down to "bu bu but you're just saying that because Joel died" while everything else in the comment is thrown away. Either that or something about being sexist, hating strong women or some other excuse.

I don't keep saying it on here because if I or anyone else did you'd get comments directed at me saying "You keep repeating yourself on everypost" and people like yourself would just gloss over it and would say I'm still "hating" on it for "no reason".

So really...what's the point

Since it would be pointless to ramble on for that long, he's some fun memes to get a few of the points across...

https://i.redd.it/z5pmj3amn...

https://i.ibb.co/vzC01ZN/1....

https://i.redd.it/zjc7gf3qe...

[Bathyj]

I love that Foxtrot is still so upset his computer Dad died.

Well deserved Naughty Dog.

[-Foxtrot]

@Bathyj

You’ve just proved my point from above and at the current time of writing it’s only been 30 minutes.

Thank you

[bouzebbal]

Biaised reward.. Tlou2 has 0 story it never unfolds..

[dumahim]

"so ur telling me that they wrote a story that they knew a decent portion of the playerbase wouldnt like, since it was divisive on purpose?"

Yes. There was a quote I heard earlier this year. I don't remember it exactly and I think it was in relation to the design of something, but it was something like they would rather people love it or hate it rather than be bored or not care. At least they felt something.

[Bathyj]

Foxtrot I didn't see your point because I don't read your rants about Last of Us.

[bouzebbal]

Tsushima is the goty.. Unmatched artistic style, combat and sound.. A true Swan song to conclude a total dominance

[TheKingKratos]

Fox

I don't see you talk about the crunch culture at Rockstar and CDRedProject
But that because you are hypcrite

You cry so much i kinda feel sorry for you ... but you know what i love your tears
keep going

[Epicor]

That's classical foxtrot. Dude is full of passive aggressiveness with his black-and-white opinions. If you disagree with him your comment is a "joke". His maturity level never seize to amaze me.

TLOU2 is more than deserving to win GOTY. There is a lot going for it. Sure feel free to disagree but it should be pretty obvious why many won't. Your argument for "best storytelling" is "No". I disagree as I cannot think of any other game that did story telling so well. You do realize that "plot" is different than "storytelling", right? And if one thinks that TLOU2 has an amazing storytelling then it's pretty hard NOT to give GOTY to this game: best visuals, best audio, best(or among best) storytelling --> that kinda leads into GOTY. And if your game is the ultimate game of the year then the "Studio of the year" is a no-brainer as well.

[lukasmain]

TLOU2 is my Game Of The Year.

Ghost Of Tsushima coming in 2nd place

[r2oB]

@ foxtrot

If you played the game you would know those memes you posted are silly.

*spoiler alert*

First meme. I’ll admit it was awkward watching that scene. Mainly because as the player controlling Abby its natural to try and relate to the character. But being a straight male I could not relate to that scene (as Abby). However, I am aware that the awkwardness derives from my own preferences and am able to detach myself from the character. Could they have omitted the scene? Sure. Could the same context been conveyed with a kiss instead? Sure. But I’m not going to let an “unnecessary” sex scene be the be all end all for judging a game. Do you think Witcher 3 is a bad game because of an “unnecessary” sex scene?

Second meme. Comparing the cautious nature of a lone 14 year old girl, that’s actively being targeted, in the company of a grown man she doesn’t know is fundamentally different than two grown men being friendly towards a girl they just saved. Ellie’s relationship with Joel has changed him. He probably seen a helpless girl (in his eyes) and introduced himself to show he is not a threat.

Third meme. Ellie wasn’t upset at Joel for saving her and keeping it from her. She made it abundantly clear she was upset because he made the choice for her. She also felt curing the infection would have given her life meaning, something he took away (remember Ellie was a 14 year old girl that just lost her best friend to the infection). She ultimately forgave him but wasn’t able to express that to him. And Ellie did not forgive Abby. The reason she didn’t kill Abby (and vice versa) was for her own sake and sanity. It was the closure she needed to be at peace with herself and forgive herself for how she treated Joel, as well as move on with her life (which is what Joel and Dina wanted). People who haven’t played the game or don’t understand the game think it’s a tale of revenge, but it’s more a tale of closure and redemption for both characters.

[anast]

Great game. So many TLOU2 haters out there, though.

[repsahj]

...well deserved indeed. Congrats naughty dog for making this game, really a gem this generation. Now waiting game for part 3 to be released on ps5. I hope soon, maybe 2-3 years please?

[goldwyncq]

I’m sure most would disagree but I found the story better than in the first game.

[RazzerRedux]

Damn straight

[Atticus_finch]

My favorite game this entire gen.
Never has any other entertainment medium made so emotionally invested in it's world and characters. It still makes me emotional thinking about it.
Naughty Dog with U4, U Lost legacy and TLoU2 are untouchable.
Best devs in the industry.

[RgR]

Interestingly enough you mention the most divisive naughty dog games within their canvases.

Unlike the unanimous acclaim for tlou1 and uncharted 2

[Atticus_finch]

I named NDs most recent titles which happen to be the ones I liked the most.
All ND games since ps2 have been critically acclaimed.

[gravedigger]

So, TLOU cleaned the house. Amazing

Looks like another 200 GOTY awards club. :D

[Pickledpepper]

Pmsl

[CaptainHenry916]

I would have given ghost of Tuishima PS game of the year imo. Ori and the Will of the Wisps is the best Xbox game and its not even an exclusive

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

24 likes and 11 dislikes on this comment? Spam bots incoming from angry TheQuartering fans. It's happened a few times this week alone. They can't stand the fact that most people liked TLOU2.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

@Ouchiemdais

Your account was made just 39 min ago. You are the pathetic loser - stop using spam bots and making fake accounts.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

As I predicted when you had 24 likes and 11 dislikes, it wasn't going to be long before someone got offended by the majority being positive about TLOU2 and used spam bots. Complete losers.

With the surge of likes that Foxtrot got out of nowhere ....

[-Foxtrot]

Here you go

*gives tin foil hat*

[gravedigger]

So much salt. Prepare salty guys, TLOU 2 is here to take more GOTY awards.

[TheScotsman]

Ultimate whinging moany faced tw@t of the year -Foxtrot.

Congrats mate. Now let's get you some more butt hurt. ,🖕

[-Foxtrot]

Awww the little princess is trying to be big and tough on the mean internet, that’s adorable

Why don’t you put your bottle down and take five before you cut yourself on all that edge

💅🏼

[TheScotsman]

Well sometimes people like you need it.

You moan non stop about this game, time to get over it m8 it's game of the year and there nothing you can do about it.

Maybe my comments were a little harsh and I apologise, but man your a moaner.

Go do something you like, it's obviously not gaming.
And I'm not trying to be big and tough I am BIG and Tough. And it's not a bottle it's a large can of whoopass, come get some 😘

[Brazz]

Last of US II is the big winner of Golden Joystick and also Game of the year.

[TGGJustin]

TLOU2 swept like it deserves. The ironic thing is that these were user voted. That loud minority of haters can go cry in the corner.

[Atticus_finch]

Hahaha I love it.

[RgR]

I would like to see a list of user account names to go with the votes.

[mac_sparrow]

Me too, I bet Joel Miller is on the list thousands of times and we all know he's not eligible to vote anymore.

Stop the steal, right?

Just in case it's necessary... /S

[RgR]

@mac

Not sure it's a steal. But it would be good to see. Nothing wrong with transparency I think.

Especially for something so legitimate, right?

[repsahj]

50% of the votes are from haters. Hahaha!

[Lore]

Still felt as though FFVII Remake was more well deserving

[Skeyerd]

Absolutely!

[Popsicle]

@Lore Agreed. I would at least given it best audio. The sound track was amazing!

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

TheQuartering fans: "Damn. It's a shame we didn't hear about those awards. We would have made thousands of accounts like we did on Metacritic because we have nothing better to do with our lives."

[NEXUS-6]

Jeremy is a sad sack at times, his content got boring long ago.

[VerminSC]

The haters are so passionate they make multiple accounts just to downvote

[TheKingKratos]

Yeah that is the funny thing about it
It was gamers who vote it as game of the year ... which show how pathetic the trolls are who think they represent the gamers

[frostypants]

Why is that ironic?

[Gianoni33]

Hades won the critcs choice!!!! Well deserved.

[The Wood]

This studio made Transistor which is also a very good game. Ill be grabbing this as soon as it gets released on console. The moment I saw footage of this I knew it was by the same studio without looking because of the similarities

[solideagle]

no love for Ghost of Tsushima? :(

[ABizzel1]

The Last of Us 2 is going to take away a lot of potential awards Ghost would have won any other year. Ghost is a runner-up in just about every category IMO.

[Atticus_finch]

Going against Naughty dog was always going to be tough.

[lcslick]

I actual tried to play Ghost of Tsushima for a little bit while playing TLOU2 and just couldn't. TLOU2 just ruined me for the level of detail in absolutely everything in the game and when I saw my characters foot in Ghost of Tsushima step through a body on the floor or some stairs I was like.. nope. Also i didn't feel the weight of attacks like I felt when I swung a weapon in TLOU2. I only finished TLOU2 the other week so I really hope I can get into Ghost of Tsushima since it just looks like a game that's right up my alley.

[Monkeysmoke]

Its very difficult playing any other game after playing The last of us 2. The quality of the game is generations ahead.

Truth be told even launch PS5 games can't match the animation and facial animations in The last of us 2.

Just give us TLOU2 60fps PS5 pacth Sony!

[-Foxtrot]

I know, it makes no sense, you have...

Best PlayStation Game: TLOU2

GOTY: TLOU2

You’re telling me they couldn’t have given Best PlayStation Game to Miles Morales, Ghost of Tsushima or FFVII

Then Suckerpunch / Supergiant loosing Best Studio to NaughtDog after the horrible crunch and working conditions staff went through that resulted in people getting sick or leaving. They lost a fair few people.

That’s so off...

[Atticus_finch]

🤦‍♂️
You make no sense.

No, because TLoU2 deserves it more than any other game. Even if you hate the story you're still left with amazing animations, sound, graphics and gameplay.

All studios in the industry experience crunch. Infact almost all industries have to put in crunch to meet deadlines.
Do you even work?

You're so off...

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

Dude, you're so petty when it comes to TLOU2. And when it comes to working conditions, you don't exactly seem to care about all the death threats that Naughty Dog staff received from lunatics going after the game and their followers. I'd say all that nonsense made them feel pretty sick.

[-Foxtrot]

@Atticus_finch

Not really. Doom Eternal, FFVII, Ghosts of Tsushima, Hades, even Animal Crossing or Crash Bandicoot 4 for example got better fan. AND critic responses

“Even if you hate the story you're still left with amazing animations, sound, graphics and gameplay”

DUDE. Come on man, it’s a story driven game where the narrative is the main attraction like most of ND games over the years and especially after how amazing the first game was story wise. If it’s not up to scratch then I’m sorry but even if I praise the other things which I can it doesn’t mean I can skip over the big main attraction which has failed. It doesn’t work like that.

“All studios in the industry experience crunch”

Did you even read the report? Like seriously, it’s the worst one that’s been reported on this year, it’s disgusting what they did. If they did that at my job I’d be onto the union or I’d walk out, not worth my mental health.

@LucasRuinedChildhood

Death Threats I’m not okay with but here’s the thing, it’s the internet, EVERYONE from celebs, actors and the like get sick abuse off people all the time, it’s shit but it happens. However you just ignore it and get on with your life.

The issue here though is that it seems Neil has a habit of making it known, drawing attention to it, so he can deflect any criticism of the game by making it look like every person who dislikes the game is just like the trolls sending death threats. He brings it up, his white knights rally around him and go off defending the game calling anyone even those with legit criticisms who’s stating them in a fair mature manner, a troll just like those sending death threats. It’s very tactical.

[goldwyncq]

It’s a good game but not TLOU 2 level. Hell, it’s not even the best open world game this year.

[phoenixwing]

@gold i disagree. Ghost of Tsushima is the most immersive open world. Graphics and animations are better at naughty dog but I easily enjoyed ghost far more

[Father__Merrin]

Naughty Dog, The last if us 2 & Sony swept all the awards. Next year there's some tough competition with cyberpunk starfield God of war 2

[TGGJustin]

Starfield isn't even confirmed for next year. I really doubt that's coming until 2022 at the earliest.

[NEXUS-6]

Your going to be saying Starfield next year for a few more years.

[GaboonViper]

LOU2 scooping those awards, well done ND.

[DEEHULK88]

These aren't real awards

[RazzerRedux]

^^^^these are real tears^^^^

[Atticus_finch]

LMAO 😭

[lukasmain]

hahaha

[DEEHULK88]

Why would I be salty?

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

Speaking of tears, someone has used spam bots again to spam dislikes at anyone who had a positive comment about TLOU2. The first comment was at 24 likes and 11 dislikes and now look at it a short time later. These guys better get used to TLOU2 getting awards or they're going to have a very hard time over the next few weeks. haha.

[RgR]

@Lucas

What makes you think it's fraud?
Couldn't be because there was a clear difference could it? Lol

Gotta say I agree. Was surprised to see it switch. Either there are lots of bots out there or lots of silent folk.

[Atticus_finch]

Your saltines definitely is thou. 😘
GOTY!

[DEEHULK88]

Salty about what?

[Atticus_finch]

You tell me salty boi.

[SmokinAces]

So when do the "real" awards happen?

[DEEHULK88]

I will let you know because these and that VGA show are complete sh!t.

[RgR]

Similar to the movie awards. Most of it is a joke. Tlou2 divided the fan base and still won game of the year. Wanna know why?

Demonize the detractors and call them all sorts of terrible names in order to ignore that they exist. Therefore you now have a flawless game with no issues.

[DEEHULK88]

No game flawless.

[Atticus_finch]

Literally no one claims the game has no flaws.
TLoU2 won
Wanna know why?
It was literally voted in by fans.
No conspiracy theories needed.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

More like the detractors playing the victim and throwing the toy out of the pram when they don't get your way. You can make thousands of accounts and spam huge amounts of negative reviews on Metacritic, use spam bots on N4G, etc but no one is falling for the narrative.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

A "detractor" here has used spam bots in the comments section. It seems like the detractors really want people to know they exist. It's like a cry for help. haha

[RgR]

@Lucas

Oh wow now this is actually funny.
You claiming Im using both accounts or something?

Well...nope. I wonder who is though? @atticus said something about conspiracy theories mayhaps that goes both ways.

[Persian_Immortal]

Face it son tlou 2 is going to win over 200 gotys and no matter how much you cry and pussy bleed it's not going to make a difference if gta v couldn't stop tlou 1 I doubt any game released this year can stop tlou 2.

[CKPan]

No worry here, TLOU 2 can get all the glory like the high critic review scores, but nobody is buying, in fact, Sony's never updated the sales number, stock piled in store says all.
Besides, US people, their president says all.

[TheKingKratos]

CKPan

You F idiot ...those awards are voted by fans not critics

What a fool 😂😂😂

[WelkinCole]

Well done Sony

[LoveSpuds]

Really pleased at most of these awards as they line up pretty well with my own opinions.

I adored everything about The Last of Us 2, no other game has had me so emotionally engaged, the amount of times I sat slack-jawed at another turn in the story was bonkers.

Great to see Hades getting some love too, what a belting game. It's a shame Tsushima got overlooked however, I do think TLoU2 was more deserving in most categories.

[italiangamer]

Damn Sony sweeped the ceremony with 8 awards! Yes, I counted Death Stranding too because it's Sony's IP.

I'll jam to this to celebrate lol:

https://m.youtube.com/watch...

[Atticus_finch]

Just wait until Naughty dogs drops that Multiplayer on Ps5. I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it.

[Silly gameAr]

I just hope it's not some battle royal type BS. I want some Factions, and I hope they have a hoard mode or some kind of co op mode where we hunt down some infected.

[RgR]

That would actually get me back into the game.

Tlou1 had great multiplayer.

They're taking their sweet time with it so it must be big.

[Elda]

TLOU2 winning 6 awards on that list is no surprising,the game was really good!

[Petebloodyonion]

"The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards, is a video game award ceremony; it awards the best video games of the year, as voted for originally by the British general public,"
Are we surprised by the winners?

The equivalent in movies would mean that Disney would be guaranteed to win with a Marvel movie
it would win automatically best visual, best story, best FX, best studio, and ultimate movie of the year.

At least this award proves what Jim Ryan is saying it's risky to create a new AAA IP.

[LoveSpuds]

I guess us Brits just aren't as smart or choosy as our American cousins 🙄

[Petebloodyonion]

I would expect the same to happen everywhere
Sony like Nintendo has a devoted fan base Just like how everybody love Kojima in the gaming industry.
Sony know how to create hype and how to market a product.
So it's just logical that PPL would vote for something they know and love in contrast to a game like Hades.

[Raziology]

Best Visual Design should have been awarded to Ghost of Tsushima. It hasn't received any awards sadly.

[RgR]

The visual design was really nice. Unique and revolutionary in the open world genre.

[boing1]

I absolutely agree. Every frame is a painting in this game. And in 60fps it's even more striking.

[Black-Helghast]

people can talk all the smack they want but play the last of us 2 from start to finish and tell me why that isn't one of the best games ever created up to this date and the best game this year. it makes you feel so many unique emotions that no game has ever made you feel. superb acting by ALL the characters and jesus the gameplay was so much better than the first in every aspect.

point is, people hate tlou2 because most people are sheep and the trend was to hate on it. I know two friends irl that say they hate it and have never played it just because they know the spoiler that everyone hates on the game for

BUT what naughty did was follow exactly on the ending of the first the last of us and that's why it's an amazing story. what did we do at the end of the first game? murder some innocent people for our own sake and lie to ellie on her face. I knew both things would have HUGE consequences and they did but haters say it's bad story telling even tho naughty give you every detail of the story from each perspective with again, a better game in every aspect than the first the last of us.

[RgR]

Unfortunately the only emotion I got was ...wtf. and then some....is this a dating show?

Tlou1 got lots of awesome things going..but for me this second entry just wasn't very interesting.

Ellie is no longer a likeable badass and all other previous characters are a shadow of their former self's ...if this was all intentional then great but...the franchise is now dead in the water.

Imagine if Nathan drake was removed from uncharted 2 and you only played as chloe...nuff said. Not exactly the same but did have the same overall effect for me.

[Black-Helghast]

so because there's relationships involved in the game, it's a dating show. nobody has the right to date and fall in love in a post apocalyptic world, huh? they explore themes of relationship in the first game's DLC and you say that game is awesome but this one is boring? you probably never played the game and watched it on stream. if I'm wrong I'll apologize but add me on ps4 and let me see your trophies.

wasn't very interesting, really? within the first two hours there's a moment that literally broke the internet and sets you on a very determined goal. we dont know who those people are or why she did that. how tf was finding all of that out that not interesting?

this is my favorite one "ellie is no longer a badass" O.o SPOILERS AHEAD, WARNING FOR ANYONE THAT HASN'T FINISHED THE LAST OF US PART 2............................. .................

the torture scene with Noah. she literally tortured Noah to the point that she went from "I'll never rat on my friend" to telling Ellie every single aspect to where Abby was at the time.
dude there's so many scenes I can think of Ellie being a straight badass.. did you really play the game? cause if you dont think the part where ellie is hanging upside down and she tricks the two saddists on California wasn't a badass moment, jesus dont want to know your humor.

Okay your final paragraph says imagine playing as chloe on UC2 for the whole game...

..... Lost Legacy did that and that was a great Uncharted game. definitely not Uncharted 2 but a very strong standalone spinoff from the UC universe. now... how does your example apply in the last of us 2? we play as the villain only midway through the game and it happens in a scene that there's SO MUCH HAPPENING AT ONCE and I understand if you dislike abby's character. I did at first too, but then you're seeing this group of friends fight a group of Christian lunatics that are even harder than hordes of clickers. and then you're helping these two kids out as all of your friends die one by one by ellie's hand and you start to wonder, are we doing the right thing as ellie? then abby's leader betrays her and you're not only running from ellie and killing delusional fanatics, now you're also killing your ex-comrades... if you didn't like abby's character after all the shit we went through you just don't understand that she was the first to lose what was most valuable to her. she lost what we save at the end of the first game and she made a mistake, that led to ellie making all the decisions she made. that's why naughty dog made sure we saw both point of views but apparently people didnt care for the amazing story and focused on stupid shit like there being relationships in the game.

[Monkeysmoke]

I really wonder how people expects a happily ever after story from a game based on a rash apocalyptic cruel world.

TLOU2 is true to its setting, realistic as f**k, any one can die anytime. Its the world Ellie and Joel lives in.

[lukasmain]

The Last Of Us 2 is my Game of The Year. With Ghost OF Tsushima in 2nd.

I honestly don't understand all the haters. I don't even like to argue with them. I just know how amazing the game is and it deserves every award it gets. I'm also Right-Leaning politically, not that it matters, but the game is not 'woke' as they say. The creative process was organic from it's inception. Amazing story. Amazing characters. Amazing visuals. Amazing everything. I'll never forget the experience.

[victorMaje]

Love naughty dog & I loved TLoU2 but my personal goty & studio of the year are Ghost of Tsushima & Sucker Punch.
Anyway congrats Naughty Dog.

[AKS]

Best storytelling?! LOL.

[Snookies12]

Absolutely is, it's incredibly layered. If you actually play it through, and pay attention. That's a lot to ask for most people apparently. There are reasons for every choice each character makes throughout the story. And they're clearly presented if you pay attention.

[kfk]

It's hilarious to see all the haters like Foxtrot using alt accounts to downvote while they cry. You aren't fooling anyone, TLOU2 is dominating both with critics and fan awards, enjoy.

[RgR]

Its also hilarious to see so many claim that there are so many alt accounts.

[Silly gameAr]

I doubt foxtrot uses alt accounts to do something that petty. He doesn't have a good opinion of the game, but I think he's a mature enough not to waste time doing that.

[SegaGamer]

This place has become cult like. It reminds me of Twitter. "You better like what I like or we'll shun you"

[lukasmain]

TLOU2 is my Game Of The Year too.

Ghost Of Tsushima is a close second.

[Neo111]

"Best Gaming Hardware - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080" - in the year where new consoles were launched...

[Good-Smurf]

I'm sure Ghost of Tsushima will win something at The Game Awards chill out for those who rooted GoT and hated and crucify people who liked or loved TLOU II.
Disagrees showed there are many hurt and annoyed people that their favorite game don't win GOTY for this event.

[Levii_92]

This is so predictable it makes you gag.

[Levii_92]

IMO TLOU2 is the equivalent to a movie oscar bait. Just basic shit that floats on the surface that pretends to be deeper than it is. Easy pick for people who don’t know better.

[lellkay]

Gutted to see Ghost not get it's due. TLOU2 is amazing though.

[Hikoran]

Couldn't have asked for a better result!

[baalfadedk]

Deserved!

[jackymoved]

Like it or not, The Last of Us part 2 is one helluva game.

[NewEnds0186]

Not bad but it is just an awards show.
My GOTY was different but TLOU2 deserves credit.

[Father__Merrin]

Every Golden Joystick Award 2020 winner

Best Storytelling - The Last of Us 2
Best Multiplayer Game - Fall Guys
Best Visual Design - The Last of Us 2
Best Game Expansion - No Man's Sky: Origins
Mobile Game of the Year - Lego Builder's Journey
Best Audio - The Last of Us 2
Best Indie Game - Hades
Still Playing - Minecraft
Studio of the Year - Naughty Dog
Esports Game of the Year - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Best New Streamer / Broadcaster - iamBrandon
Best Family Game - Fall Guys
Best Gaming Community - Minecraft
Best Performer - Sandra Saad (Kamala Khan)
Breakthrough Award - Innersloth (Among Us)
Outstanding Contribution - The Gaming Industry
PC Game of the Year - Death Stranding
Best Gaming Hardware - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PlayStation Game of the Year - The Last of Us 2
Xbox Game of the Year - Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Nintendo Game of the Year - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Most Wanted Game - God of War: Ragnarok
Critic's Choice - Hades
Ultimate Game of the Year - The Last of Us 2

Surprised at pc game of the year

[repsahj]

...cant forget how awesome the facial animations of this game (cutscenes and gameplay), heck even the to be release cyberpunk game facial animations feels a lil bit robotic to me.

[BlackDoomAx]

Sponsored by Naughty Dog

[JayRyu]

TLOU2 is great on visuals and sound. The writing is good but I don't think it should gave won there nor on the storytelling. I love playing as both Ellie and Abby but the story is what was the biggest let down of the game.
So GOTY contender, no doubt, but I would give GOTY to either FFVII remake, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, and wait for it..............ORi and the will of the wisps

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Ghost of Tushima should've won best visual design imo. TLOU2 did deserve best story telling.

[Bebedora]

A crapy story can be controversial. Still crapy crap that crap of a crap that is TLoU II.

[waverider]

Amazing. A great game, amazing experience. Naught dog are really the top dog of the industry. What they were able to do with a ps4 is really amazing. Really pumped to see what they can do with the ps5

[enkiduxiv]

I'm torn on this one. I did like The Last of Us 2 a lot, but I don't think it's game of the year good. There is undeniable quality that went into the production of this game and I like the fact that ND was willing to take risks with the plot. However, the story tried to dictate how I should feel and that's just lazy writing no matter how you look at it.

Druckman was also insufferable in interviews, defending the sycophants who were calling him the Spielberg of Game design (I would call him an Abrams on his best day). This game was good but not genius. A genius game wouldn't force the player to play through a scripted ending. A genius game would let the player decide the outcome. Imagine how amazing the ending of this game would be if we were actually allowed to chose it ourselves. It wouldn't feel artificial or forced.

On the other hand, every good game has its flaws this year. Ghost was gorgeous but the pacing and gameplay had some problems. VII Remake had that god awful ending. Xbox didn't bother to release anything of note. I guess with that in mind, TLOU2 deserves to be on top this year. It does feel like a 2020 hit, bleak, depressing, and straight up not fun at times.

[Fonsecap]

My golden award goes to Ghost of Tsushima and voice acting to Akio Otsuka (Shimura-sama).

[chiefJohn117]

What a joke

[phoenixwing]

would have preferred ghost of tsushima winning goty or maybe ff7 remake. not a big deal either way

[leoms]

Awww man the salt in this thread. Incredible that haters (Fox) who hate this game devote so much energy when there is an article about it. Looking forward to Dec 12 lmao.