Games Radar has announced that voting is now live for the annual Golden Joystick Awards 2020. This year sees eighteen categories for users to vote in and a number of Nintendo games are included including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Paper Mario: The Origami King and more. You can vote for your favourite games of this year, right here, and you can claim a free gaming ebook worth up to $22.99 / £12.99. Here’s all the games along with the categories!
The Golden Joystick Awards 2020 Nominations
Best Audio
The Last of Us: Part II
Ghost of Tsushima
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Paradise Killer
Call of Duty: Warzone
Half-Life: Alyx
Streets Of Rage 4
Resident Evil 3
Best Game Community **NEW FOR 2020**
Fall Guys
Minecraft
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Dreams
Sea of Thieves
Warframe
Fortnite
Final Fantasy XIV
Best Family Game **NEW FOR 2020**
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Fall Guys
Pokemon Sword & Shield
Minecraft Dungeons
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Moving Out
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Best Game Expansion
Control: AWE
No Man’s Sky: Origins
Total War: WARHAMMER 2 – The Warden and the Paunch
Pokemon Sword & Shield – Expansion Pass
Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 – Reflections in Crystal
The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu
Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath
The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon
Best Gaming Hardware
PC Engine Mini
Oculus Quest 2
Razer Kishi mobile pad for xCloud
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
TCA Sidestick Airbus Edition
Vulcan 120 Aimo Keyboard
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2
Best Indie Game
Kentucky Route Zero
Factorio
Spelunky 2
Paradise Killer
Creaks
Hades
Lair of the Clockwork God
Necrobarista
Best Multiplayer Game
Fall Guys
Call of Duty: Warzone
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Deep Rock Galactic
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
Moving Out
Valorant
Best Storytelling
The Last of Us Part II
Ghost of Tsushima
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Necrobarista
Paradise Killer
Hades
Signs of the Sojourner
If Found…
Best Visual Design
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Spiritfarer
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Esports Game of the Year
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
League Of Legends
Valorant
Fortnite
NTT IndyCar Series iRacing
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
FIFA 20
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Mobile Game of the Year
Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows
Lego Builder’s Journey
Little Orpheus
Next Stop Nowhere
Roundguard
Bird Alone
A Monster’s Expedition
If Found…
Nintendo Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Pokemon Sword & Shield
Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Super Mario Bros. 35
Ninjala
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
PC Game of the Year
Paradise Killer
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Hades
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Crusader Kings III
Valorant
Half-Life: Alyx
Death Stranding
PlayStation Game of the Year
The Last of Us Part II
Nioh 2
Ghost of Tsushima
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Marvel’s Iron Man VR
Spelunky 2
Dreams
Fall Guys
Xbox Game of the Year
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
Deep Rock Galactic
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Bleeding Edge
Minecraft Dungeons
Wasteland 3
Yakuza 0
Tell Me Why
Still Playing
Final Fantasy XIV
Sea of Thieves
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Pokemon Go
Grand Theft Auto Online
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Studio of the Year
Mediatonic
Naughty Dog
Respawn
Paradox Development Studio
Sucker Punch
Infinity Ward
Media Molecule
Supergiant Games
Most Wanted
Hitman 3
Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart
Halo Infinite
Resident Evil 8: Village
Deathloop
Horizon Forbidden West
Kerbal Space Program 2
Elden Ring
Gotham Knights
God of War: Ragnarok
Starfield
The Medium
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TLOU 2 for best storytelling? Gotta love those troll nominations.
I’ve never played TLOU 2; is the game/storytelling really as bad as they say?
Yep.
The answer to that question depends mostly on how emotionally moved you are by production values. If you get carried away easily, you’ll love it.
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So basically every Nintendo first party game including emulated ROMS and a free to play 3rd party exclusive get nominated for Nintendo Game of the Year…and no Xenoblade? Clubhouse Games and Brain Training (which didn’t even see a NA release for some reason) got nominated, but the definitive edition of one of the greatest RPGs ever made does not? Ok, I see the snub.
Why is TLOU2 nominated for storytelling and visual design? That’s a joke right?
Also, the Final Fantasy 14 community is a bit creepy from my experience.
What is wrong with the visual design of TLoU2? It is the best looking game I have ever seen.
I’d hardly call the sex scene visually appealing.
And for a ‘realistic’ looking game, the designers sure lack a basic understanding of anatomical differences between a woman and a teenage boy with with mild gynecomastia.
Visual design does not mean technical quality of graphics. Its a very highly produced game. Its also a very ugly game.