After a long evening filled with huge announcements, emotional speeches, and significant accolades, Geoff Keighley’s annual Game Awards showcase for 2020 has come to a close. Throughout the night, several games took home trophies, includingAmong Us, Ghost of Tsushima,andHades.However, at the tail-end of the show,The Last of Us: Part 2was the game that clinched the honor of being called Game of the Year.
Announced by iconic movie director Christopher Nolan, Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic epic managed to outdoFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, Doom Eternal,Ghost of Tsushima, Hades,andAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfor the coveted trophy. It’s no doubt a huge honor and one shared by very few games in the event’s history, includingGod of War, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,andThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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Outside of the heralded Game of the Year trophy,The Last of Us: Part 2also swept six other categories, winning Best Direction, Best Narrative, Best Audio Design, Innovation in Accessibility, Best Action/Adventure, and Best Performance for Laura Bailey’s portrayal of Abby. All in all, it was a dominant night for the popular first-party PlayStation studio, with creative director Neil Druckmann and his team thanking all those who worked on the game and supported its release.
For those who didn’t play the sequel to Naughty Dog’s seminal 2013 adventure,The Last of Us: Part 2follows Ellie and Joel a few years after the events of the original story. Staying in a quiet town and trying to live an average life, things suddenly go awry during an expedition beyond the settlement’s gates, forcing Ellie to venture out on a malice-filled revenge mission against a mysterious woman by the name of Abby. Arriving in Seattle, the pair suddenly wind up on a violent collision course, with the ensuing carnage making for a deeper, darker, and more morally provoking adventure than its predecessor.
The game has quickly become one of the year’s more talked about titles, with its shocking prologue and series of unexpected twists and turns making it a divisive discussion point online. It seems the voters were entirely behind its worthiness to take home the coveted Game of the Year trophy, however, with the ballot consisting of several members of the games industry, media, and a small percentage of fan voters. Several huge titles were also announced during The Game Awards showcase, includinga newPerfect Darksequel, anEvil Deadvideo game, and Striking Distance Studio’s spiritual successor toDead Space,The Callisto Protocol.
The Last of Us 2is out now on PlayStation 4.
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