Some of you may remember it as the game that made you throw bricks and bottles to stay alive. Others may remember it as a compelling narrative about a lost old man who grows to love a tormented young girl, wise beyond her years. Most of us will remember it for that gorgeous and compelling giraffe sequence that displayed so much beauty, fighting the tears was about as pointless as facing a pack of clickers without a Shiv. Now, we can all honor it as the D.I.C.E. 2014 Game Of The Year.
The Last Of Us took home GOTY honors along with 9 other awards throughout the night, including Adventure Game Of The Year, Outstanding Character Performance for Ashley Johnson’s portrayal of Ellie, and Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction. Other winners include Bioshock Infinite, which came away with a pair of awards, winning Action Game Of The Year and Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition, and World Of Tanks, which took the honors for Online Game Of The Year.
So 10 out of 13, huh, Naughty Dog? If it were anything but well deserved, I’d be the first one calling you guys stingy. It looks like the 20 winners for our D.I.C.E. Swag Bag giveaway have just been narrowed down. While you’re waiting for us to announce the winner of our contest, here’s a look at the full list of victors from the award show. Congratulations to all of the nominees for the great games you brought to the table last year.
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Direction: The Last of Us
Outstanding Character Performance: The Last of Us (Ellie)
Casual Game of the Year: Plants vs. Zombies 2
Downloadable Game of the Year: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Handheld Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Mobile Game of the Year: Plants vs. Zombies 2
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: GTA V
Family Game of the Year: Super Mario 3D World
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: The Last of Us
Oustanding Achievement in Game Direction: The Last of Us
Online Game of the Year: World of Tanks
Outstanding Achievement in Story: The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: BioShock Infinite
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: The Last of Us
Roleplaying/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Diablo 3
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: XCOM: Enemy Within
Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 5
Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 14
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: The Last of Us
Fighting Game of the Year: Injustice: Gods Among Us
Action Game of the Year: BioShock Infinite
Adventure Game of the Year: The Last of Us
Game of the Year: The Last of Us
Really enjoyed the “Award Show”. The Last of Us is such a great game! It deserved to win. Maybe I also deserve it and will be one of the lucky two to win the Grand Prize Bundle^^ Let’s hope 🙂
Sure thing there, man. Need a refill of the Haterade?
Congrats to Naughty Dog and the rest of the winners, including D3.
Diablo 3 winning, well, anything, pretty much kills any credibility here. Unless there was an award for “Most Disappointing, Hopes-And-Expectations-Crushing Game of the Year”. Cuz, y’know, then it would dominate.