The Last Of Us Part II Wins GOTY, Best Game Direction

 

The Game Awards 2020 is now behind us, and we have the list of winners for all the categories, including the Game of the Year 2020. To no one’s surprise, The Last of Us Part II claimed the lion’s share of awards.

In addition to the Game of the Year award, TLoU2 also won the awards for best game direction, narrative and audio design, among. It also took the prize for best action/adventure game, performance, and innovation in accessibility. That last one, despite everything else, is well deserved.

Here’s the full list of all the awards and their winners:

• Game of the Year – The Last of Us Part II
• Best Game Direction – The Last of Us Part II
• Best Narrative – The Last of Us Part II
• Best Art Direction – Ghost of Tsushima
• Best Score & Music – Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Best Audio Design – The Last of Us Part II
• Best Performance – Laura Bailey as Abby in The Last of Us Part II
• Best Ongoing Game – No Man’s Sky
• Best Indie Game – Hades
• Best Mobile Game – Among Us
• Best Community Support – Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Best VR/AR – Half-Life: Alyx
• Best Action Game – Hades
• Best Action/Adventure Game – The Last of Us Part II
• Best Role Playing Game – Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Best Fighting Game – Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
• Best Family Game – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Best Sim/Strategy Game – Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Best Sports / Racing Game – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
• Best Multiplayer Game – Among Us
• Best Debut Game – Phasmophobia
• Best Esports Athlete – Showmaker
• Best Esports Coach – Danny “zonic” Sorenson
• Best Esports Event – League of Legends: World Championship 2020
• Best Esports Game – League of Legends
• Best Esports Host – Sjoks
• Best Esports Team – G2 Esports
• Content Creator Of The Year – Valkyrae
• Innovation In Accessibility – The Last of Us Part II
• Games For Impact – Tell Me Why
• Most Anticipated Game – Elden Ring
• Player’s Voice – Ghost of Tsushima

It’s worth a reminder here that, beyond that last category of Player’s Voice, the other categories are mostly decided by critics. In fact, the voting weight for critics is at 90% while the public’s vote is only worth 10%. But for Player’s Choice, it’s 100% on gamers.