Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2018 (Concept)

Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2018

CONCEPT

The eleventh annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.

Overview

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Giant Bomb's Game of the Year Awards celebrates 2018's best and worst in the world of video games.

This year, the format of the deliberations and awards changed. The total number of awards was reduced to ten while the first few days of discussions were devoted to simply talking about 79 games that came out in 2018 in chronological order. During these discussions, anyone could nominate a game for one of the categories. The final two days are where the awards were doled out.

2018 GOTY Hub

Deliberations

Day One - Podcast - Video
Day Two - Podcast - Video
Day Three - Podcast - Video
Day Four - Podcast - Video
Day Five - Podcast - Video

Articles

Here's What Won

Videos

The Awards

===Game of the Year=== Tetris Effect (Game) Dead Cells (Game) God of War Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Into the Breach (Game) Return of the Obra Dinn (Game) Marvel's Spider-Man Hitman 2 (Game) Monster Hunter: World (Game) Dragon Ball FighterZ (Game)\|\|

===Most Disappointing=== Sea of Thieves (Game) Runners-Up * Fallout 76 (Game) Red Dead Redemption II (Game)\|\|

===Best-Looking=== God of War Runners-Up * Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Dragon Ball FighterZ (Game)\|\|

===Best Ongoing Game=== Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Runners-Up * Fortnite (Game) Destiny 2 (Game)\|\|

===Best Story=== Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Runners-Up * Marvel's Spider-Man Return of the Obra Dinn (Game)\|\|

===Best Moment or Sequence=== Arthur's Last Ride to Camp (Red Dead Redemption II (Game)) Runners-Up * Trying to Piece the Relationship Back Together (Florence (Game)) Beating Dead Cells (Game)\|\|

===Best Debut=== Return of the Obra Dinn (Game) Runners-Up * Into the Breach (Game) Dead Cells (Game)\|\|

===Best Music=== Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Runners-Up * Celeste Donut County (Game)\|\|

===Hottest Mess=== Fallout 76 (Game) Runners-Up * Filip Miucin plagiarism scandal Questionable Workplace Practices and Culture in the Games Industry\|\|

===Best Styyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyle=== Tetris Effect (Game) Runners-Up * Gorogoa (Game) Return of the Obra Dinn (Game)\|\|

Staff Lists

Links in names go to each staff members' written breakdown.

===Jeff Gerstmann=== Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Dead Cells (Game) Hitman 2 (Game) Tetris Effect (Game) Forza Horizon 4 (Game) Destiny 2: Forsaken Donut County (Game) Monster Hunter: World Dragon Ball FighterZ (Game) EXAPUNKS (Game)\|\|

===Vinny Caravella=== God of War Marvel's Spider-Man Return of the Obra Dinn (Game) Dragon Ball FighterZ (Game) Chuchel (Game) Mega Man 11 (Game) EXAPUNKS (Game) Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Donut County (Game) Hitman 2 (Game)\|\|

===Brad Shoemaker=== Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Destiny 2: Forsaken Tetris Effect (Game) State of Decay 2 (Game) Into the Breach (Game) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Dead Cells (Game) Hitman 2 (Game) Sea of Thieves (Game) Monster Hunter: World\|\|

===Alex Navarro=== Into the Breach (Game) Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Tetris Effect (Game) Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Dead Cells (Game) Forza Horizon 4 (Game) Marvel's Spider-Man Hitman 2 (Game) Astro Bot Rescue Mission (Game) Frostpunk (Game)\|\|

===Dan Ryckert=== God of War Tetris Effect (Game) Dead Cells (Game) Hitman 2 (Game) Astro Bot Rescue Mission (Game) Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Game) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Super Mario Party (Game) Marvel's Spider-Man Super Smash Bros. Ultimate\|\|

===Jason Oestreicher=== Monster Hunter: World Marvel's Spider-Man Dead Cells (Game) Onrush (Game) BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Dragon Ball FighterZ (Game) Tetris Effect (Game) God of War Soulcalibur VI (Game) Earth Defense Force 5 (Game)\|\|

===Abby Russell=== Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Return of the Obra Dinn (Game) Moss (Game) God of War Quarantine Circular (Game) Moonlighter (Game) Marvel's Spider-Man House Flipper (Game) Super Mario Party (Game) Florence (Game)\|\|

===Ben Pack=== Into the Breach (Game) Tetris Effect (Game) Dead Cells (Game) God of War Return of the Obra Dinn (Game) Celeste Donut County (Game) Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Marvel's Spider-Man BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle\|\|

===Jan Ochoa=== Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! Into the Breach (Game) God of War Marvel's Spider-Man Slay the Spire (Game) Dead Cells (Game) Tetris Effect (Game) Hitman 2 (Game) Monster Hunter: World Pokémon Go\|\|

===Matt Rorie=== Assassin's Creed Odyssey Path of Exile (Game) Hollow Knight (Game) Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom God of War Destiny 2: Forsaken (in no particular order) \|\|

===Dave Nillasca=== Top 10 Giant Bomb Moments of 2018\|\|

Guest Lists

Community

# God of War Red Dead Redemption II (Game) Marvel's Spider-Man Monster Hunter: World Hitman 2 (Game) Dead Cells (Game) Celeste Into the Breach (Game) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Return of the Obra Dinn (Game)\|\|

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