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That pesky goose has gone and stolen the D.I.C.E award for Game Of The YearThe goose is loose for good
The goose is loose for good
The yearly D.I.C.E awards are officially wrapped for 2019’s games and a familiar bandit reportedly sneaked into the event. Well, as much as one’s sneaking when they’ve been nominated for a handful of awards. TheUntitled Goose Gamehad its non-name thrown in the hat for Game Of The Year and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences membership voted it in as winner. Congrats, horrible goose. Go add that shiny trophy to your collection of other stolen goods on top of the village bell and that lad’s glasses. You’ve done good.
Untitled Goose Game was up for Game Of The Year alongsideDeath Stranding,Control,Disco Elysium, andOuter Wilds(not worlds) which seems like a plenty diverse set of games, at least in terms of scope and budget. Like its namesake up against a village all chasing it down, the goose game outmaneuvered its fellow nominees to slip out victorious. The developers at House House are also taking home awards for “Outstanding Achievement For An Independent Game” and “Outstanding Achievement In Character” awarded to the goose itself of course.
Yon horrible fowl is one of RPS' owngames of the year for 2019for its great twist on stealth and honkin simple comedy. In herUntitled Goose Game review, Katharine calls the goose a “devious and thrilling villain to behold” and says “the level of detail that’s been poured into each of his hapless victims only serves to make them all the more endearing when you come flying in and take a giant dump on their perfectly ordered lives.” The goose is good. It is known.
The goose’s compatriots mostly went home with awards of their own, despite not catching the big ‘un.Death Strandingwon out in sound design, Control in game direction, andDisco Elysiumin story.Outer Wildswas nominated in several categories but didn’t win out in any. Here are the rest of the categories and their winners over onD.I.C.E’s site.
That’s all till next year’s fancy academy awards of gaming. Good on ya, goose.
