{"id":6668,"date":"2015-09-14T04:11:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T11:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp_gv_new\/?page_id=6668"},"modified":"2016-12-28T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T19:01:41","slug":"accolades-2010","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/accolades-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Accolades (2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1437509666403{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #5e5e5e !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-content&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1441583045796{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6719&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1458003735800{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1442983159769{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #b5b5b5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;.5&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443344028265{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background: #000000 url(http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Untitled-1_v2_forlong2_shadowtop_1240.jpg?id=7089) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;1123px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75&#8243;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;24&#8243; line_height=&#8221;28&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I\u2019m not the only one who thinks Deadly Premonition rocks!<br \/>\nCheck out some of the accolades the game has received.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_9nmnqxddzkfpcf9erm3f.sc_line ,#l_9nmnqxddzkfpcf9erm3f .sc_line { height:1px; background:#000000;}#l_9nmnqxddzkfpcf9erm3f.sc_line ,#l_9nmnqxddzkfpcf9erm3f .sc_line{margin-left:auto!important; margin-right:auto!important;}#l_9nmnqxddzkfpcf9erm3f {margin:0px 0 0px 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_9nmnqxddzkfpcf9erm3f\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6828\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/trophy.png\" alt=\"trophy\" width=\"90\" height=\"142\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\">\n<h1>Destructoid \u2013 Editor\u2019s Choice<\/h1>\n<p>source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/review-deadly-premonition-165168.phtml\">Review: Deadly Premonition<\/a> | 02\/27\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6837&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443380534214{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Score: 10<\/strong> &#8211; Flawless Victory (10s are as close to perfect as you will get in a genre or on a platform. 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No, not graphically. Graphically it\u2019s atrocious. It\u2019s a beautiful trainwreck, and it\u2019s well aware of the fact. Despite this game being quite like everything ever made, there\u2019s nothing quite like the game itself. There is absolutely nothing in this industry that can compare to how weird and wonderful the whole experience is. Judged as a piece of entertainment, as a game that consistently surprises and amazes and leaves jaws hanging, I have no choice but to say that Deadly Premonition goes above and beyond. This game is so bad, it\u2019s not just become good. It\u2019s pretty close to perfect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be should to read the <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/review-deadly-premonition-165168.phtml\">full review<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\r\n   <div class=\"tm_author_info\">\r\n\t<div class=\"tm_author\">Jim Sterling<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"tm_info\"> Former Reviews Editor @ Destructoid<\/div>\r\n\r\n   \r\n   <div class=\"tm_image\"><img class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/photo-250x250.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" alt=\"photo\" title=\"photo\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tm_nav\"><div class=\"tm_l_nav\" id=\"tm_7na0ooti5j5k8rotkemm_left\" ><\/div><div class=\"tm_r_nav\" id=\"tm_7na0ooti5j5k8rotkemm_right\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tm_7na0ooti5j5k8rotkemm_pager\" class=\"rd_tm_pager\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443386015530{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background: #000000 url(http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/repeat_1240.jpg?id=7088) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;950&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_d0yx0mbiys5409xaoi37.sc_line ,#l_d0yx0mbiys5409xaoi37 .sc_line { height:1px; background:#000000;}#l_d0yx0mbiys5409xaoi37.sc_line ,#l_d0yx0mbiys5409xaoi37 .sc_line{margin-left:auto!important; margin-right:auto!important;}#l_d0yx0mbiys5409xaoi37 {margin:0px 0 0px 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_d0yx0mbiys5409xaoi37\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6828\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/trophy.png\" alt=\"trophy\" width=\"90\" height=\"142\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\">\n<h3>Deadly Premonition Lead U.S. Charts for week of April 9, 2010<\/h3>\n<p>source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/28032\/Saling_The_World_Cabelas_Deadly_Premonition_Lead_US_Charts.php\">Saling The World: Cabela\u2019s, Deadly Premonition Lead U.S. Charts<\/a> | 04\/09\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;24&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443382000284{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;border-right-width: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]Deadly Premonition led sales of Xbox 360 games on Amazon.com for the week of April 9, 2010 according to Gamasutra\u2019s weekly column, \u201cSaling The World\u201d, that covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe![\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;24&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443384895086{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;]<em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This week\u2019s charts, with data taken from April 8th, 2010, have Big Game Hunter 2010 and Deadly Premonition leading U.S. sales, while Hokuto Musou and Sekaiju no Meikyuu III lead chart results in Japan.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data for \u201cSaling The World\u201d comes courtesy of the public sales information on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.co.jp, with sales split out for each platform and territory, and pre-orders disregarded. This results in a true sense of what games are selling worldwide on the real-time updated service, as follows:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Xbox 360: North America: 1. <strong>Deadly Premonition (Ignition)<\/strong>, 2. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA Games), 3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision), 4. Mass Effect 2 (EA Games), 5. Left 4 Dead 2 (EA Games).<\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_7htkpluw58xettmb74jo.sc_line ,#l_7htkpluw58xettmb74jo .sc_line { height:1px; background:#000000;}#l_7htkpluw58xettmb74jo.sc_line ,#l_7htkpluw58xettmb74jo .sc_line{margin-left:auto!important; margin-right:auto!important;}#l_7htkpluw58xettmb74jo {margin:0px 0 0px 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_7htkpluw58xettmb74jo\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6828\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/trophy.png\" alt=\"trophy\" width=\"90\" height=\"142\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\">\n<h1>Gamespots\u2019s Best of 2010<\/h1>\n<p>source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/best-of-2010\/\">Gamespots\u2019s Best of 2010<\/a>\u00a0| 12\/13\/2010 \u2013 01\/10\/2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7125&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;24&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443383099121{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]Deadly Premonition won the Editor\u2019s and Reader\u2019s Choice for Gamespots <em>Best of 2010 for<\/em> Most Surprisingly Good Game! It was also nominated for several other categories:[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;12&#8243; line_height=&#8221;18&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443382856397{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Winner! of Special Achievement- Most Surprisingly Good Game<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/best-of-2010\/special-achievement\/index.html\">GS Bo2010 &#8211; Special Achievement Most Surprisingly Good Game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each year, there are at least a handful of games that come out of left field and surprise us with a level of quality, innovation, or just plain fun that we weren&#8217;t expecting. This award spotlights the most pleasant surprises of 2010.<\/p>\n<h3>Nominees<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Alice in Wonderland<br \/>\n<strong>Deadly Premonition<\/strong><br \/>\nHydro Thunder Hurricane<br \/>\nMonday Night Combat<br \/>\nSonic &amp; Sega All-Stars Racing<br \/>\nGoldenEye 007<br \/>\nSingularity<br \/>\nSonic Colors<br \/>\nToy Soldiers<br \/>\nGreed Corp<\/p>\n<h3>Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7128\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/indicia-winner.png\" alt=\"indicia-winner\" width=\"67\" height=\"95\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<h4><strong>And the winner is\u2026 Deadly Premonition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Deadly Premonition doesn&#8217;t seem like the kind of game that would be good; it has dated graphics and poor controls, but it also has an incredible, over-the-top story and more memorable moments than anyone would ever expect from such a game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h3>Reader&#8217;s Choice<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7127\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/indicia-readers.png\" alt=\"indicia-readers\" width=\"66\" height=\"106\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<h4><b>And the winner is\u2026 Deadly Premonition<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>GameSpot&#8217;s Best Games of 2010 Readers&#8217; Choice Winner<\/p>\n<p>Deadly Premonition is a third-person survival horror action game which puts players in the role of the intuitive FBI Agent Francis York Morgan. In the process of investigating a murder, players will examine a series of interlocking mysteries in a remote rural town and will encounter an array of complex characters pivotal to the unraveling of the storyline&#8217;s mystery. Suspenseful action sequences will force players to make strategic moves, gliding by enemies in the shadows or engaging them with long-range weapons or hand-to-hand melee combat. From the unparalleled atmosphere, music and mysterious storyline to driving vehicles and exploring the entire town, Deadly Premonition will offer players a unique and haunting interactive gaming experience unlike any other.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"height: 30px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7130\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/results.jpg\" alt=\"results\" width=\"603\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/results.jpg 603w, http:\/\/www.shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/results-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Nominations<\/h2>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h3>Best New Character<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/best-of-2010\/special-achievement\/index.html?page=5\">GS Bo2010 &#8211; Special Achievement Best New Character<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h3>Best New Character<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/best-of-2010\/special-achievement\/index.html?page=14\">GS Bo2010 &#8211; Special Achievement Funniest Game<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h3>Most Memorable Moment<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/best-of-2010\/special-achievement\/index.html?page=22\">GS Bo2010 &#8211; Special Achievement Most Memorable Moment<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h3>Best Story<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/best-of-2010\/special-achievement\/index.html?page=2\">GS Bo2010 &#8211; Special Achievement Best Story<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h3>Best Story<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/best-of-2010\/dubious-honors\/index.html?page=4\">GS Bo2010 &#8211; Dubious Honors Best Game No One Played<\/a>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_jchus8cklnuw91lfwsoa.sc_line ,#l_jchus8cklnuw91lfwsoa .sc_line { height:1px; background:#000000;}#l_jchus8cklnuw91lfwsoa.sc_line ,#l_jchus8cklnuw91lfwsoa .sc_line{margin-left:auto!important; margin-right:auto!important;}#l_jchus8cklnuw91lfwsoa {margin:0px 0 0px 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_jchus8cklnuw91lfwsoa\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6828\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/trophy.png\" alt=\"trophy\" width=\"90\" height=\"142\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\">\n<h2>METRO.co.uk \u2013 The GameCentral 2010 Mini-Awards<\/h2>\n<p>source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.co.uk\/tech\/games\/851156-the-gamecentral-2010-mini-awards#ixzz19GjqNuGohttp:\/\/www.metro.co.uk\/tech\/games\/851156-the-gamecentral-2010-mini-awards\">Best games of the year: The GameCentral 2010 Mini-Awards<\/a>\u00a0| 12\/22\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7129&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;24&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443384091443{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Best New Character-Francis York Morgan<\/h3>\n<p><em>Call him York, everybody does. The sardonic heart of Deadly Premonition\u2019s appeal, FBI Agent Francis York Morgan is just as crazy as the other inhabitants of Greenvale and he doesn\u2019t care who knows it. Especially when he\u2019s talking to his imaginary friend Zach (in reality you, the player). The voice-acting, dialogue and facial animation can all be patchy at times but York\u2019s got more personality than a dozen bald space marines.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Runner-up<\/strong>: Bayonetta<\/em>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_4wck9yu1hn4van8qk1gr.sc_line ,#l_4wck9yu1hn4van8qk1gr .sc_line { height:1px; background:#000000;}#l_4wck9yu1hn4van8qk1gr.sc_line ,#l_4wck9yu1hn4van8qk1gr .sc_line{margin-left:auto!important; margin-right:auto!important;}#l_4wck9yu1hn4van8qk1gr {margin:0px 0 0px 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_4wck9yu1hn4van8qk1gr\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6828\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/trophy.png\" alt=\"trophy\" width=\"90\" height=\"142\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\">\n<h2>Gamecritics.com Podcast &#8211; Game of the Year<\/h2>\n<p>source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamecritics.com\/tim-spaeth\/gamecritics-com-podcast-episode-47-third-annual-holiday-awards-spectacular\">GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 47: Third Annual Holiday Awards Spectacular<\/a>\u00a0| 12\/24\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7124&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;24&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443384296845{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]Deadly Premonition was voted game of the year in the Gamecritics.com Podcast![\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;24&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443384605523{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;]Gather round the fire, friends, as we celebrate the year in games\u2014the good, the bad, the really bad, and everything in between. It\u2019s our 3rd Annual Holiday Awards Spectacular! Plus, Brad\u2019s son stops by to share his best and worst of the year, and we announce the winners of our Game Credit Giveaway! Featuring Brad Gallaway, Mike Bracken, Richard Naik, Dan Weissenberger, and Tim \u201cCounting is Hard\u201d Spaeth. Happy Holidays to all our listeners!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamecritics.com\/tim-spaeth\/gamecritics-com-podcast-episode-47-third-annual-holiday-awards-spectacular\">Listen to the Podcast<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamecritics.com\/tera-kirk\/gamecritics-com-podcast-episode-47-transcript\">Read the Podcast Transcript<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_bua72t6bmiayborakswu.sc_line ,#l_bua72t6bmiayborakswu .sc_line { height:1px; background:#000000;}#l_bua72t6bmiayborakswu.sc_line ,#l_bua72t6bmiayborakswu .sc_line{margin-left:auto!important; margin-right:auto!important;}#l_bua72t6bmiayborakswu {margin:0px 0 0px 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_bua72t6bmiayborakswu\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6828\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/trophy.png\" alt=\"trophy\" width=\"90\" height=\"142\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\">\n<h2>Gamasutra\u2019s Best of 2010 &#8211; Top Cult Game<\/h2>\n<p>source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/feature\/6246\/gamasutras_best_of_2010.php?page=2\">Top 5 Cult Games<\/a> | 12\/30\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;24&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443384727793{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]Deadly Premonition was Gamasutra\u2019s top Cult Game of the Year![\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;24&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443384951956{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;]<em>This will come as absolutely no surprise to readers of Game Developer magazine and Gamasutra. The team, especially the author of this article, has been enamored with Deadly Premonition since its Xbox 360-only North American budget release. The game is now available worldwide (PS3 is only in Japan at the moment), and delighting and horrifying audiences everywhere.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The game has clumsy combat, PS2-level graphics, and maddeningly long sequences of driving from nowhere to another, slightly differently textured nowhere. But lift the curtain a bit, and you see a living, bizarre game world, where people go about their daily business regardless of player interaction. You\u2019ll see a deeply bizarre story, with the main character (expertly voiced by Jeff Kramer) discussing necrophilia, drinking urine from skulls, and B-movie film errata in alternate breaths.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The game\u2019s dialog is so perfectly imperfectly written that it feels as though it belongs in a category all its own. It also has one of the most intelligent narrative framing devices, allowing the main character\u2019s multiple personality to take life in a way that other games have certainly attempted, but never succeeded (if I say more, I feel I may spoil something).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Once you get past the clunkiness of it, even the combat can become fun \u2013 but perhaps I have an odd perspective as someone who obtained every secret card, every weapon, and every automobile in the game. Subsequent fights through the game\u2019s \u201cdungeons\u201d turn into speed runs once you get some all-powerful weapons, that allow you to revisit frustrating areas and simply mow through enemies and pick up collectibles that are laid out for you as though they were on a racetrack.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Reviews were perhaps the most amusingly polarizing external aspect to the game. IGN provided the first review, rating the game a dismal 2.0. Destructoid followed suit with a perfect 10 review of their own, and 1up followed with a solid \u201cB\u201d rating. While IGN couldn\u2019t see past the clunky controls that they felt kicked them out of the experience, the others saw the ultimate cult classic of a game. The final laugh came when the game was released many months later in Europe \u2013 only to receive a 7.5 from IGN UK.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Deadly Premonition took 5 years and as many near-cancellations to put on shelves, and is the kind of game nobody makes anymore \u2013 and as the industry changes and shifts, who knows if they ever will again. For now though, the game has amassed a rabid following, so we can only cross our fingers and wait.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_eap5vjoqnc4jwl5g7keg.sc_line ,#l_eap5vjoqnc4jwl5g7keg .sc_line { height:1px; background:#000000;}#l_eap5vjoqnc4jwl5g7keg.sc_line ,#l_eap5vjoqnc4jwl5g7keg .sc_line{margin-left:auto!important; margin-right:auto!important;}#l_eap5vjoqnc4jwl5g7keg {margin:0px 0 0px 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_eap5vjoqnc4jwl5g7keg\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6828\" src=\"http:\/\/shshatteredmemories.com\/greenvale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/trophy.png\" alt=\"trophy\" width=\"90\" height=\"142\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\">\n<h2>Gamecritics.com \u2013 Brad\u2019s Top 10 of 2010<\/h2>\n<p>source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamecritics.com\/brad-gallaway\/brads-top-10-of-2010\">Brad\u2019s Top 10 of 2010<\/a>\u00a0| 12\/31\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7124&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7126&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;24&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1443385262712{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Brad\u2019s Top 10 of 2010:\u00a0Deadly Premonition (Xbox 360)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you listen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamecritics.com\/tim-spaeth\/gamecritics-com-podcast-episode-47-third-annual-holiday-awards-spectacular\">GameCritics podcast<\/a>, my number one pick for the year will come as no surprise. I have to admit that I struggled with the choice for a while, given that it\u2019s so rough in terms of control, production values, and many other areas. The game is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamecritics.com\/daniel-weissenberger\/deadly-premonition-is-the-game-of-the-year-part-1\">certainly not perfect<\/a>, and I don\u2019t think anyone holding it up as 2010\u2019s most memorable experience will say that it is, either.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2026And yes there are more than a few of us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>However, giving a title top honors (for me, anyway) is hardly about the best graphics or the most polish. I genuinely feel that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamecritics.com\/brad-gallaway\/deadly-premonition-second-opinion\">Deadly Premonition<\/a> is one of the most challenging, creative, brave and underappreciated titles to make it to domestic shores. The work of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamecritics.com\/brad-gallaway\/interview-with-swery-65-hidetaka-suehiro-director-of-deadly-premonition\">director Swery 65<\/a> more than makes up for the various technical shortcomings with an extremely intelligent and mature storyline, and some of the best-written characters I\u2019ve ever seen\u2014protagonist Francis York Morgan is someone I\u2019ll never, ever forget. Supporting its cerebral side, the game also offers a brilliantly fresh take on the open-world genre that manages to avoid the usual \u201cblow everything up\u201d chaos and keeps razor-sharp focus on the riveting story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There is no question that this game will be anathema to a certain segment of players out there, and that\u2019s quite all right. 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