The 2014 Vidya Gaem Awards

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New Challenger Award

for best new IP

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SWERY's new detective game. D4 puts you in the shoes of David Young, A retired boston detective with psychic powers that can re-live past moments through certain objects, also has a cat-woman, a glutton retired detective and Clam chowder. Let's hope for a second season.
D4
Access Games
Despite the lack of action gameplay, FN@F manages to make what several other horror games forget: that feeling powerless is essential for a good horror game. With the minimalistic graphics, sadistic battery system, and use of audio cues, Five Night At Freddy's is a horror game gamers have wished for a long time ago.
Five Nights at Freddy's
Scott Cawthon
Taking place in the far future, Freedom Wars puts you in the role of a prisoner, guilty of being a waste of taxes for existing and forced to fight tech abominations to chop off some years from your ridiculously big sentence; Freedom Wars resembles the usual hunting-based japanese game, like Monster Hunter, and allows the player to bring friends with 4 player-co-op missions.
Freedom Wars
SCE Japan Studio
Managing to recreate the feel and gameplay of old school platformers and still managing to feel like its own game, Shovel knight showed not only that kickstarter was a viable way for dev to keep doing their great work, but also meeting every expectation put on them.
Shovel Knight
Yacht Club Games
With their come back to the more wacky tone, Insomniac bring us an over-the-top TPS with movement reminiscing from games like Tony Hawk pro skater and Jet Set Radio. Filled to the brim with jokes, colors and guns, Sunset Overdrive just asks you to have fun during the ride and not mind the details
Sunset Overdrive
Insomniac Games
Despite some hiccups on launch, The Evil Within manages to properly remake several aspects that made games like RE4 so enjoyable. It toys around with several gameplay mechanics horror shooters are known for while still having satisfying gunplay and resource managing.
The Evil Within
Tango Gameworks
Going for a different direction from the usualsurvival setting, This War of Mine is a more realistic approach of an actual war and how refugees would handle such problems.
This War of Mine
11 bit studios
Supergiant's second game and seemingly their second hit in a row. Transistor's storytelling improves on Bastion's narrator-centric style and adds a surprisingly deep and varied hybrid of turn-based mix of isometric action.
Transistor
Supergiant Games
 
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The Awards

Most Hated Award

for most hated game of the year

Least Worst Award

for least worst game of the year

Press X To Win The Award

for worst gameplay

"Actually Kind of Fun" Award

for best gameplay

"Not Important" Award

for worst character

Silent Protagonist Award

for best character

Deja Vu Award

for milking your cash cow dry

Not Another Rehash Award

for best sequel

Pixels Are Art 2

for most pretentious indie game

New Challenger Award

for best new IP

Citizen Kane of Gaming Award

for worst writing/story

Journal Update Award

for best writing/story

Beta's Alpha Award

for worst early access game

Jet Set Award

for best soundtrack

Plot and Backstory Award

for best representation of women

IP Twist Award

for best new implementation of an old franchise

Seal of Quality Award

for biggest technical blunder

Niche Award

for best game nobody played

Eyesore Award

for worst graphics

Eye Candy Award

for best visual aesthetics

Shareholder's Award

for crimes against gaming

Hyperbole Award

for best trailer

Please Don't Suck Award

for the 2015 game that we hope won't suck

20/20 Hindsight Award

for the worst /v/GA presentation