Journey is no stranger to awards. Just recently the game received two of them in the PSN Gamers' Choice Awards, the soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy, and a few weeks after its release it became the fastest-selling game in PSN history. Now, developer thatgamecompany has to make some more room on the trophy shelf, as the British Academy Games Awards recently bestowed upon it five brand new awards.
Competing against the likes of Dishonored, The Walking Dead and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Journey took prizes in Online Multiplayer, Artistic Achievement, Game Design, Original Music, and Audio Achievement. High praise for everyone involved, and quite deserving of the accolades, if we do say so ourselves.
The full list of award winners:
- Best Game: Dishonored - Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
- British Game: The Room - Fireproof Games/Fireproof Games
- Debut Game: The Unfinished Swan - Ian Dallas, Nathan Gary, Giant Sparrow/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Family: Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes - Jon Burton, Jonathan Smith, John Hodskinson, TT Games/Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
- Game Design: Journey - thatgamecompany /Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Game Innovation: The Unfinished Swan - Ian Dallas, Nathan Gary, Giant Sparrow/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Artistic Achievement: Journey - thatgamecompany /Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Mobile & Handheld: The Walking Dead - Dan Connors, Kevin Bruner, Kevin Boyle, Telltale Games/Telltale
- Online (Browser): SongPop - Olivier Michon, Thibaut Crenn, Daouna Jeong, FreshPlanet/FreshPlanet
- Online Multiplayer: Journey - thatgamecompany /Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Original Music: Journey - Austin Wintory, Keith Leary, Mony Mudd, thatgamecompany /Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Audio Achievement: Journey - Steve Johnson, Austin Wintory, Keith Leary, thatgamecompany /Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Performer: Danny Wallace - (The Narrator) Thomas Was Alone
- Sports/Fitness: New Star Soccer - Simon Read, New Star Games/New Star Games
- Story: The Walking Dead - Telltale Games/Telltale
- Strategy: XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Firaxis/2K Games
- BAFTA Ones to Watch Award: Starcrossed - Kimi Sulopuisto, Vili Viitaniemi, Minttu Meriläinen, Petri Liuska, Andrew MacLean
If you still aren't reminded you need to check out Journey again, perhaps this violin medley and video will remind you to check it out one more time.
Source: Gamesradar.com