The Aggie Awards – The Best Adventure Games of 2022 page 2
Best Story: The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Congratulations to Cloak and Dagger Games for winning the Aggie Award for Best Story with their folk horror narrative-driven adventure, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. Published through Wadjet Eye Games, this game successfully blends exceptional writing, graphics, music, and voice acting to create a frightening experience for players. The attention to detail is impeccable, with the pixel art backgrounds and the animation of the characters immersing players in the story. The puzzles are challenging yet fun to solve, and the sound design, including voice acting, sound effects, and background music, adds to the overall experience. Overall, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is an excellent addition to any adventure fan's library and a well-deserved winner of the Aggie Award for Best Story.
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Readers’ Choice: Nightmare Frames
Nightmare Frames has been crowned the Readers' Choice Aggie Award for Best Story. This horror-themed point-and-click adventure game presents an engaging narrative with an original voice, despite its reliance on familiar genre tropes. The game's writing is its standout feature, with a rhythm and tone that adds to the overall atmosphere. It keeps players curious and engaged with its artful suspense and haunting locations. While not necessarily unnerving or uncomfortably real, Nightmare Frames blends human and supernatural phenomena to create a disturbing yet coherent storyline.
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Next up: Best Writing – Comedy... the envelope, please!
