Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, Xenoblade 3, And Splatoon 3 Among Winners Of 2022 Famitsu Game Awards
Famitsu has announced the winners of the 2022 Famitsu/Dengeki Game Awards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, a number of Nintendo games were among the winners of this year. This includes Pokemon Scarlet/Violet winning Best Scenario and Best Character (Arven), Xenoblade Chronicles 3 winning Best RPG, and Splatoon 3 winning Best Action. The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom also won Most Anticipated Game.
You can check out the full list of winners below:
Game of the Year
- Winner: Elden Ring
- Splatoon 3
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- Pokémon Legends Arceus
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
MVC – Most Valuable Creator
- Winner: from Software
- Game Freak
- Nintendo’s Splatoon 3 dev team
- Naoki Yoshida
- Heaven Burns Red dev team
Best Scenario
- Winner: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- Xenoblade 3
- Heaven Burns Red
Best Graphics
- Winner: Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Music
- Winner: Heaven Burns Red
- Xenoblade 3
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Best Actor
- Winner: Aqua Minato (Aquarium)
- GACKT (Crisis Core FFVII Reunion)
- Nobu Chidori (Super Noda Game World)
Best Voice Actor
- Winner: Tomori Kusunoki (Heaven Burns Red)
- Kenichi Suzumura (Crisis Core FFVII Reunion)
- Minami Tsuda (Xenoblade 3)
Best Character
- Winner: Pepper (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet)
- Kirby (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
- Gekka Kayamori (Heaven Burns Red)
Best Online Game
- Winner: Final Fantasy XIV
- Genshin Impact
- Splatoon 3
Best Action
- Winner: Splatoon 3
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Best Action Adventure
- Winner: Sonic Frontiers
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Adventure
- Winner: The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
- AI: The Somnium Files
- DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate
Best RPG
- Winner: Xenoblade 3
- Elden Ring
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Best Game App
- Winner: Heaven Burns Red
- Uma Musume Pretty Derby
- Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Best Indie Game
- Winner: Stray
- Vampire Survivors
- Needy Girl Overdose
Best Rookie
- Winner: Heaven Burns Red
- Elden Ring
- Stray
Best Esports Game
- Winner: Valorant
- Apex Legends
- Street Fighter V
Best VTuber
- Winner: Ichihyakuman Tenbaru Salome
- Usada Pekora
- Sky Subaru
Best Streamer
- Winner: k4sen
- SHAKA
- 2BRO
Best Horror
- Winner: Yomowari: Night Alone
- The Quarry
- Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
Most Anticipated
- Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Armored Core VI
- Final Fantasy XVI
Special Award
- Winner: 7 Days to End with You
Magical Lovely Award
- Winner: Persona 5 Royal
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