Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Wins ‘Best RPG’ at Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2022

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Wins ‘Best RPG’ at Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2022

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 won the ‘Best RPG’ category at the 2022 Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards.

A number of other first-party Nintendo titles were nominated Pokémon Scarlet and Violet winning ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Character’ and Splatoon 3 getting the best action game. Not surprisingly, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is also nominated as the most anticipated of 2023.

FromSoftware’s An older ring it also collected a number of awards – including Game of the Year, ahead of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak and numerous Switch titles. Here’s a full breakdown of each category (highlighted winners):

Game of the year

An older ring
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Pokemon Scarlet / Violet
Splatoon 3

Most Valuable Creator

FromSoftware
Game Freak
Naoki Yoshida
Splatoon 3 development team
Wright Flyer Studios × Key Heaven Burns Red Development Team

Best case scenario

The sky burns red
Pokemon Scarlet / Violet

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best graphics

An older ring
God of War: Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West

The best music

The sky burns red
Pokemon Scarlet / Violet
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

The best actor

Aqua Minato / Aquarium
Gackt (Genesis) / Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
Nobu Chidori / Super Noda Game world

Best Voice Actor

Kenichi Suzumura (Zack) / Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
Minami Tsuda (Mio) / Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Tomori Kusunoki (Ruka Kayamori) / The sky burns red

The best character

Arven / Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Kirby / Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Hand of Kayamori / The sky burns red

The best online game

Final Fantasy XIV
Gensha’s influence
Splatoon 3

The best action game

Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Splatoon 3

The best action-adventure game

God of War: Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Sonic Frontiers

The best adventure game

AI: Dream Files – Nirvana Initiative
Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate
The Centennial Case: The Story of Shijima

The best RPG

An older ring
Pokemon Scarlet / Violet
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

The best app

Goddess of Victory: Nod
The sky burns red

Uma Musume Pretty Derby

The best indie game

Needy Streamer Overload
Stray

Vampire Survivors

Best new game

An older ring
The sky burns red

Stray

The best esports game

Apex Legends
Street fighter V
Evaluation

The best VTuber

Hyakumantenbara Salome
Oozora Subaru
Used Pekora

The best streamer

2 Bro
k4sen

Shaka

The best horror game

Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
Quarry
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark

2023. The most anticipated

Armored core VI
Final Fantasy XVI
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm

Famitsu/Dengeki Special Award

7 days to go with you

Magical Lovely Award

Persona 5 Royal


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