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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