Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has taken out the ‘best RPG’ category at the Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2022.
Multiple other first-party Nintendo titles were nominated with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet winning ‘best scenario’ and ‘best character’ and Splatoon 3 receiving best action game. Unsurprisingly, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was also nominated as 2023’s most anticipated.
FromSoftware’s Elden Ring also collected a number of awards – including game of the year, placing ahead of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak and a number of Switch titles. Here’s the full rundown of each category (winners highlighted):
Game of the Year
Elden 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 Scenario
Heaven Burns Red
Pokemon Scarlet / Violet
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Graphics
Elden Ring
God of War: Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Best Music
Heaven Burns Red
Pokemon Scarlet / Violet
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
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) / Heaven Burns Red
Best Character
Arven / Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Kirby / Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Ruka Kayamori / Heaven Burns Red
Best Online Game
Final Fantasy XIV
Genshin Impact
Splatoon 3
Best Action Game
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Splatoon 3
Best Action-Adventure Game
God of War: Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Sonic Frontiers
Best Adventure Game
AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative
Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Best RPG
Elden Ring
Pokemon Scarlet / Violet
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best App
Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Heaven Burns Red
Uma Musume Pretty Derby
Best Indie Game
Needy Streamer Overload
Stray
Vampire Survivors
Best Rookie Game
Elden Ring
Heaven Burns Red
Stray
Best Esports Game
Apex Legends
Street Fighter V
Valorant
Best VTuber
Hyakumantenbara Salome
Oozora Subaru
Usada Pekora
Best Streamer
2Bro
k4sen
Shaka
Best Horror Game
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
The Quarry
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark
2023 Most Anticipated
Armored Core VI
Final Fantasy XVI
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Famitsu/Dengeki Special Award
7 Days to End with You
Magical Lovely Award
Persona 5 Royal
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