With a little delay compared to the other awards, the winners of the awards were announced Famitsu Dengeki Awards 2022the event in which the two Japanese magazines decree the best games of the year. Elder Ring won yet another award as game of the year and also ones like “Best Graphics” and “Most Valuable Creator” (awarded to FromSoftware).
Below is the list of winners:
Game of the Year
Elder Ring
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Legends Pokémon Arceus Pokemon Scarlet and 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 and Violet
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Graphics
Elder Ring
God of War: Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Best Music
Heaven Burns Red
Pokemon Scarlet and 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 Dream Files – nirvanA Initiative Dyschronia: Alternate Chronos
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Best RPG
Elden Ring Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best App
Goddess of Victory: Nod
Heaven Burns Red
Uma Musume Pretty Derby
Best Indie Game
Needy Streamer Overload
Stray
Vampire Survivors
Best Rookie Game
Elder Ring
Heaven Burns Red
Stray
Best Esports Game
Apex Legends
Street Fighter V
Valuing
Best VTuber
Hyakumantenbara Salome
Oozora Subaru Usada Pekora
Best Streamer
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
Magical Lovely Award
As you can see, the winners are practically all Japanese games, developers, actors and voice actors, which is not surprising considering that the event was organized by two Japanese magazines.
In addition to Elden Ring, the productions for Nintendo Switch have also won a good number of awards. For example Pokémon Scarlet and Violet won in the “Best Scenario” category, while Splatoon 3 won in the best action category. Heaven Burns Red also did well, winning three awards (Best Rookie Game, Best Music, Best App and Best Voice Actor). It is a free-to-play turn-based RPG for PC and mobile devices that is basically unknown in the West as it is currently only available in the motherland.
