The fortieth Golden Joysticks Awards passed off yesterday, and whereas Elden Ring ended up being topped the ‘final’ recreation of the yr for 2022, there was some Nintendo Swap illustration.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was awarded “most wished recreation” – beating out titles like Spider-Man 2, Road Fighter 6, Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth and the anticipated Bethesda title, Starfield.
On the Nintendo entrance, Pokémon Legends: Arceus received the Nintendo recreation of the yr. It was up towards Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Dwell A Dwell, Splatoon 3 and Nintendo Swap Sports activities.
Among the Swap nominees within the ‘final’ GOTY class (received by Elden Ring) included Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Bayonetta 3. Here is the complete record of winners from every class (and you may see the record of nominees in every class on GamesRadar+):
- Finest Storytelling – Horizon Forbidden West
- Nonetheless Enjoying Award – Genshin Affect
- Finest Visible Design – Elden Ring
- Studio of the 12 months- FromSoftware
- Finest Sport Enlargement – Cuphead: The Scrumptious Final Course
- Finest Early Entry Launch – Slime Rancher 2
- Finest Indie Sport – Cult of the Lamb
- Finest Multiplayer Sport – Elden Ring
- Finest Audio – Metallic: Hellsinger
- Finest Sport Trailer – Goat Simulator 3 Announcement Trailer
- Finest Sport Neighborhood – Remaining Fantasy 14
- Finest Gaming {Hardware} – Steam Deck
- Breakthrough Award – Vampire Survivors
- Critics’ Selection Award – Elden Ring
- Finest Performer – Manon Gage (Marissa Marcel, Immortality)
- Nintendo Sport of the 12 months – Pokemon Legends Arceus
- PC Sport of the 12 months – Return to Monkey Island
- PlayStation Sport of the 12 months – Stray
- Xbox Sport of the 12 months – Grounded
- Most Needed Sport – Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Final Sport of the 12 months – Elden Ring
When Pokémon Legends: Arceus arrived on the Nintendo Swap earlier this yr in January, we praised the title as one of many biggest Pokémon video games ever made.
