Portal VG247 held its own award, where it chose the winners in non-standard categories. It did not name the best game of the year, but chose the most mediocre project – it turned out to be Gotham knights.
Annual results of VG247:
- Best Advertising – Hellene Taylor and Bayonetta 3;
- Most misunderstood game To leave;
- Most Devoted Fan – Elden Ring News (every day until release Elden Ring posted videos on YouTube with news about the game or their absence);
- The best editor for making freaks – Street Fighter 6
- The worst trend is NFTs and the metaverses;
- Most Impressive Game Line: Square Enix (for Crisis Core, Chrono Cross, The Centennial Case, Stranger of Paradise Star Ocean Live A Live Valkyrie Elysium, triangle strategy, Diofield Chronicle and Tactics Ogre);
- “Is it over yet?” Award – Square Enix (Games Released Star Ocean: the divine power and Valkyrie Elysium, which hardly anyone talked about);
- Best Sports Game – Goat Simulator 3;
- The most mediocre game Gotham Knights;
- Best Puzzle Design – PS5 Operating System;
- The best excuse for not being inclusive is Final Fantasy XVI;
- The best game that’s a little bad – Sonic Limits;
- The saddest death of the year: the idea of boycotting microtransactions Diablo Immortal.
Earlier, The New Yorker magazine named the best games of 2022 – unexpectedly entered the list Cyberpunk 2077. And more recently, the People’s Choice Awards ceremony took place, the best films and series were named. For Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, a collector’s edition was announced
Source: VG Times