Elden Ring named 2022’s best game at Japan Game Awards
Elden Ring and director Hidetaka Miyazaki took the top honours at the Japan Game Awards held on Thursday.
The critically acclaimed FromSoftware action RPG received the Grand Award during the ceremony, which is run annually by Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association and partially voted for by the public.
“This game, which depicts a dark fantasy world with overwhelming volume and quality, has gained tremendous support from many players,” it said, adding that it was selected as the winner of the Grand Award in the general voting, “with enthusiastic comments such as, ‘Everything about this game is perfect. Itʼs a God-level game.’”
Dark Souls creator Miyazaki was named the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award winner, which is given to an individual or organization that has made a great contribution to the growth of the Japanese games industry.
Elden Ring was also named among the ten games given an Award for Excellence. The other winners in the category included Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Horizon Forbidden West, Pokémon Legends Arceus and Resident Evil Village.
The Game Designers Award, which is chosen by a panel of nine Japanese creators including Smash Bros. designer Masahiro Sakurai and PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya, was given to Devolver Digital-published indie Inscryption.
“It is an extremely unique work, and I hesitate to describe the characteristics of the game,” Sakurai said of the game. “The genre is a card game, but the story takes unexpected turns due to the setting, atmosphere creation, and strange metafiction.
“It is definitely a game that gives off a unique character, and yet it is very enjoyable to play. The award received much support from the panel of judges. If this is the
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