With a little delay compared to other awards, the winners of the awards were announced. Famitsu Dengeki Awards 2022event where two Japanese magazines determine the best games of the year. Hand Ring won another award. game of the year and also those like “Best Graphics” and “Most Valuable Creator” (awarded to FromSoftware).
Below is the list of winners:
game of the year
- Hand Ring
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunset
- Pokémon legends Arceus
- Pokemon Crimson and Violet
- Team 3
Most Valuable Creator
- from software
- Game Crazy
- Naoki Yoshida
- Splatoon 3 Development Team
- Wright Flyer Studios × Key Heaven Burns Red Development Team
Best View
- Heaven Lights Red
- Pokemon Crimson and Violet
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Graphics
- Hand Ring
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
best music
- Heaven Lights Red
- Pokemon Crimson 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) / The Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Tomori Kusunoki (Ruka Kayamori) / Heaven Burns Red
Best Character
- Arven / Pokemon Crimson and Violet
- Kirby / Kirby and the Forgotten Lands
- Ruka Kayamori / Heaven Burns Red
Best Online Game
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Genshin Effect
- Team 3
Best Action Game
- Kirby and the Forgotten Lands
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunset
- Team 3
Best Action-Adventure Game
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Sonic Frontiers
Best Adventure Game
- AI: Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative
- Dyschronia: The Chronos Alternative
- Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Top RPGs
- Hand Ring
- Pokemon Crimson and Violet
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Practices
- Goddess of Victory: Nikke
- Heaven Is Burning Red
- Uma Musume Pretty Derby
Best Indie Game
- Needy Streamer Overload
- Vagabond
- Vampire Survivors
Best Rookie Game
- Hand Ring
- Heaven Is Burning Red
- Vagabond
Best Esports Game
- Apex Legends
- Street Fighter V
- valorants
The best VTuber
- Hyakumantenbara Salome
- Oozora Subaru
- America Pekora
Top Publishers
Best Horror Game
- Soul Hunter: Mark of Death II
- Stone pit
- Yomawari: Lost in the Dark
2023 Most Awaited
- Armored Core VI
- Final Fantasy XVI
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Famitsu/Dengeki Special Award
Magic Beautiful Reward
As you can see, almost all of the winners are Japanese games, their developers, actors and voice actors, which is not surprising considering the event was hosted by two Japanese magazines.
In addition to Elden Ring, productions for Nintendo Switch have also won numerous awards. For example, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet won in the “Best Screenplay” category, and Splatoon 3 won in the best action category. Heaven Burns Red was also successful, winning three awards (Best Rookie Game, Best Music, Best Practice, 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 homeland.