The 2022 Vidya Gaem Awards

Least Worst Award

for Least Worst Game of the Year

Elden Ring

FromSoftware

#1 Elden Ring

#2 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

#3 Signalis

#4 Kirby and the Forgotten Land

#5 Neon White

#6 Tunic

#7 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

#8 Bayonetta 3

#9 Splatoon 3

#10 Sonic Frontiers

#11 Pokemon Legends: Arceus

#12 God of War Ragnarök

Most Hated Award

for Most Hated Game of the Year

Saints Row

Volition

#1 Saints Row

#2 Diablo Immortal

#3 Overwatch 2

#4 The Last of Us Part I

#5 God of War Ragnarök

#6 Gotham Knights

#7 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

#8 Babylon's Fall

#9 Horizon Forbidden West

#10 The Callisto Protocol

#11 Stray

#12 Elden Ring

IP Twist Award

for best new implementation of an old franchise

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

HAL Laboratory

#1 Kirby and the Forgotten Land

#2 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

#3 Sonic Frontiers

#4 Live A Live

#5 Pokémon Legends: Arceus

#6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

#7 Tactics Ogre Reborn

#8 Digimon Survive

#9 Bayonetta 3

#10 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

#11 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

#12 God of War Ragnarök

Trombone Champ Award

for Best Soundtrack

Elden Ring

Listen to the soundtrack here

#1 Elden Ring

#2 Sonic Frontiers

#3 Neon White

#4 Metal: Hellsinger

#5 Splatoon 3

#6 Bayonetta 3

#7 Kirby and the Forgotten Land

#8 Live A Live

#9 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

#10 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

#11 Tunic

#12 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

"Hello, Fellow Posters" Award

for most blatantly promoted video game product

Genshin Impact

miHoYo

#1 Genshin Impact

#2 Cyberpunk 2077

#3 God of War Ragnarök

#4 Overwatch 2

#5 Stray

#6 Saints Row

#7 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

#8 The Callisto Protocol

#9 Horizon Forbidden West

#10 Elden Ring

Plot and Backstory Award

for best representation of women

Elden Ring

FromSoftware

#1 Elden Ring

#2 Little Witch Nobeta

#3 Bayonetta 3

#4 Needy Streamer Overload

#5 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

#6 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

#7 Pokémon Legends: Arceus

#8 Goddess of Victory: Nikke

#9 The King of Fighters XV

#10 Signalis

#11 Overwatch 2

#12 Samurai Maiden

Van Darkholme Award

for best representation of men

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

Team Ninja

#1 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

#2 Elden Ring

#3 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R

#4 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

#5 The King of Fighters XV

#6 Scorn

#7 Sonic Frontiers

#8 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

#9 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

#10 Sifu

#11 God of War Ragnarök

#12 Bayonetta 3

ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣＳ Award

for best visual aesthetics

Elden Ring

FromSoftware

#1 Elden Ring

#2 Scorn

#3 Signalis

#4 Neon White

#5 Kirby and the Forgotten Land

#6 Pentiment

#7 Tunic

#8 Stray

#9 Needy Streamer Overload

#10 Splatoon 3

#11 Cult of the Lamb

#12 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Visual Passion is My Award

for worst visual aesthetics

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Game Freak

#1 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

#2 Saints Row

#3 Return to Monkey Island

#4 Pokémon Legends: Arceus

#5 Gotham Knights

#6 Babylon's Fall

#7 Horizon Forbidden West

#8 Sonic Frontiers

#9 The Last of Us Part I

#10 God of War Ragnarök

#11 Bayonetta 3

#12 Scorn

Seal of Quality Award

for biggest technical blunder

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Game Freak

#1 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

#2 Saints Row

#3 Pokémon Legends: Arceus

#4 Babylon's Fall

#5 The Callisto Protocol

#6 Gotham Knights

#7 Overwatch 2

#8 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

#9 Sonic Frontiers

#10 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

#11 Sonic Origins

#12 Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

New Challenger Award

for best new IP

Elden Ring

FromSoftware

#1 Elden Ring

#2 Signalis

#3 Neon White

#4 Vampire Survivors

#5 Sifu

#6 Tunic

#7 Triangle Strategy

#8 Metal: Hellsinger

#9 Cult of the Lamb

#10 Pentiment

#11 Scorn

#12 Stray

Iliad Award

for Best Writing

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

Team Ninja

#1 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

#2 Elden Ring

#3 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

#4 Signalis

#5 Live A Live

#6 Pentiment

#7 Tactics Ogre: Reborn

#8 Triangle Strategy

#9 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

#10 AI The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative

#11 Sonic Frontiers

#12 God of War Ragnarök

Pottery Award

for worst writing

Saints Row

Volition

#1 Saints Row

#2 High on Life

#3 Tiny Tina's Wonderland

#4 New Tales from the Borderlands

#5 God of War Ragnarök

#6 Horizon Forbidden West

#7 The Callisto Protocol

#8 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

#9 Sonic Frontiers

#10 Neon White

#11 Bayonetta 3

#12 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

Guilty Pleasure Award

for the game I like but /v/ hates

MultiVersus

Player First Games

#1 MultiVersus

#2 Total War: Warhammer III

#3 Evil West

#4 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

#5 Need for Speed Unbound

#6 High on Life

#7 Return to Monkey Island

Kamige Award

for best eroge

Wolf Girl With You: Full Moon Edition

Seismic

#1 Wolf Girl With You: Full Moon Edition

#2 SEQUEL kludge

#3 Rapers, Please

#4 Magical Girl Celesphonia

#5 How a Healthy Hentai Administers Public Service

#6 Eris Dysnomia

#7 L.Depth

#8 Gore Screaming Show

Jackie Chan Award

for best character

Jack Garland

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

#1 Jack Garland

#2 Ranni the Witch

#3 Kirby

#4 Loathesome Dung Eater

#5 Larry

#6 Ame

#7 Big Man

#8 Bayonetta

#9 Eunie

#10 Klonoa

#11 Mio

#12 Kratos

Scrappy Doo Award

for worst character

The Entire Cast of Saints Row

Saint's Row

#1 The Entire Cast of Saints Row

#2 Aloy

#3 Tiny Tina

#4 God of War Ragnarök's Entire Cast

#5 Bridget

#6 Viola

#7 Penny

#8 Neon Violet

#9 Ghondor

P10XELS ARE AR10 AWARD

for most pretentious indie game

We Are OFK

Team OFK

#1 We Are OFK

#2 I Was A Teenage Exocolonist

#3 As Dusk Falls

#4 Stray

#5 Immortality

#6 Scorn

#7 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

#8 Endling: Extinction is Forever

#9 Citizen Sleeper

#10 Cult of the Lamb

#11 Neon White

#12 Signalis

Haptic Feedback Award

for best gameplay

Elden Ring

FromSoftware

#1 Elden Ring

#2 Neon White

#3 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

#4 Sifu

#5 Kirby and the Forgotten Land

#6 Bayonetta 3

#7 Splatoon 3

#8 Tunic

#9 Triangle Strategy

#10 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

#11 Sonic Frontiers

#12 Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

Press X To Win the Award

for Worst Gameplay

Diablo Immortal

Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase

#1 Diablo Immortal

#2 Saints Row

#3 Overwatch 2

#4 Stray

#5 God of War Ragnarök

#6 Babylon's Fall

#7 Gotham Knights

#8 The Callisto Protocol

#9 Horizon Forbidden West

#10 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

#11 Sonic Frontiers

#12 Elden Ring

/vr/ Award

for best game of 1992

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Nintendo EAD

#1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

#2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2

#3 Wolfenstein 3D

#4 Kirby's Dream Land

#5 Super Mario Kart

#6 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

#7 Mortal Kombat

#8 Streets of Rage 2

#9 Contra III: The Alien Wars

#10 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

#11 Star Control II

#12 Mario Paint

Cinematech Award

for Best Game of 2002

Metroid Prime

Retro Studios

#1 Metroid Prime

#2 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

#3 Super Mario Sunshine

#4 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

#5 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

#6 Kingdom Hearts

#7 Jet Set Radio Future

#8 Metroid Fusion

#9 Resident Evil Remake

#10 Ratchet & Clank

#11 TimeSplitters 2

#12 Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Redemption Arc Award

for biggest redemption in gaming

Mick Gordon

Composer of Prey, Doom, and Doom Eternal

#1 Mick Gordon

#2 Cyberpunk 2077

#3 Capcom

#4 Sonic Frontiers

#5 Bandai Namco

#6 The Game Awards

#7 Bayonetta 3

#8 Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Hate Machine Award

for crimes against gaming

SJWs

Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter

#1 SJWs

#2 Microtransactions/Gacha

#3 NFTs

#4 China

#5 Activision-Blizzard

#6 Diablo Immortal

#7 Overwatch 2

#8 Sony

#9 Saints Row

#10 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

#11 God of War Ragnarök

#12 Microsoft

Hyperbole Award

for best trailer released in 2022

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

View the trailer here

#1 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

#2 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

#3 Elden Ring

#4 Death Stranding 2

#5 Hades 2

#6 Final Fantasy XVI

#7 Street Fighter 6

#8 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Borne of Metal Souls Award

for Most Formidable Opponent

Vergil 3

Devil May Cry 3

#1 Vergil 3

#2 Red

#3 Sans

#4 Giygas

#5 Kefka (Final Battle)

#6 Ganondorf

#7 Pixy

#8 Safer Sephiroth (Final Battle)

#9 Master Hand

#10 Bowser

#11 Lingering Will

#12 The Final Hazard

Horse Armor Award

for best DLC/update released in 2022

Nothing

Seriously, nothing

#1 Nothing

#2 Zero

#3 Zip

#4 Nada

Diamond in the Rough Award

for best game nobody played

Frogun

Molegato

#1 Frogun

#2 Ghostwire: Tokyo

#3 Spark the Electric Jester 3

#4 Postal: Brain Damaged

#5 Freedom Planet 2

#6 Astlibra

#7 Yoiyami Dancers: Twilight Danmaku Dancers

#8 Last Call BBS

#9 Not For Broadcast

#10 Card Shark

#11 ANNO: Mutationem

#12 Nobody Saves the World

Cirno's Perfect Math Class Award

for best edutainment game of all time

The Typing of the Dead

WOW Entertainment, Smilebit

#1 The Typing of the Dead

#2 The Oregon Trail

#3 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

#4 Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside

#5 Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo

#6 Logical Journey of the Zoombinis

#7 Mario Teaches Typing

#8 Math Blaster

#9 Mario is Missing

#10 TIS-100

#11 Number Munchers

#12 JumpStart 1st Grade

Paul Allen's Award

for best box art of all time

Doom (1993)

id Software

#1 Doom (1993)

#2 Metal Gear Solid 2 (US)

#3 Deus Ex (US)

#4 The Mystery of the Druids (US)

#5 Ico (JP/EU)

#6 Katamari Damacy (JP)

#7 Phalanx (US)

#8 Castlevania (US)

#9 Dead Space (US)

#10 God Hand (JP)

#11 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

#12 Mega Man 2 (US)

Golden Snub Award

for best game to never win a vidya gaem award

Dragon's Dogma (2012)

Capcom

#1 Dragon's Dogma (2012)

#2 Papers, Please (2013)

#3 Sonic Mania (2017)

#4 Outer Wilds (2019)

#5 Persona 5 (2017)

#6 Sleeping Dogs (2012)

#7 Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019)

#8 Black Souls 2 (2018)

#9 NEO: The World Ends With You (2021)

#10 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)

#11 Library of Ruina (2021)

#12 Binary Domain (2012)

PowerPoint Award

for best visual novel of all time

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

Capcom Production Studio 4

#1 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

#2 Katawa Shoujo

#3 Steins;Gate

#4 Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors

#5 Umineko When They Cry

#6 Fate/stay Night

#7 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

#8 Snoot Game

#9 Tsukihime

#10 Saya no Uta

#11 Clannad

#12 The House in Fata Morgana

Freddie Mercury Award

for best musical sequence of all time

IT HAS TO BE THIS WAY (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)

Check it out here

#1 IT HAS TO BE THIS WAY (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)

#2 RULES OF NATURE (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)

#3 SNAKE EATER (Metal Gear Solid 3)

#4 ESCAPE FROM THE CITY (Sonic Adventures 2)

#5 DK RAP (Donkey Kong 64)

#6 REMIX 10 (Rhythm Heaven Fever)

#7 THROUGH THE FIRE AND FLAMES (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock)

#8 JUMP UP SUPER STAR! (Super Mario Odyssey)

#9 THE GREAT MIGHTY POO (Conker's Bad Fur Day)

#10 A CHRISTMAS GIFT (Elite Beat Agents)

#11 THE FINALHAZARD (Sonic Adventure 2)

#12 OPERA MARIA AND DRACO (Final Fantasy VI)

#13 THE MAN WHO RAGES AGAINST THE STORM (Balan Wonderworld)

Please Be Good Award

for most anticipated game of 2023 and beyond

Dragon's Dogma II

Capcom

#1 Dragon's Dogma II

#2 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

#3 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

#4 Hollow Knight: Silksong

#5 Starfield

#6 Final Fantasy XVI

#7 Resident Evil 4 Remake

#8 Hades 2

#9 Atomic Heart

#10 Hogwarts Legacy

#11 Death Stranding 2

#12 Street Fighter 6

Prove Me Wrong Award

for Least Anticipated Game of 2023

Forspoken

Luminous Productions

#1 Forspoken

#2 Goodbye Volcano High

#3 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

#4 Redfall

#5 Diablo IV

#6 Silent Hill 2 Remake

#7 Dead Island 2

#8 Dead Space Remake

#9 Crash Team Rumble

#10 Starfield

#11 Hogwarts Legacy

#12 Street Fighter 6

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