It is presently the gaming awards season, as main media retailers like us publish our Finish of Yr lists to disclose our picks for the most effective video games of the yr.
2022 noticed the discharge of a number of wonderful titles that captured our hearts and our imaginations, with their scintillating gameplay and mesmerizing visuals. Nevertheless, one recreation stood out from the remaining in changing into the highest canine, and that is none aside from Elden Ring.
The FromSoftware title debuted earlier this yr, and from the onset, it was declared to be among the best candidates for Recreation of the Yr. Quick-forward 10 months later, and the Soulsborne recreation has swept the awards season in dominating vogue.
In response to gameawards.web (from Resetera), which has been monitoring media retailers for his or her award picks, has rated Elden Ring the very best, because the FromSoftware title has gained a whopping 162 Recreation of the Yr wins on the time of writing. Out of the 162 wins, 149 have come from media retailers, whereas the remaining 13 are Reader’s Alternative.
To place issues into perspective on how massive Elden Ring’s win has been, the second positioned title in Santa Monica Studios’ God of Battle: Ragnarok has solely gained 32 Recreation of the Yr awards this yr, with 4 of them being Reader’s Alternative. Different titles which have additionally acquired a number of Recreation of the Yr shouts embody Sam Barlow’s Immortality, Josh Sawyer’s Pentiment and Soar Over the Age’s Citizen Sleeper.