Japanese gamers choose the best games of 2019, Hideo Kojima receives a prestigious award

Leading Japanese gaming publications Famitsu and Dengeki conducted among their readers a large survey on the best games of 2019. Journalists shared the general results today on a joint stream. Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2019.

Adventure Action Leader in Victory Death stranding – He received the largest number of votes in four categories. In this case, the project manager Hideo Kojimu called the “most valuable developer” – the best developer of the year.

However, the main award of the Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2019 ceremony was not taken by Death Stranding with Hideo Kojima, but Pokemon sword and Pokemon shield for Nintendo switch. They won the category “Best Game of 2019”.

Prize for best script received 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim from Atlus and Vanillaware for Playstation 4. In the West, this game has not yet been released – it is expected until the end of 2023.

Best Game of 2019 (Game of the Year)

  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Vanillaware / Atlus)
  • Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware)
  • Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
  • Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield (GameFreak / Pokemon Company)

Most Valuable Developer (Developer of the Year)

  • George Camitani (Vanillaware)
  • Hideo Kojima (Kojima Productions)
  • Hidetaka Miyazaki (FromSoftware)

Best screenplay

  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Vanillaware / Atlus)
  • Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)

Best graphics

  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Vanillaware / Atlus)
  • Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)

Best soundtrack

  • Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix)
  • Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Persona 5 Royal (Atlus)

Best character

  • Clifford Unger (Death Stranding)
  • Sam Porter Bridges (Death Stranding)
  • Reizalin Stout (Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout)

Best online game

  • Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
  • Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (Square Enix)
  • Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)

Best action

  • Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
  • Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom)
  • Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)

Best shooter

  • Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Sony Interactive Entertainment / Activision)
  • Fortnite (Epic Games)

Best Adventure Action

  • The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo / Nintendo)
  • Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)

The best adventure game

  • AI: The Somnium Files (Spike Chunsoft)
  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Vanillaware / Atlus)
  • Tokyo Chronos (MyDearest)

Best role-playing game

  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
  • Persona 5 Royal (Atlus)
  • Pokemon Sword & Shield (GameFreak / Pokemon Company)

Best Indie Game

  • Untitled Goose Game (House House / Panic)
  • Gnosia (petit / mebius)
  • Baba Is You (Hempuli)

Best New IP

  • Astral Chain (PlatinumGames / Nintendo)
  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Vanillaware / Atlus)
  • Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

The best eSports game

  • Street Fighter V (Capcom)
  • Fortnite (Epic Games)
  • Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)

Best japanese streamer

  • OtojaOtsuichi
  • Junichi Kato (Unko-chan)
  • Moko

Special award

  • Dragon Quest Walk (Square Enix) / Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo)

Rating of the best games of 2019 according to GameMAG.ru see here.

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