- Ghost of Yotei has won Console Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards.
- The action-adventure title also took home the award for best audio design.
- However, it lost the rest of its nominations, like Ultimate Game of the Year, to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Despite many trying to boycott Ghost of Yotei, it has been a massive success since its launch last month. The action-adventure game has already sold over 3.3 million copies. It is also among the top 10 best-selling games in the US this year.
Ghost of Yotei’s critical reception has also been terrific so far, with the game getting 8 nominations at The Game Awards and winning a major honour at the Golden Joystick ceremony.
Why It Matters: For a game that players doubted after its reveal, Ghost of Yotei has turned the tide in its favour by being a brilliant piece of art.
At the Golden Joystick Awards last night, Ghost of Yotei took home the Console Game of the Year award, beating out fellow PlayStation exclusive Death Stranding 2 and Nintendo Switch 2 juggernaut Mario Kart World.
The Sucker Punch game was also able to snatch another honour, winning Best Audio Design against the might of the successful Battlefield 6 and Bloober Team’s Cronos: The New Dawn.
Ghost of Yotei failed to win the biggest award of the night, however, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 taking home the Ultimate Game of the Year and also beating out the action-adventure title for two other awards, best visual design and best performance.
However, losing only half your nominations to a game that swept the Golden Joystick Awards is not a bad result for Ghost of Yotei.
So far, the Sucker Punch production has performed incredibly worldwide. It developed a game that became Sony’s biggest launch in Europe since Spider-Man 2. Also, Ghost of Yotei topped charts in several countries worldwide.
High-profile devs in Japanese gaming have also been in awe of Ghost of Yotei, with reviews praising it as a beautiful samurai adventure. Additionally, with a potential DLC that continues Atsu’s journey on the way, the game’s story is just starting.
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