Elden Ring Game of the Year?

The Video Game Awards has always been a fun spectacle for gamers to behold. Although in the past E3 was the far superior show, in recent years the VGAs has delivered many exciting announcements. Yet, the game awards it seems always suffered from a kind of imposter syndrome. The game awards bring in celebrities from other mediums, and instead of really celebrating games and the amazing teams that bring them to life, the games are usually sidelined for promotional material. Sure, these advertisements fit into game culture, but it isn’t quite the celebration of games that show was built around.

Is it a popularity contest? Yes, but is that good? Well for some it might be, but for the one mainstream award show about video games, it feels as though game makers don’t have a say. And I’m not saying to make the video game awards more like the IGDA (International Game Developers Association) Awards. But the Game Awards do represent a significant portion of the gaming community, and as such we shouldn’t settle for just a popularity contest with ads.

Tonight (December 8th 2022), the Game Awards will have a chance to redeem itself, simply by virtue of crowning the best game I’ve ever played, as Game of The Year. Yes, that game is none other than Elden Ring.