Metroid Dread is your Nintendo Video Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards

You have actually crowned Metro id Dread as this year's victor of the Nintendo Game of Year at the Golden Joystick Awards.

Nintendo has had a fascinating year of releases, with end of year conversations dominated by the return to form of Pet Crossing: New Horizons. Nevertheless, for your Nintendo Game of the Year, there was a clear victor in Camus' newest journey — Metro id Dread. Camus triumphed over the similarity New Pokémon Snap and also Beast Hunter Rise to take the gong this year.

The complete list of candidates was:

Fearlessly Default 2 Metro id Dread (victor). Beast Hunter Surge. Neo: The Globe Ends with You. New Pokémon Break. Hardware: Get It With each other.

Released in October this year, Metro id Dread is Camus' first initial 2D side-scrolling adventure in 19 years, concluding a tale that's been some 35 years planned.

For video game collection that triggered the birth of the entire Metroidvania genre, it was so fantastic to see the masters return. While it might have stiff competitors from the similarity Hollow Knight and ORI and the Blind Woodland, the timeless Metro id series hasn't experienced its leave of absence, with superb — and tough — boss battles, dazzling platforming, as well as a slew of brand-new abilities to unlock. And that lacks highlighting the scary E.M.M.I. robot areas that need stealth and also rapid reactions in equal step to symbolize the titular dread.

In our review, we highlighted how Fear captures a feeling of unpredictability via its world structure and also audio layout that can easily enrapture your attention for hrs on end. The collection' ever-distinctive game circulation quickly willing you further right into a world that will often really feel both impossible and tempting..