A survival horror game is the Golden Joystick Awards' Ultimate Game of the Year. Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem won the top prize at the 44th ceremony in London yesterday, and also picked up Console Game of the Year, Best Game Trailer and Best Lead Performer for Angela Sant'Albano as FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft. The Resident Evil account's post about the wins has passed 26,000 likes. Check out the official posts down below:
The Golden Joysticks' announcement joked that the Umbrella Corporation might try to take credit for the win. Requiem beat 11 other games for the award, including 007 First Light, Crimson Desert, Dispatch, Forza Horizon 6, PRAGMATA and STAR WARS: Galactic Racer.
Requiem's 4 Wins
- Ultimate Game of the Year
- Console Game of the Year
- Best Game Trailer: "Evil Has Always Had A Name"
- Best Lead Performer: Angela Sant'Albano as Grace Ashcroft
Sant'Albano beat Liam McIntyre (Marvel's Wolverine), Patrick Gibson (007 First Light), Aaron Paul (Dispatch), Will de Renzy-Martin (The Blood of Dawnwalker) and Anna Demetriou (Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy). The trailer award went to "Evil Has Always Had A Name," a live-action short film Capcom released in February. Capcom's upload of the short is below:
Horror Across The Rest Of The Ballot
Requiem was not the only horror winner. Iron Lung, the film adaptation of David Szymanski's 2022 horror game directed by and starring Markiplier, won Best Game Adaptation over Fallout Season 2, Resident Evil, Exit 8, Mortal Kombat II and Devil May Cry Season 2.
Other horror games were on the ballot without winning. Silent Hill: Townfall was nominated for Best Storytelling, and Terry O'Quinn was up for Best Supporting Performer as Richard in the same game. Reanimal was nominated for Best Indie Game. Resident Evil Veronica and Alien: Isolation 2 were both on the Most Wanted Game list, which The Witcher 4 won.
According to the official results, Capcom and its games won 7 awards in total. Beyond Requiem's 4, it won Studio of the Year, Onimusha: Way of the Sword won Best Audio Design, and Grace Saif won Best Supporting Performer for playing Diana in PRAGMATA.
Grace Ashcroft's Story
Resident Evil Requiem is the 9th mainline Resident Evil game and launched on February 27 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, Epic Games Store and GeForce NOW. It is set 30 years after the Raccoon City Incident. Grace Ashcroft, an FBI intelligence analyst, is assigned to investigate a string of mysterious deaths at the hotel where her mother was murdered 8 years earlier. When a police officer goes missing there, DSO agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent in too, and the 2 of them have to uncover the truth behind the incident that destroyed Raccoon City.
Players can switch between first-person and third-person views at any time, a first for the series. The Standard (Classic) difficulty requires an Ink Ribbon for every save Grace makes, while Casual adds aim assist and makes enemies less durable. Capcom has also tied the game to the series' 30th anniversary, with Resident Evil Symphony of Legacy orchestral concerts in Japan, North America and Europe, and Grace and Leon were announced as the first Resident Evil amiibo, with a July 30 release date. Capcom's launch trailer is below:
Resident Evil is also up for a fan-voted prize elsewhere, as covered in Resident Evil Takes On Marvel, DC And Game Of Thrones For Fandom Of The Year At The Fandom Awards.
Is Resident Evil Requiem the best survival horror game Capcom has made, or does another entry still hold that spot for you?
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