Super Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai has been recognized by the Dengeki Game Awards as Japan’s Most Valuable Video Game Creator in 2021.
This award is decided based on the votes of users in Japan. Sakurai shared the news with his followers on Twitter, and thanked everyone who has supported him and his team. Sakurai was able to stand in front of the Resident Evil Village development team, Um Musume: Pretty Derby’s development team, Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, and Naoki Yoshida (FFXIV’s producer).
MVC “User Vote” Famitsu / Dengeki Game Award 2021 “~ Most Valuable Creator ~ Masahiro Sakurai
“I received an award. Thank you to everyone who supported us!”
Game of the Year 2021 belongs to Capcom’s latest Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Rise for Nintendo Switch and PC. This same title has also become the best action game.
Metroid Dread removed the Action/Adventure – against Hades and Returnal genre. And Buddy Mission Bondpublished by Nintendo – won Best Adventure Game.
Here is the full list of candidates (winners in bold), courtesy of Siliconera:
Game of the year
- Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
- Tales of Arise
- Resident Evil Village
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Judgment lost
MVC – The Most Valuable Creator
- Capcom .’s Resident Evil Village Development Team
- Cygames ‘Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Development Team
- Masahiro Sakurai (creator of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
- Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
- Naoki Yoshida (Final Fantasy XIV producer)
Best script
- Tales of Arise
- Buddy Mission BOND
- Judgment lost
Best graphics
- Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
- Tales of Arise
- Resident Evil Village
The best music
- Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
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- Monster Hunter Rise
Best Leading Actor
- Takuya Kimura as Takayuki Yagami in Lost Judgment
- Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut
- Maggie Robertson as Alcina Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
Best voice actor
- Hitomi Ueda as Gold Ship in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
- Shino Shimoji as Shionne in Tales of Arise
- Daisuke Namikawa as Chesley Nichols in Buddy Mission BOND
Best character
- Alphen from Tales of Arise
- Ethan Winters from Resident Evil Village
- The Golden Ship from Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
Best online game
- Apex Legends
- The Genshin effect
- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Best action
- Hades
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Profit
Best action adventure
- Resident Evil Village
- Metroid Dread
- Judgment lost
Best adventure
- Jack Jeanne
- Tsukihime -Blue Glass Moon-
- Buddy Mission BOND
Best RPG
- Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki
- Shin Megami Tensei DRAW
- Tales of Arise
Best Indie Game
- East
- Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
- Hades
Best rookie
- Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
- Scarlet Nexus
- Buddy Mission BOND
The best eSports game
- Apex Legends
- Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
- Valuable substance
