While it feels like the awards ceremonies for games released in 2021 are long over, most notably with the Game Awards last December (or the much larger AG Awards of course), there were still prizes to be awarded. , especially for BAFTA Games Awards. The English ceremony is used to rewarding the best titles released the previous year, and it was Hades which emerged as the big winner during the 2021 edition. For the 2022 edition, it is Returnal who wins the jackpot.
Returnal big winner, Unpacking darling of the public
The title of Housemarque therefore left yesterday with the most coveted trophy, that of Best Game. But that’s not all, since he also won the prizes for the best soundtrack, best sound, and best performance for actress Jane Perry as Selene Vassos.
Here is the list of all the prizes awarded during this BAFTA Games Awards ceremony, summarized by VGC:
- Best game: Returnal
- Best Animation: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Best Art Direction: The Artful Escape
- Best Sound: Returnal
- Best English game: Forza Horizon 5
- Best first game: Tom
- Best serving game: No Man’s Sky
- Best Family Game: Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- “Beyond the game”: Before Your Eyes
- Best game design: Registration
- Best Multiplayer: It Takes Two
- Best soundtrack: Returnal
- Best Storytelling: Unpacking
- Best Original License: It Takes Two
- Best Performance in a Leading Role: Jane Perry (Returnal)
- Best Performance in a Supporting Role: Kimberly Brooks (Psychonauts 2)
- Best visuals: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- EE Game of the Year (audience vote): Unpacking