Final Fantasy XVI wins Best Lead Performer and Best Audio on the Golden Joystick Awards

With the calendar 12 months coming to its shut, sport award season is upon us. The Golden Joystick Awards began us off right this moment, with plenty of Final Fantasy entries being among the many winners.

Final Fantasy XVI gained in two classes, first of which going to Ben Starr, voice actor for lead protagonist Clive Rosfield, taking house the award for Best Lead Performer. Masayoshi Soken and his crew took the second trophy house for the sport with the Best Audio award.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was additionally voted because the Most Wanted Game, rounding out three whole awards for the franchise.

Final Fantasy XVI was additionally nominated for Best Supporting Performer, PlayStation Game of the Year and the Ultimate Game of the Year, whereas Final Fantasy XIV was once more nominated for the Best Community Award.

The largest winner of the night time was Baldur’s Gate 3 profitable a complete of seven of the 22 awards, together with greatest PC Game of the Year and the Ultimate Game of the Year. The full checklist of the winners are listed under:

• Best Storytelling – Baldur’s Gate 3
• Still Playing Award – No Man’s Sky
• Best Visual Design – Baldur’s Gate 3
• Studio of the Year – Larian Studios
• Best Game Expansion – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Best Indie Game – Sea of Stars
• Best VR Game – Horizon Call of the Mountain
• Best Multiplayer Game – Mortal Kombat 1
• Best Audio – Final Fantasy XVI
• Best Game Trailer – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Best Streaming Game – Valorant
• Best Game Community – Baldur’s Gate 3
• Best Gaming Hardware – PSVR 2
• Breakthrough Award – Coccoon / Geometric Interactive
• Critics’ Choice Award – Alan Wake II
• Best Lead Performer – Ben Starr, Clive Rosfield, Final Fantasy XVI
• Best Supporting Performer – Neil Newborn, Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
• Nintendo Game of the Year – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• PC Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
• Xbox Game of the Year – Starfield
• PlayStation Game of the Year – Resident Evil 4
• Most Wanted Game – Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Ultimate Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3

Images Courtesy of Future Events and the Golden Joysticks.