A Plague Tale: Requiem Fans Disappointed With the Game Awards 2022

Published 12/11/2022, 11:20 AM EST

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A Plague Tale: Requiem is an action-adventure survivor game released in 2022. The game garnered immense popularity among fans in a short span of time. The gaming community much appreciated the detail-oriented approach of Plague Requiem and because of this, it found its way into more than four categories at the Game Awards.

However, the fans of the Plague Requiem were startled to see the iconic Asobo Studio game not winning any category at the event. 

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Fans express their ‘disappointed’ as A Plague Tale: Requiem fails to win at the Game Awards

Focus Entertainment’s successful project, Plague Tale: Requiem was selected for numerous categories at the 2022 Game Awards. The survivor game was nominated for the prestigious Game of the Year award, Best Narrative, Best Music, Best Performance, and Best Action Adventure Game. 

The declaration of each of these categories, however, shocked and disappointed many fans as the game failed to win even a single one of these categories. The fans were left baffled as they expressed their thoughts on Twitter.

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Some fans accepted the bitter blow the game received at the Game Awards, as there were many big names under the Game of the Year category.

But, many fans from the community really thought that at least Charlotte McBurney would receive the ‘Best Performance’ award for her extraordinary performance as Amicia. Unfortunately, she also did not receive the award. 

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“Easily the top 3 best games of the year, McBurney’s performance is top tier in video games in recent times, what to say about the story and the soundtrack, powerful and extremely emotional,” stated Antonio, a Fan of A Plaque Tale: Requiem. 

The Asobo Studio game was not the only one affected 

Along with A Plaque Tale: Requiem, many fans were upset with ‘Sifu’ not winning the ‘Best Indie Game’ award. Many from the gaming community have also expressed their grief about Horizon: Forbidden West, and how it did not get its deserved recognition. 

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‘Elden Ring’ won the competition for the ‘Game of the Year’ title. Other games that found their way into the award-winning category are, God of War, Final Fantasy 14, Stray, Marvel Snap, Moss Book 2, Bayonetta 3, Valorant, MultiVersus, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Splatoon 3, and Gran Turismo 7.

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Aravind Menon

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Aravind Menon is an eSports content writer at EssentiallySports. With a graduate degree in English Honours and post graduate degree in Literary and Cultural Studies, writing has always been a passion for Aravind. He has a keen interest in sports and occasionally enjoys watching sporting events.
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Jito Tenson