2022 Golden Grape Awards Nominees Revealed: Who Wins Your Personal GOTY?

As 2022 draws to a close, the industry media outlet 'Game Grape' has released the nomination list for the annual 'Golden Grape Awards.' This year, the awards expand beyond the standard 'Best Game' and 'Best Innovation' categories to include sound design. The 10 nominees for Game of the Year include titles such as 'Diablo Immortal,' 'Arena Breakout,' 'Survivor.io,' 'Tower of Fantasy,' 'Aether Gazer,' 'Path to Nowhere,' 'Life Makeover,' 'League of Legends Esports Manager,' 'Return to Empire,' and 'Apex Legends Mobile.'

A jury of over 50 industry professionals and experts has been tasked with selecting the winners by the end of the year. Upon seeing the list, the NGA community—known for its critical take on gaming culture—remained skeptical and rather sharp-tongued.

The comment section was a mix of reactions: some users showed support for their favorite games like 'Aether Gazer,' while others questioned what exactly qualifies as 'innovation' in this lineup. Many veterans of the forum dismissed the year-end deluge of 'Golden X Awards' as 'rotten fish and stinking shrimp' (a common Chinese internet slang for low-quality, trashy entities). Doubts were specifically raised regarding the inclusion of certain titles, with some users half-jokingly suggesting that NGA should launch its own 'Golden NGA Award' to establish some real credibility.