The second part of a trilogy remaking original PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII, Rebirth turned everything up to 11 with masses of side content and mini-games to keep fans busy.
The game’s graphical performance on the PS5 drew some criticism and its tweaks to the original’s story didn’t satisfy everyone, but they didn’t stop it being touted as a game of the year contender when it came out in February.
It was voted “most anticipated” game at last year’s Game Awards, which could put it in a good position to win this year, especially as its prequel lost out to the Last of Us: Part II in 2020.
Briana White, who played Aerith in the English-language version of the game, is also nominated for best performance.
Also nominated for: Best game direction, best narrative, best score and music, best RPG, best audio design.
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