Phantom Blade Zero got the 2nd place in the GOTY category at the Golden Joystick Awards less than 48 hours after release

, by Enzo

Phantom Blade Zero got the 2nd place in the GOTY category at the Golden Joystick Awards less than 48 hours after release

This is quite the impressive news. Phantom Blade Zero was released on October 29, while the Golden Joystick Awards ceremony took place on November 11. The voting period for players to cast their votes in the various award categories ended on the evening of October 31.

Thus, exactly 40 hours elapsed between the game’s release and the close of the voting period. This very short timeframe was nevertheless enough for Phantom Blade Zero to impress the community and attract so many votes that it secured second place in the Ultimate Game of the Year category.

This rare achievement highlights the high quality of S-Game’s title, and the developer was sure to thank players in a post on X. The game that ultimately won this award was the excellent Resident Evil Requiem by Capcom.

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