Animal Crossing in lizza per sei categorie ai BAFTA Awards 2021

Come a suggellare ancora una volta l’incredibile successo di vendite e di critica ottenuto dal lancio datato marzo 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizons è in lizza per i BAFTA Awards 2021, l’annuale serata di premiazione presieduta dalla British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Dopo avere guadagnato un posto tra i finalisti dei DICE Awards 2021, l’ultima iterazione del titolo simulativo in esclusiva Nintendo Switch punta a conquistare un posto di rilievo presso lo show britannico. Di seguito la lista completa dei candidati ai BAFTA Awards 2021:

Best Game

• Animal Crossing New Horizons
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life Alyx
• Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales
• The Last of Us Part II

British Game

• Dreams
• F1 2020
• Fall Guys
• Röki
• Sackboy A Big Adventure
• The Last Campfire

Animation

• Doom Eternal
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Spiritfarer
• The Last of Us Part II

Artistic Achievement

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Dreams
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• The Last of Us Part II
• Ghost of Tsushima

Audio Achievement

• Astro’s Playroom
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• The Last of Us Part II

Debut Game

• Airborne Kingdom
• Call of the Sea
• Carrion
• Factorio
• Röki
• The Falconeer

Evolving Game

• Destiny 2: Beyond Light
• Dreams
• Fall Guys
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky
• Sea of Thieves

Family Game

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Astro’s Playroom
• Dreams
• Fall Guys
• Minecraft Dungeons
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Game Beyond Entertainment

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Before I Forget
• Dreams
• Spiritfarer
• Tell Me Why
• The Last of Us Part II

Game Design

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Astro’s Playroom
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• The Last of Us Part II

Multiplayer Game

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Deep Rock Galactic
• Fall Guys
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure
• Valorant

Music

• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure
• The Last of Us Part II

Narrative

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Kentucky Route Zero TV Edition
• Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales

Best New IP

• Carrion
• Fall Guys
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• Spiritfarer

Performer in a Leading Role

• Ashley Johnson – Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
• Cherami Leigh – Female V in Cyberpunk 2077
• Cody Christian – Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Daisuke Tsuji – Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima
• Laura Bailey – Abby in The Last of Us Part II
• Nadji Jeter – Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales

Performer in a Supporting Role

• Carla Tassara – Judy Alvarez in Cyberpunk 2077
• Jeffrey Pierce – Tommy in The Last of Us Part II
• Logan Cunningham – Hades, Achilles, Poseidon, Asterius, Charon
• Patrick Gallagher – Khotun Khan in Ghost of Tsushima
• Shannon Woodward – Dina in The Last of Us Part II
• Troy Baker – Joel in The Last of Us Part II

Technical Achievement

• Demon’s Souls
• Doom Eternal
• Dreams
• Flight Simulator
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• The Last of Us Part II

EE Game of the Year

• Animal Crossing New Horizons
• Call of Duty Warzone
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• The Last of Us Part II
• Valorant

Come si evince dall’elenco, Animal Crossing: New Horizons concorre per ben sei categorie, ovvero Best Game, Family, Game Beyond Entertainment, Game Design, Multiplayer e EE Game of the Year. Impossibile poi non citare Hades, l’ultima fatica di Supergiant Games che ha ricevuto otto distinte nomination.