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IP Twist Award
IP Twist Award
for best implementation of an old franchise
It might be time for Yakumo to let it rip, with some cues taken from DMC4 of all games, but drowning in that juicy gore.
Ninja Gaiden 4
Team Ninja, PlatinumGames
Don't you ever stop rolling your lonely star, Katamari.
Once Upon a Katamari
RENGAME
They restricted weapons and stats to classes, yet somehow customization is even better than ever. It's translates to Battle Royale surprisingly well.
Elden Ring Nightreign
FromSoftware
You can jump and guillotine after getting knockbacked? Gamers these days are so coddled I swear.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
The Game Kitchen
The only twist left is for them to send Majima into space
Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Welcome back, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Sonic Team
Taking pages from Red Faction and the character action game genre, it's the successor to DK64 you didn't know you wanted.
Donkey Kong Bananza
Nintendo EPD, 1-up Studio, tri-Crescendo
A respectable update to a Sega classic. It plays fast, it looks incredible and even advances the main character's story in a meaningful way.
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Lizardcube
A super charged expansion pack for a beloved game, from the era where developers cared about their players.
Kirby Air Riders
Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd.
This time, you chase the demons.
Silent Hill f
NeoBards Entertainment
How do you beat the largest grossing media franchise in history? Add hot anthro waifus.
Digimon Story: Time Stranger
Media.Vision
The biggest twist is that this game could have been Hollow Knight Forever, but you know what they say about diamonds.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry
AWARDS
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