Resident Evil Requiem stars react to Ultimate Game of the Year win at the Golden Joysticks

It was a big night for Resident Evil Requiem at last night's Golden Joystick Awards, with the horror hit taking home four awards including ultimate game of the year.

Released in February of this year to widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike, it's the ninth game in the main Resident Evil series, telling the story of FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft.

Up against a crowded field featuring the likes of Control Resonant, Big Walk and Pokémon Pokopia, Requiem took home the Ultimate Game of the Year award with 17% of the vote, just edging out Phantom Blade Zero and Crimson Desert with 16% and 15% respectively.

Following the big win, representatives from Capcom took to the stage, as well as Leon Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft voice actors Nick Apostolides and Angela Sant'Albano, the latter of whom also took home the award for best lead performer for her role.

"It's crazy, I still haven't come back down to earth," Sant'Albano remarked of Requiem's success.

"It's just such an honour, and especially that it's fan-voted, to know that so many of the fans have been touched by Grace and been seen by her; that's the real award. So yeah, just very grateful."

Apostolides then chimed in to ring his co-star's praises, saying, "When we were filming years ago, I was watching her do her thing and I'm thinking to myself, 'This girl's gonna win some awards,' and now here we are a couple years later. Well deserved."

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On the game's success, as well as Capcom's wider success this year – it brought home studio of the year, as well as one award each for Pragmata and Onimusha: Way of the Sword – Apostolides was not surprised.

"[Resident Evil] has been going for three decades. It has been building a fanbase that's multi-generational and it's going strong, more than ever, and the success did not surprise me because Capcom is just not failing.

"They are churning out these amazing titles just one after another – multiple per year as we just saw – and I knew [Requiem] was gonna be a hit. It's just such a good game. When you're part of something this special, you kinda know."

Sant'Albano disagreed, laughing that "I did not know."

She continued, "Nick had told me, 'Just you wait, be ready for it,' but I don't think one can be prepared for this level of success of a game.

"As I said in my speech – I think I slightly blacked out – that it's been a whirlwind of a year, and it's just been beyond anything I could have imagined."

Rounding off, both had messages for the fans who voted for the game, with Apostolides saying, "This is fan-voted. I think this might be the only award ceremony that's fan-voted. Thank you, guys. Thank you so much for loving this franchise for so long and sticking with us. Thank you."

Sant'Albano followed up, "Similarly, thank you so much. I've had the privilege of meeting so many of you this past year, and it's been an absolute dream. The stories that you've told me about how Grace has affected you, it's been such a privilege, and thank you for this. This is crazy."

Beyond UGOTY and best lead performer, Resident Evil Requiem took home two further awards for console game of the year and best game trailer.

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