{"id":42051,"date":"2024-12-25T17:28:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T08:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42051"},"modified":"2024-12-25T17:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T08:28:05","slug":"japanese-game-creators-and-celebrities-list-dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d-remake-astro-bot-and-metaphor-refantazio-as-2024s-top-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-game-creators-and-celebrities-list-dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d-remake-astro-bot-and-metaphor-refantazio-as-2024s-top-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese game creators and celebrities list Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Astro Bot, and Metaphor: ReFantazio as 2024\u2019s top games\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every year for the past 10 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202412\/28670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Famitsu<\/a> has been holding its annual \u201cTop Trending Game Awards\u201d (unofficial translation) &#8211; a list of the year\u2019s best games according to famous Japanese game developers and celebrities. At the top of 2024\u2019s list are <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-remakes-steam-performance-is-the-third-best-in-square-enixs-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/astro-bot-has-significantly-widened-the-ps5-playerbase-according-to-sony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astro Bot<\/a>, and Metaphor: ReFantazio, followed closely by <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-coming-to-pc-on-january-23-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/sony-game-sector-sees-184-increase-in-operating-profit-thanks-to-improved-ps5-profitability-and-increased-sales-of-third-party-games-like-black-myth-wukong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Myth: Wukong<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1482\" height=\"820\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1482px) 100vw, 1482px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241003-37915.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Quest 3\" class=\"wp-image-37917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241003-37915.jpg 1482w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241003-37915-380x210.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241003-37915-768x425.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the games are the stars of the Top Trending Game Awards, the 181 participants who helped create the list are not to be scoffed at. Just a few of the names included are Guilty Gear franchise creator Daisuke Ishiwatari, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/okami-sequel-developer-clovers-aims-to-maintain-independence-from-investors-and-prioritize-uninterrupted-creativity-explains-hideki-kamiya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">game designer and director Hideki Kamiya<\/a>, voice actor Ruriko Aoki, <a href=\"https:\/\/vtuber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>VTuber AyamadoriNageki, fashion model Asuka Kijima, mangaka Saho Yamamoto, and professional shogi player Manao Kagawa.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1145\" height=\"642\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1145px) 100vw, 1145px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241225-42051-001.jpg\" alt=\"Astrobot\" class=\"wp-image-42055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241225-42051-001.jpg 1145w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241225-42051-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241225-42051-001-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although most of the people asked to participate in the Top Trending Game Awards work in the games industry, a good number of people come from different walks of life, showing just how many Japanese professionals love video games. These people were asked to list their favorite games of the year in order, with points awarded according to their ranking. The individual lists were compiled, and the points were tallied into one final list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous winners of the award include Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man (2018), Death Stranding (2019),\u00a0Elden Ring (2022), and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023). Despite being a remake of a 1988 RPG, it\u2019s refreshing to see Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake at the top of 2024\u2019s list. This proves that <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yuji-horii-encourages-players-to-lend-their-copies-of-dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-to-children-and-people-whove-never-played-the-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remakes can make classic games appeal to modern audiences<\/a>, and even become Famitsu\u2019s Top Trending Game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Famitsu has published a ranking of 2024 most popular games according to Japanese game developers and celebrities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":42053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-42051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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