This is the longest list of nominees for any category, and there’s a reason for that. Around here, we love action and fighting games. And out of all the playstyles created for them this year, which was the best? Let’s see.
The Nominees Are:
Giovanna (Guilty Gear Strive)
Nagoriyuki (Guilty Gear Strive)
Goldlewis (Guilty Gear Strive)
Happy Chaos (Guilty Gear Strive)
Marci (Dota 2)
Longsword (Monster Hunter Rise)
Sword and Shield (Monster Hunter Rise)
Saber (Melty Blood Type Lumina)
Noel (Melty Blood Type Lumina)
Korra (Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl)
Spongebob (Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl)
Pyra/Mythra (Super Smash Brothers Ultimate)
Sora (Super Smash Brothers Ultimate)
Kazuya Mishima (Super Smash Brothers Ultimate)
Shanty (Them’s Fightin’ Herds)
Akira (Street Fighter V)
Black Ninja Ranger (Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid)
Ryu Ranger (Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid)
Rita Repulsa (Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid)
Red Rider (Gundam Battle Operation 2)
Quess’s Jagd Doga (Gundam Battle Operation 2)
Tao (Gunfire Reborn)
Super Baby 2 (Dragon Ball FighterZ)
Titania (Gundam Battle Operation 2: Code Fairy)
Cham Cham (Samurai Shodown)
Lidia Sobiska (Tekken 7)
That’s all for today’s awards, but we’ll have plenty more for you tomorrow! And the day after that, and the day after that. So please stay tuned!
Our intro music for the Gimmick Awards 2021 is Piano 29 from Demon’s Souls, a Japanese royalty-free music site. A big thank you to daanboii (@daanboii on Twitter) for our Game of the Year art!
