In a recent interview with Game Rant, Ghost of Yotei's Erika Ishii shared that their personal game of the year for 2025 is Blue Prince, which may come as a surprise to those who recently watched Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 win in nine categories at The Game Awards for 2025. Ishii is an actor who portrays the character of Atsu in Ghost of Yotei, a woman seeking to avenge her murdered family by taking down everyone involved in their demise. It's worth noting that Erika Ishii was nominated for Best Performance at The Game Awards 2025, but the award ultimately went to Jennifer English for her performance of Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
2025 has been packed with memorable experiences in both the AAA and indie spaces. In fact, for the first time, the actual Game of the Year nominees at The Game Awards were evenly split between indies and AAA titles. While the highly coveted Game of the Year award went to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the other nominees included Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades 2, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. The first-person puzzle-adventure game Blue Prince was nominated for...
