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Readers’ Game of the Year

Well, now it’s time to reveal how you guys voted for the oprainfall Readers’ Game of the Year. We started with a list of over 150 games and watched as they were narrowed down to 10. One last time, from 10th to first, here are the finalists for the inaugural award:

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (2% of the vote)

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD | oprainfall Awards

Super Mario 3D World (3%)

Super Mario 3D World | oprainfall Awards

Shin Megami Tensei IV (7%)

Shin Megami Tensei IV | oprainfall Awards

Pokemon X & Y (7%, ahead by 2 votes)

Pokemon X & Y | oprainfall Awards

Pandora’s Tower (8%)

Pandora's Tower | oprainfall Awards

The Last of Us (9%)

The Last of Us | oprainfall Awards

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (11%)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | oprainfall Awards

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (11%, ahead by 1 vote)

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | oprainfall Awards

Tales of Xillia (14%)

Tales of Xillia | oprainfall Awards

WITH 28% OF THE VOTE, THE WINNER, AND THE 2013 OPRAINFALL READERS’ GAME OF THE YEAR IS…

oprainfall Readers' Game of the Year - Fire Emblem: Awakening | oprainfall Awards

Fire Emblem: Awakening

Congratulations to everyone who worked on Fire Emblem: Awakening. You created a game that not only the critics praise but fans can easily fall in love with.

I’d like to thank everyone that participated in the polls. We really do appreciate feedback from all of you. If you want to see the full results, click here.


And with that, we close out the second day of awards. Join us tomorrow, when the consoles come out to play, and we name our Game of the Year for 2013. We’ll see you then.

Jeff Neuenschwander
Jeff has been a supporter of the website and campaign since the beginning. Joining in for E3 2012, he worked his way up the ranks quickly, making it to the Editing Manager post at the beginning of 2013. Jeff has a wide variety of tastes when it comes to gaming and pretty much likes anything that is quirky, although his favorite genres are Action, Platforming, and RPG. Outside of gaming, Jeff is a musician, being trained as a trombonist for Jazz and Classical music, and holds a degree in Sound Recording.