For those who don’t know this is a game about Japan made by the Americans from the Sucker Punch studio.
This fact is also mentioned by the editor of Weekly Famitsu in his column. An interesting thing about the game is that many Japanese were pleasantly surprised that Sucker Punch portrayed Japanese culture with such inspiration and respect in the Ghost of Tsushima. Many were also gladly surprised that he added picturesque landscapes on top of creating such an exciting action game.
The full list of the best games according to the survey results looks like this:
Ghost of Tsushima.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout.
In 2019, Death Stranding won in a similar top rating (Dragon Quest Walk and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice were catching up), and in 2018 - Marvel's Spider-Man (Monster Hunter: World and Detroit: Become Human).