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- Persona 5’s Leblanc Curry won the competition for best video game food. Its slow-cooked beef, rice and spices were enhanced by unusual ingredients including chocolate, instant coffee, yogurt and honey, producing a rich, balanced dish that defeated every other finalist.

- Only four foods reached S tier: Leblanc Curry, World of Warcraft’s Mana Strudel, chilled Butterbeer and Pac-Man’s Japanese melon. The judges tasted all four again, scoring them out of 10 to determine the overall winner.

- Monster Hunter’s Chef’s Choice Platter received the most audience votes but finished in A tier. Its enormous spread of ham, lobster, paella, shrimp skewers and cheese looked spectacular, but the judges considered it an assortment of enjoyable foods rather than a cohesive meal.

- Fortnite’s Slurp Juice achieved S tier for appearance but F tier for taste. Gaming experts Ninja and Jake Baldino praised its swirling blue appearance, while the tasting judges found its mixture of Mountain Dew, fruit punches, energy drinks and artificial flavorings overwhelmingly sweet.

- A $150 Japanese Crown Melon representing Pac-Man became one of the competition’s biggest surprises. The premium fruit, reportedly cultivated through hand pollination and careful massaging, earned S tier for exceptional sweetness, juiciness and flavor, outperforming numerous elaborate cooked dishes.

- World of Warcraft’s Mana Strudel recreated an important part of the host’s gaming childhood. Having spent years playing as a healer, he particularly appreciated the faithful official-cookbook recreation, whose crisp exterior, soft interior and restrained sweetness earned S tier.

- The team rejected Skyrim’s official Sweet Roll cookbook recipe because fans considered it inauthentic. Their replacement prioritized matching the game’s distinctive shape and icing, ultimately earning A tier for its soft, slightly crumbly texture and enjoyable flavor.

- Several faithful or imaginative recreations proved unpleasant to eat. Kirby’s curry, containing six ghost peppers and three Carolina Reapers, earned D tier for excessive heat, while Zelda’s durian stew received F for its overpowering odor and texture; even Halo’s real military rations scored only D or F.

- Persona 5’s Leblanc Curry won the competition for best video game food. Its slow-cooked beef, rice and spices were enhanced by unusual ingredients including chocolate, instant coffee, yogurt and honey, producing a rich, balanced dish that defeated every other finalist.

- Only four foods reached S tier: Leblanc Curry, World of Warcraft’s Mana Strudel, chilled Butterbeer and Pac-Man’s Japanese melon. The judges tasted all four again, scoring them out of 10 to determine the overall winner.

- Monster Hunter’s Chef’s Choice Platter received the most audience votes but finished in A tier. Its enormous spread of ham, lobster, paella, shrimp skewers and cheese looked spectacular, but the judges considered it an assortment of enjoyable foods rather than a cohesive meal.

- Fortnite’s Slurp Juice achieved S tier for appearance but F tier for taste. Gaming experts Ninja and Jake Baldino praised its swirling blue appearance, while the tasting judges found its mixture of Mountain Dew, fruit punches, energy drinks and artificial flavorings overwhelmingly sweet.

- A $150 Japanese Crown Melon representing Pac-Man became one of the competition’s biggest surprises. The premium fruit, reportedly cultivated through hand pollination and careful massaging, earned S tier for exceptional sweetness, juiciness and flavor, outperforming numerous elaborate cooked dishes.

- World of Warcraft’s Mana Strudel recreated an important part of the host’s gaming childhood. Having spent years playing as a healer, he particularly appreciated the faithful official-cookbook recreation, whose crisp exterior, soft interior and restrained sweetness earned S tier.

- The team rejected Skyrim’s official Sweet Roll cookbook recipe because fans considered it inauthentic. Their replacement prioritized matching the game’s distinctive shape and icing, ultimately earning A tier for its soft, slightly crumbly texture and enjoyable flavor.

- Several faithful or imaginative recreations proved unpleasant to eat. Kirby’s curry, containing six ghost peppers and three Carolina Reapers, earned D tier for excessive heat, while Zelda’s durian stew received F for its overpowering odor and texture; even Halo’s real military rations scored only D or F.