MULTI Game of the Year 2021 Media Picks Thread - It Takes Two Winner, Deathloop 1st Runner Up, Returnal 2nd Runner Up

[CerebralTiger]

Metacritic / jury-based Awards show list tally is now:

1. It Takes Two - 10 / Deathloop - 10
2. Returnal - 9
3. Forza Horizon 5 - 8
4. Metroid Dread - 7
5. Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart - 5 / Psychonauts 2 - 5
6. Inscryption - 4 / Halo Infinite - 4

Necrokiller ceritified list tally is now:

1. It Takes Two - 10
2. Deathloop - 9
3. Forza Horizon 5 - 8 / Returnal - 8
4. Metroid Dread - 7
5. Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart - 5

Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart

• Trusted Reviews (Metacritic)
• Hardcore Gamer (Metacritic)
• GAMINGbible (Metacritic)
• Financial Post - Post Arcade (Metacritic)
• Comicbook.com (Metacritic)

Deathloop

• Golden Joysticks (Awards show - not prestigious enough for some)
• GamesRadar+ (Metacritic)
• Gamespot (Metacritic)
• IGN Italy (Metacritic)
• The Telegraph (Metacritic)
• Stevivor (Metacritic)
• EDGE Magazine (Metacritic)
• TheSixthAxis (Metacritic)
• Shacknews (Metacritic)
• WCCFTech (Metacritic)

It Takes Two

• The Game Awards (Awards show)
• 3DJueogos (Metacritic)
• BaziCenter (Metacritic)
• Eurogamer Italy (Metacritic)
• MeriStation (Metacritic)
• GameRevolution (Metacritic)
• God Is a Geek (Metacritic)
• Game Rant (Metacritic)
• XGN (Metacritic)
• DICE Awards (Awards show)

Inscryption

• Polygon (Metacritic w/o score/grade)
• Malditos Nerds (Metacritic)
• Games.cz (Metacritic)
• GDC Awards (Awards show)

Halo Infinite

• Game Informer (Metacritic)
• Dexerto (Metacritic)
• Gamer.nl (Metacritic)
• Twinfinite (Metacritic)

Metroid Dread

• NME (Metacritic)
• Digital Trends (Metacritic)
• Atomix (Metacritic)
• SpazioGames (Metacritic)
• Hobby Consolas (Metacritic)
• COGconnected (Metacritic)
• AusGamers (Metacritic)

Psychonauts 2

• Fun & Serious Game Festival (Awards show - not prestigious enough for some)
• Inverse (Metacritic)
• Ars Technica (Metacritic w/o score/grade)
• EGM (Metacritic)
• Multiplayer.it (Metacritic)

Forza Horizon 5

• But Why Tho? (Metacritic)
• IGN (Metacritic)
• GamingBolt (Metacritic)
• TrueGaming (Metacritic)
• Power Unlimited (Metacritic)
• DarkZero (Metacritic)
• WorthPlaying (Metacritic)
• New Game Network (Metacritic)

Before Your Eyes

• Slant Magazine (Metacritic)

Returnal

• The A.V. Club (Metacritic w/o score/grade)
• The Guardian (Metacritic)
• Metro - GameCentral (Metacritic)
• The Games Machine (Metacritic)
• GameSpew (Metacritic)
• Press Start (Metacritic)
• Everyeye.it (Metacritic)
• Easy Allies (Metacritic)
• BAFTA Awards (Awards show)

Death's Door

• Checkpoint (Metacritic)

Resident Evil VIIIlage

• Gaming Age (Metacritic)
• WellPlayed (Metacritic)
• GRYOnline (Metacritic)
• Hey Poor Player (Metacritic)

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

• Destructoid (Metacritic)

Blue Reflection: Second Light

• Digitally Downloaded (Metacritic)

The Forgotten City

• TheGamer (Metacritic)

Life Is Strange: True Colors

• KeenGamer (Metacritic)

Unpacking

• Eurogamer (Metacritic w/o score/grade)

Shin Megami Tensei V

• Siliconera (Metacritic)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

• DualShockers (Metacritic)

Neo: The World Ends With You

• Noisy Pixel (Metacritic)

Chicory

• Giant Bomb (Metacritic)

 

[venom]

I havent played many games this year but from the ones I have played, i think RETURNAL was the most amazing of them all. Absolutely amazing game. I hope it also makes to this list.

 

[Chandoo]

• Al-Ain (AE): Resident Evil Village

Woohoo !

 

[CerebralTiger]

Game of the Year | Nominees | The Game Awards

Check out the nominees for Game of the Year at TheGameAwards.com. Who will you vote for? #TheGameAwards @TheGameAwards

thegameawards.com

 

[Necrokiller]

Halo Infinite hasn't released yet, but all other games from the OP's banner are there.

 

[CerebralTiger]

Golden Joysticks' GOTY award goes to...this is Deathloooooooop lol.

RE Village gets Ultimate GOTY, but a majority of that award is based on public voting. The Critic's Choice award is the one that matters (exluding Necrokiller's list, of course).

 

[Chandoo]

What were their nominees ? surprised Village won the Ultimate one.

 

[Necrokiller]

Commooonity has spoken! Poor Nintendo

 

[Chandoo]

2021

We're tracking Game of the Year (GOTY) awards from around the world. Discover what media outlets and players voted as the best titles every year.

www.gameawards.net

• Resident Evil Village - 4
• Deathloop - 1
• Forza Horizon 5 - 1
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales - 1 (counted toward 2020)
• Metroid Dread - 1
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - 1
  
• Returnal - 1

 

[Chandoo]

Either a glitch or The Game Award's website leaked Ratchet as the winner.

 

[ilindry87]

These games are a joke. None of them can match, for example, Total War: Warhammer 2 - and this is not a perfect game

 

[CerebralTiger]

 

[CerebralTiger]

Polygon's top 10:

10. Unsighted
9. Psychonauts 2
8. Wildermyth
7. Death's Door
6. Hitman 3
5. Resident Evil Village
4. Metroid Dread
3. Halo Infinite
2. Chicory: A Colorful Tale
1. Inscryption

 

[Chandoo]

Game Informer:

Game Informer's Top 10 Games Of 2021

Here are the must-play titles we couldn't get enough of this year.

www.gameinformer.com

3. RE: Village
2. Deathloop
1. Halo: Infinite

 

[Necrokiller]

Imagine being excited for the sequel to Halo 5, which, in turn, was the sequel to this:

Game Informer's Top 10 Games Of 2021 - Game Informer

3. RE: Village
2. Deathloop
1. Halo: Infinite

 

[CerebralTiger]

Iss se zyada awards tou Cyberpunk 2077 ko milay hain

 

[Necrokiller]

Aur Persona 5 Strikers ko itney bhi nahi mile

 

[Chandoo]

Current top GoTY tally:

• It Takes Two - 9
• Resident Evil Village - 9
• Deathloop - 7
  
• Metroid Dread - 5

2021

We're tracking Game of the Year (GOTY) awards from around the world. Discover what media outlets and players voted as the best titles every year.

www.gameawards.net

 

[CerebralTiger]

3DJueogos - It Takes Two
NME - Metroid Dread
Digital Trends - Metroid Dread
Slant Magazine - Before Your Eyes
But Why Tho? - Forza Horizon 5
BaziCenter - It Takes Two
GamesRadar+ - Deathloop
Dexerto - Halo Infinite
Fun & Serious Game Festival - Psychonauts 2



Metacritic / jury-based Awards show list tally is now:

1. It Takes Two - 3
2. Metroid Dread - 2 / Deathloop - 2 / Halo Infinite - 2
3. Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart - 1 / Forza Horizon 5 - 1 / Before Your Eyes - 1 / Inscryption - 1 / Psychonauts 2 - 1

Necrokiller ceritified list tally is now:

1. It Takes Two - 3
2. Metroid Dread - 2 / Halo Infinite - 2
3. Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart - 1 / Deathloop - 1 / Forza Horizon 5 - 1 / Before Your Eyes - 1

 

[CerebralTiger]

Before Your Eyes won a Necrokiller certified GOTY award but no award for Chichooory