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Best of 2021: Video Games
2021 was somewhat of a disappointing year for video games, we got a number of really good games but nothing stellar, at least not when you compare to the previous […]
2021 was somewhat of a disappointing year for video games, we got a number of really good games but nothing stellar, at least not when you compare to the previous years. Sony Interactive Entertainment released a couple of great exclusives and a few anti-consumer remas…I mean Director’s Cuts. Microsoft released three of best games this year and continued to build on the incredible value of Game Pass, which somehow ended up in Game Pass winning “Game of the Year” from a number of websites, which makes sense given how many times Netflix has won the “Best Picture” award. Then there’s Nintendo who finally improved their online subscription service by releasing, or rather drip feeding, N64 games with somewhat questionable emulation for an increased price. Finally, we have Stadia…which lived another year I guess. Anyway, here’s the best of 2021.
Best Action: Returnal
Runner Up: Monster Hunter Rise
Community Award: Returnal
Best Adventure: Resident Evil Village
Runner Up: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Community Award: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best Art Direction: Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Runner Up: Samurai Warriors 5
Community Award: Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Best Dancing / Rhythm: Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story
Runner Up: Everhood
Community Award: Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story
Best Expansion: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Runner Up: Genshin Impact 2.0
Community Award: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Best Fighter: Guilty Gear -Strive-
Runner Up: Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Community Award: Guilty Gear -Strive-
Best First Person Shooter: BPM: Bullets Per Minute
Runner Up: Halo Infinite
Community Award: BPM: Bullets Per Minute
Best Indie: Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Runner Up: Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Community Award: Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Best Mobile: Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier
Runner Up: Fantasian
Community Award: Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier
Best Multiplayer: It Takes Two
Runner Up: Monster Hunter Rise
Community Award: New World
Best Narrative: Resident Evil Village
Runner Up: Tales of Arise
Community Award: Resident Evil Village
Best Ongoing: Final Fantasy XIV
Runner Up: Genshin Impact
Community Award: Final Fantasy XIV
Best Platformer / Puzzle: Psychonauts 2
Runner Up: Little Nightmares II
Community Award: Little Nightmares II
Best Performance: Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu
Runner Up: Takuya Kimura as Takayuki Yagami
Community Award: Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu
Best Racing: Forza Horizon 5
Runner Up: F1 2021
Community Award: Forza Horizon 5
Best Remake: Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind
Runner Up: Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir
Community Award: Oddworld: Soulstorm
Best Remaster: Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
Runner Up: Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Community Award: Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
Best Role-Playing: Tales of Arise
Runner Up: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Community Award: Tales of Arise
Best Simulation / Strategy: Jurassic World Evolution 2
Runner Up: Age of Empires IV
Community Award: Jurassic World Evolution 2
Best Soundtrack: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Runner Up: Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
Community Award: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Best Sport: F1 2021
Runner Up: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game
Community Award: F1 2021
Best Survival / Horror: Resident Evil Village
Runner Up: Little Nightmares II
Community Award: Resident Evil Village
Best Visuals: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Runner Up: Resident Evil Village
Community Award: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best Visual Novel: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Runner Up: Root Film
Community Award: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Best VR / AR: Resident Evil 4 VR
Runner Up: Synth Riders
Community Award: Resident Evil 4 VR
Best PS4 Game: Resident Evil Village
Runner Up: Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
Community Award: Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
Best PS5 Game: Resident Evil Village
Runner Up: Returnal
Community Award: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best PC Game: Resident Evil Village
Runner Up: Forza Horizon 5
Community Award: Resident Evil Village
Best Switch Game: Metroid Dread
Runner Up: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Community Award: Metroid Dread
Best Xbox One Game: Resident Evil Village
Runner Up: Forza Horizon 5
Community Award: Halo Infinite
Best Xbox Series Game: Resident Evil Village
Runner Up: Forza Horizon 5
Community Award: Forza Horizon 5
Game of the Year: Resident Evil Village
Runner Up: Returnal
Community Award: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Developer of the Year: Capcom
Runner Up: Housemarque
Community Award: Capcom
Most Anticipated Game: Elden Ring
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