Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 It's that Most Wonderful Time of the Year when the media bestows upon us their rankings of the "best" games of the year! First out of the starting blocks is Polygon: The 50 Best Games of 2021 The Top 10: 10. Unsighted 09. Psychonauts 2 08. Wildermyth 07. Death's Door 06. Hitman 3 05. Resident Evil Village 04. Metroid Dread 03. Halo Infinite 02. Chicory: A Colorful Tale Spoiler 01. Inscryption Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I can't believe It Takes Two took their #1 spot! Spoiler Actually it was exactly what I thought it was going to be after looking at that top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Wildermyth and Unsighted are the most out of the blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Is GB having their annual bareknuckle brawl or are they moving on to a new format? Listening to their nonsense has become a favorite holiday tradition of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 No Guardians of the Galaxy? Though that game is the shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Not nearly hip enough for a Polygon end of year list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Glad to see Halo up there so high. I can't say better things about this game. I absolutely love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 Game Informer's Top 10 Games Of 2021 10. Psychonauts 2 09. Inscryption 08. It Takes Two 07. Forza Horizon 5 06. Life is Strange: True Colors 05. Metroid Dread 04. Returnal 03. Resident Evil Village 02. Deathloop Spoiler 01. Halo Infinite L.A. Times: The 10 essential games of 2021 that helped us define who we are now 10. Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery 09. Halo Infinite 08. Genesis Noir 07, Overboard 06. Last Call 05. Unpacking 04. Chicory: A Colorful Tale 03. Sable 02. Psychonauts 2 Spoiler 01, The Artful Escape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 The Artful Escape huh? Anyone here play that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I don't think I've even heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 Just now, Brick said: I don't think I've even heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShreddieMercury Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 The New Yorker published a pretty fun list as well. It's not in any order. The Best Video Games of 2021 | The New Yorker WWW.NEWYORKER.COM As the industry confronts its cultural failings, smaller, more independent games have stepped into the breach. Spoiler Radiohead: Kid A Mnesia Exhibition Unpacking Overboard Wildermyth Lake Genesis Noir Deathloop Dorfromantik Exo One Toem The Artful Escape Returnal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 2 hours ago, stepee said: The Artful Escape huh? Anyone here play that? I did. Loved it. It's a walking simulator with a few no failure Simon Says instances. It's best to go into the game for the interactive narrative with extraordinarily light platforming more than any gameplay mechanics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 There are actually people out there that played Lake? I enjoyed my time with it, even if I felt the choices you made were shallow, at best. I'm not sure it would get anywhere close to a top ten list, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Glad to see Halo up on top of the lists. Well deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I’m kinda sad not to see more Guardians on the lists, I think it earned a place for raising the bar for AAA action games on the quality of writing alone. I was just thinking now that is a game I would love some story based dlc for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, stepee said: I’m kinda sad not to see more Guardians on the lists, I think it earned a place for raising the bar for AAA action games on the quality of writing alone. I was just thinking now that is a game I would love some story based dlc for. I'm surprised too. Now I'm thinking you guys over hyped the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 36 minutes ago, best3444 said: I'm surprised too. Now I'm thinking you guys over hyped the game! We didn't. Game is amazing... ive never heard of 90% of the games on these lists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 41 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: We didn't. Game is amazing... ive never heard of 90% of the games on these lists. Some of these are really weird additions. Exo One is a weirdly art house-esque barren planet explorer. The controls are unique. I gave it a couple of hours. I'm having a really hard time understanding that one. That person must have really enjoyed bouncing through valleys. Behind the Frame I really enjoyed, but it's a simple point and click adventure game. While I really enjoyed it, I'm not convinced it's a top ten gaming experience. That's in spite of me buying it on day one because, as an old art school drop out, a point and click adventure about getting to know your neighbor through their paintings hits just the right spots for me. Same goes for Lake. It's a walking simulator, but you're a temporary mail carrier. I'm weird though, so I also got this one on day one. It was good. That's about the best I can say. The ending was very disappointing, but only because the life choices here felt so limiting. Also, one of them shouldn't have even been an option for me. I felt my choices in the game were betrayed simply by presenting it as a legitimate option. Unpacking might deserve a spot there. It actually tells a great little story through no dialog or visible characters. It's just a bunch of unpacking everytime your character moves to a new place. It's probably the oddest game here that probably deserves a spot because it does tell a nice, little, emotional story in a way that can only be told in games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Itll be interesting when more come in and we see which games got the most awards and what the overall consensus for this year is. I’m thinking maybe Psychonauts 2 takes it. Honestly for me I think it might just be Rachet as my favorite. It’s the most fun I had playing this year. Deathloop is actually close because I think it’s the best game I played this year and also definitely one of the most fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: Same goes for Lake. It's a walking simulator, but you're a temporary mail carrier. I'm weird though, so I also got this one on day one. It was good. That's about the best I can say. The ending was very disappointing, but only because the life choices here felt so limiting. Also, one of them shouldn't have even been an option for me. I felt my choices in the game were betrayed simply by presenting it as a legitimate option. I thought it was coming to game pass but it didn't end up happening, so I ended up not playing it. I would like to though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: I thought it was coming to game pass but it didn't end up happening, so I ended up not playing it. I would like to though. I don't regret paying for it, but it would be a no brainer on Game Pass for anyone that has even a passing appreciation for walking sims...though in this one you're mainly driving a mail truck, so not exactly walking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Just now, Ghost_MH said: I don't regret paying for it, but it would be a no brainer on Game Pass for anyone that has even a passing appreciation for walking sims...though in this one you're mainly driving a mail truck, so not exactly walking. I'll probably get it eventually. I was holding out for a @Commissar SFLUFAN giveaway first but I didn't end up winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: I'll probably get it eventually. I was holding out for a @Commissar SFLUFAN giveaway first but I didn't end up winning. Looks like Lake is actually coming to Game Pass later this week. The New, Chill Xbox Game Pass Titles You’ll Probably Download Over Winter Break KOTAKU.COM They’re paired with the notably not-chill-at-all Mortal Kombat 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I didn't realize Lake was out. It looked like a pleasant game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 10 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: We didn't. Game is amazing... ive never heard of 90% of the games on these lists. Good because after I beat halo I'm jumping right into that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, best3444 said: Good because after I beat halo I'm jumping right into that game. It won best narrative at the game awards, the only awards that mater 🇺🇸 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: It won best narrative at the game awards, the only awards that mater 🇺🇸 Awesome news. I'm really looking forward to playing that. Then I have Psychonauts 2 to play which is another goty candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 GOTG set a new bar for me for writing in a videogame. It's that good. Last of US 2 was as good in a different way. Thr characters talk a LOT in GOTG and you really don't want them to shut up. There were times I wished I could rewind to hear certain jokes. They really made those characters their own and their interpretation of Marvel Lore was clever in how they managed to make the team and this version of their world different from the comics and movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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johnny Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 38 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: GOTG set a new bar for me for writing in a videogame. It's that good. Last of US 2 was as good in a different way. Thr characters talk a LOT in GOTG and you really don't want them to shut up. There were times I wished I could rewind to hear certain jokes. They really made those characters their own and their interpretation of Marvel Lore was clever in how they managed to make the team and this version of their world different from the comics and movies. yes, i would just stand in the ship waiting for them to exhaust their dialogue because i didn't want to miss any! Mass Effect 3 did this a little bit, but GOTG is a whole other level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaseknox Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 15 hours ago, best3444 said: I'm surprised too. Now I'm thinking you guys over hyped the game! I would trust the word of the gamers here over a bunch of pretentious game critics/journalists any day of the week. 15 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: ive never heard of 90% of the games on these lists. Exactly. It’s the same every year from so-called “professional” game critics, GotY lists full of artsy fartsy indie games that no one has ever heard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Phaseknox said: Exactly. It’s the same every year from so-called “professional” game critics, GotY lists full of artsy fartsy indie games that no one has ever heard of. AKA "Hipster shit." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Phaseknox said: I would trust the word of the gamers here over a bunch of pretentious game critics/journalists any day of the week. Exactly. It’s the same every year from so-called “professional” game critics, GotY lists full of artsy fartsy indie games that no one has ever heard of. What utter and complete bullshit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Who wants to organize the D1P GOTY list? Surely we, a small band of real, “core” gamers can put together a list that will make everyone happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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