Game of the Year 2021 - Returnal wins - The Bear and Badger

Facewon

Sure.

Facewon

Ffs.

Moot_Geeza

I'm glad Journey missed out otherwise I'd have to chalk that off too.

Facewon

Oooh, ya know what.

1. Fights in tight spaces
2. Banners of ruin
3-5 halo inf, forza, ring of pain in some order.

If halo sorts itself on pc then it could jump.

Moot_Geeza

I also fancy Fights in Tight Spaces, but is that the one you were complaining about the run length for? I hate the rogues that go on for absolutely ages.

Facewon

I wouldn't say it's a complaint. But yeah. 5 sections to get through. It's just so enjoyable though.

AndCallMeCharlie

Is it out on game pass?

Moot_Geeza

No, £16.95 to buy I think.

acemuzzy

Is 5 a lot or not enough? I'm confused.

Facewon

When you're used to the 3 act style of sts... It's longer.

acemuzzy

Like 11 being louder than 10?

acemuzzy

So my current thinking...

A Monster's Expedition
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knight
Returnal
Forza Horizon 5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Together
Death's Door
Bonfire Peaks
Deathloop
Psychonauts 2
Back 4 Blood
Golf Club: Wasteland
Omno
Sable
Exo One

It Takes Two, Chicory and Hitman 3 possibles, if I played them. And maybe Mundaun and Backbone. Halo conceivably I suppose. Reckon I'd like Bowser's Fury & Metroid Dread, but unlikely to play either any time soon.

Moot_Geeza

Ender Lillies, Returnal, Ratchet & Clank, Chicory and Mundaun all on my watch or to play lists. Psychonauts on my might go back to it list.

acemuzzy

Looks like Hoa is going pretty low on the list... might squeeze in before Omno and Sable. I also seem to have bought Toem, and Flynn is staring at me on discount atm...

yourfavouriteuncle

Get on Toem plz. It’s a delight.

Moot_Geeza

Don't you have gamepass Muzzy? Flynn's still on there afaik.

regmcfly

The flip with the caveat on 5 still standing.

1. Metroid Dread
2. Hitman 3
3. Unpacking
4. Bowser's Fury
5. Halo Infinite but this might be number 1 if the campaign is good

Verecocha

1. Halo Infinite
2. Returnal
3. Resi Village
4. Mass Effect Trilogy
5. Hades

Just missed out:
Forza Horizon 5, The Ascent

Can’t see anything changing now, though you never know, trying Chorus later. Shows how good Returnal is that it was hard to drop it into second.

JonB

I just did a list for Twitter, so as things stand I've gone with this as a top 10:

1. Returnal
2. Deathloop
3. Road 96
4. Solar Ash
5. Ghosts n Goblins Resurrection

6. Metroid Dread
7. Unpacking
8. Mundaun
9. Golf Club Wasteland
10. Resident Evil: Village

mistercrayon

Returnal is pretty good.

hylian_elf

Returnal will be at the top for me. No chance of Halo stopping it.

digi

1. Returnal.
2. Hades.
3. Yak lad.
4. It takes two.
5. Netflix.

Minnesänger

1. Returnal
2. FFXIV: Endwalker
3. Metroid Dread
4. It takes Two
5. Emily is Away < 3

Edit:

Very honourable mentions to Deathloop, Monster Hunter Rise, Exo One, Grime, APICO and Ratchet and Clank. Been a decent year for me, game wise, and there’s plenty I never got round to. But if I gotta pick 5, it’s the ones above.

Minnesänger

Realise there’s some big ones left off too. Not gotten around to the new G’n’G, despite loving the series, Kentucky Route Zero - love it but not played the finished version and played it in previous years, so couldn’t rightly vote for it for this year. And not bought the Outer Wilds DLC yet, despite adoring the OG game.

acemuzzy

acemuzzy wrote:

So my current thinking...

A Monster's Expedition
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knight
Returnal
Forza Horizon 5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Together
Death's Door
Bonfire Peaks
Deathloop
Psychonauts 2
Back 4 Blood
Golf Club: Wasteland
Omno
Sable
Exo One

It Takes Two, Chicory and Hitman 3 possibles, if I played them. And maybe Mundaun and Backbone. Halo conceivably I suppose. Reckon I'd like Bowser's Fury & Metroid Dread, but unlikely to play either any time soon.

Kena likely to get a top ten spot I reckon. Mundaun, Toem & Chicory lurking unplayed on the subs bench. Halo not challenging for contention I don't think.

acemuzzy

Hang on, Unpacking too. That's prob top 5.

Dark Soldier

Minnesänger wrote:

1. Returnal
2. FFXIV: Endwalker
3. Metroid Dread
4. It takes Two
5. Emily is Away < 3

Edit:

Very honourable mentions to Deathloop, Monster Hunter Rise, Exo One, Grime, APICO and Ratchet and Clank. Been a decent year for me, game wise, and there’s plenty I never got round to. But if I gotta pick 5, it’s the ones above.

I forgot about Emily is Away 3. Its so so good, amazing series.

regmcfly

Right here it is

1) Metroid Dread
2) Hitman 3
3) Unpacking
4) The Great Ace Attorney
5) Halo Infinite.

Lock it.

Bob

Who normally does disappointment of the year ?

digi

Bob wrote:

Who normally does disappointment of the year ?

Ubisoft?

Or maybe me according to my wife-to-be!

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