GOTY 2021 |UT| Xbox Game Studios Discussion

Unofficial Thread is for Game of The Year, 2021 edition. I figure maybe this is where actual discussions about Xbox Game Studios may spontaneously happen.

Yes. I’m salty.

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I will just copy and paste what I just posted in the XGS OT.

Personally, when I start seeing all the game of the year awards being posted on the following site (https://www.gameawards.net), I believe that the overall game of the year winner will be Halo Infinite if the campaign is great. If not, then I believe that it will be a toss up between a few different games. Either way, it’s going to be close and competitive. It’s not going to be a slaughter or anything like that.

Whoever set this up is the GOAT

Psychonauts 2

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To share my TGA predictions from Reset, including predicted nominees.

Awards. Winner highlighted.

Esports

IDK.

Player’s Voice

Metroid Dread.

Most Anticipated Game

Still Elden Ring.

Content Creator

Idk. I know Scott the Woz fans said they’d mass campaign if he was nominated. If he gets the nom, he wins.

Best Multiplayer Game

Deathloop

It Takes Two

Battlefield 2042

Forza Horizon 5

Splitgate

Best Sports/Racing

Mario Golf Super Rush

Fifa 22

MLB The Show 22

Forza Horizon 5

F1 2022

Best Strategy/Simulator Game

Jurassic World Evolution 2

Age of Empires IV

Humankind

Evil Genius 2

The Riftbreaker

Best Family Game

Mario Party Superstars

Warioware Get it Together

Mario Golf Super Rush

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Best Fighting Game

Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash

Nickelodeon All Star Brawl

Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown

Guilty Gear Strive

Melty Blood Type Lumina

Best Role-Playing Game

Atelier Rysa 2

Tales of Arise

Cyberpunk 2077

Persona 5 Strikers

Ys IX: Monstrum Ex

Best Debut Game

Splitgate

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Cris Tales

12 Minutes

The Artful Escape

Best Action-Adventure Game

Deathloop

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

Psychonauts 2

Metroid Dread

Resident Evil Village

Best Action Game

Hitman 3

Battlefield 2042

Splitgate

Returnal

Back 4 Blood

Innovation in Accessibility:

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

Forza Horizon 5

Psychonauts 2

Chicory

Far Cry 6

Best VR/AR Game

Hitman 3

Lone Echo 2

Fracked

The Witcher: Monster Slayer

Sniper Elite VR

Best Community Support

Fortnite

Amogus

Fall Guys

Valorant

Apex Legends

Best Ongoing Game

Fortnite

CoD Warzone

Genshin Impact

No Man’s Sky

Apex Legends

(As an aside, Sea of Thieves deserves a nod here)

Best Mobile Game

The Witcher: Monster Slayer

Pokemon Unite

Call of Duty Mobile

Genshin Impact

League of Legends: Wild Rift

Best Indie Game

Death’s Door

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Chicory

The Artful Escape

Splitgate

Games for Impact

Not sure on the nominees tbh. Bullish on the winner:

Psychonauts 2

Best Performance:

Jennifer Hale - Rivet

Jason E. Kelley - Colt

Ozioma Akagha - Julianna

Keanu Reeves - Johnny Silverhand

Jack Black - Psi King

Best Audio Design

Returnal

Hitman 3

Deathloop

Forza Horizon 5

Resident Evil Village

Best Music

The Artful Escape

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

Psychonauts 2

Metroid Dread

Resident Evil Village

Best Art Direction

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

It Takes Two

Psychonauts 2

Deathloop

Returnal

Best Narrative:

Resident Evil Village

Psychonauts 2

Returnal

It Takes Two

Deathloop

Studio of the Year:

Arkane Studios

Housemarque

Double Fine

Playground Games

Insomniac

Game of the Year:

Returnal

Deathloop

Resident Evil Village

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

Psychonauts 2

Metroid Dread

Edited: Forgot It Takes Two was this year.

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So far, Psychonauts 2 for GOTY. Might change on Nov 5th…

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GOTY is Death Stranding PS5

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Halo Infinite’s Beta

so far i think halo infinite will considering how much i loved the multiplayer if the campaign is the same quality as the multiplayer is Halo Infinite easily thats a huge win for both 343i and Xbox in general

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Lost Judgment for me, most likely. I don’t expect it to get any recognition, though.

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Wait, so this topic is only about XGS games that could be GOTY?

Awkward Season 3 GIF by The Office

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Nah, this is the stfu about GOTY in Xbox Games thread, so I think anything is good here lol

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…people are weird.

Anyway, here’s your Keighley nominees:

•Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

•It Takes Two

•Metroid Dread

•Death’s Door

•Deathloop

•Psychonauts 2

With maybe Returnal or Resident Evil throwing a monkey wrench in there, but probably not.

Horizon 5 not even in the convo?

Nah. Racing games don’t get GOTY.

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I could see Playground getting a best game direction nod, much like how the Academy tends to give Director but no Picture nods to excellent technical achievements that fall outside their biases.

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Good list but would be absolutely painful to see Death’s Door not even nominated for soundtrack, it’s hands downs the best this year. Music from what I’m seeing is a weakpoint in metroid so I don’t know if it will be nominated for that. Also It Takes Two shall win best multiplayer, easy.

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