The prestigious British magazine Edge has posted his list of the top ten games of the year 2021, which he sees in the head Deathloop by Arkane Studios, a timeline exclusive for PS5 and PC. Let’s read the list:
Deathloop
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Wildermyth
Dungeon Encounters
Forza Horizon 5
Monster Hunter Rise
Hitman 3
Bonfire Peaks
Returnal
Psychonauts 2
As you have read, the top 10 Edge presents some really special choices, as well as some confirmation. Deathloop is praised for how he manages to manage his multiple paths giving the player the possibility to choose how to face the single days of which the adventure is composed.
In second position we find Chicory: A Colorful Tale, whose ability to link creativity to a strong and profound narrative is enhanced. Thirdly, the role-playing game Wildermyth, whose meta videogame nature and the amount of truly significant choices entrusted to the player are appreciated, as opposed to other titles of the genre where freedom is only apparent. Also good fourth place of Dungeon Encounters, reviewed in the same issue of the magazine.
These instead are the prizes of the various categories:
vPlaystation Game of the Year: Deathloop (runner-ups: Returnal, Jett: The Far Shore)
Xbox Game of the Year: Forza Horizon 5 (runner-ups: Psychonauts 2, Halo Infinite)
Nintendo Game of the Year: Monster Hunter Rise (runner-ups: Metroid Dread, New Pokémon Snap)
PC Game of the Year: Wildermyth (runner-ups: ElecHead, Inscryption)
VR Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4 VR (runner-ups: Hitman 3, Maskmaker)
Best Visual Design: Psychonauts 2 (runner-ups: Genesis Noire, The Artful Escape)
Best Audio Design: Jett: The Far Shore (runner-ups: Sable, Chicory: A Colorful Tale)
Best Storytelling: Unpacking (runner-ups: Wildermyth, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galazy)
Best Debut: Wildermyth (runner-ups: Exo One, The Forgotten City)
Best Performance: Erika Mori as Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors (runner-ups: Maya Saroya as Meena Hughes in Last Stop, Jason E. Kelley and Ozioma Akagha as Colt and Juliana in Deathloop)
Publisher of the Year: Devolver Digital (runner-ups: Xbox Game Studios, Capcom)
Studio of the Year: Arkane Lyon (runner-ups: Double Fine, Worldwalker Games)
