Game of the Year Thread '21: Votes Must Be Submitted in the Form of NFTs

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Axel Serenity: Sep 27, 2002

Never voted before, but this year had some good stuff even if I didn't play a ton of different things. So, here we go.

5. Cyberpunk 2077

Might be an odd pick given all the launch issues, but I genuinely enjoyed it. I played the PC version and didn't have as many issues as others, which probably helped. Overall, gorgeous city to mess around in and I've basically used it as a photography simulator for like 90% of my playtime, which isn't necessarily a bad thing at all.

4. Forza Horizon 5

I don't like cars. I know nothing about cars. I don't even own one. But somehow, I have an entire game garage full of ridiculous expensive hypercars I will never be able to afford in real life wrapped with anime and goon vinyls. I haven't played a racer in years, but FH5 was just drat fun. My only real complaints were the bad networking issues at launch that kept people from really being able to complete certain things like the Arcades and a lack of customizable VS modes.

3. No Man's Sky

I only really started playing it seriously this year, but if you want a chill game to just go out and be a space trucker, this is the game for you. The patches are still phenemonal with each major updates, and it's really built itself to be well beyond its release. And they're rerunning events, so you can catch up on a few of the big-ticket items you might have missed. I went from zero hours to probably a couple hundred in just a couple of months once I got into it.

2. Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Just a gorgeous, wonderfully done little sleeper that looks like something straight out of a Dreamworks film. The gameplay isn't super difficult, but it's enjoyable. Everything about Kena oozes charm and while it's short, it might be one of the best games to get on sale out there. Seeing this win Best Independent at the Game Awards made me incredibly happy. It deserved it, 100%.

1. FFXIV: Endwalker

I don't play many games because I am usually just playing this one game a lot. EW was the perfect wrap-up to the current story and absolutely vaulted the game higher on my list of favorite Final Fantasy's. I cried, a lot, usually on stream, and now I get to watch other people go through the story and do it all again. And Soken truly is just next-level.