CNET's 2021 Game of the Year awards

These are the most exceptional games of the year, along with some honorable mentions.

[Magog]

Different strokes I guess. For me the Psychonauts gameplay is ripped directly out of the PS2 era.

[CrimsonWing69]

I mean the gameplay is solid, but yea the design does feel very old-school. I’m not knocking it for that. I just see where you’re getting at. I haven’t finished it, but for me, Psychonauts isn’t the best game I’ve played this year.

[Tacoboto]

Have you even watched a trailer for this game? All you do in any article that paints an MS studio/game in a positive light is complain, downplay, or insult it.

[Magog]

Yes. It's very similar to the first game. Far too much for my taste. It's like Shenmue 3. A game out of time.

[Tacoboto]

And yet it's getting nominated for many GOTY awards, and even wins one. Totally like Shenmue 3, damn you're a bitter piece of work.

[4Sh0w]

Tacoboto you might as well just ignore his type/dupe troll account -if its anything Xbox they always say the same thing like a broken record= "nah its not that good".

On topic Psychnauts 2 was a great game, it wasn't my personal favorite this year but nonetheless its good to see it receive a well deserved GOTY Award.

[EmperorDalek]

Yeah but find me a better 3D platformer on the PS3 and PS4 than Psychonauts 2. There's just some things that were done better back then.

[Magog]

I'll take any Jak and Daxter or Ratchet and Clank. If you want to count VR (and you should) throw Astro in there as well.

[badz149]

Ratchet & Clank A Crack in Time shits over Psychonauts 2 in every single way as a PS3 game. happy?

[EmperorDalek]

@magog - There weren't any Jak & Daxter games after the PS2 & PSP (not counting the remasters). Jak 1 is possibly my favourite 3D platformer of all time, but the sequels went heavier on combat and driving. Ratchet And Clank is usually a great hybrid of action and platforming, but it doesn't excel at platforming on it's own.

@badz - Same as above. Ratchet has more than serviceable platforming, but it wouldn't carry the game on its own. A Crack in Time was fantastic, but as an out and out 3D platformer? Psychonauts 2 has it beat there.

I have to question if people are getting aggressive over such an opinion since Double Fine is now an Xbox studio. I could easily lump the 360 and XB1 in there, and Psychonauts 2 would still be better than any other 3D platformer on all four systems.

[ABizzel1]

Of the three platformers I thought Psychonaughts was the weakest IMO. It was a really good Adventures, but I agree with the gameplay parts being good but dated. Ratchet and It Takes Two were both the better "platformers".

However, I still think Forza should be winning GOTY.

[Lexreborn2]

The fact I haven’t seen fist on anyones list bothers me. Not Tales of Arise