Digital Foundry Article Technical Discussion [2021]

[pjbliverpool]

For me it would be:

1. FH5
2. MS Flight Sim
3. The Medium
4. The Ascent
5. Doom Eternal Patch

I guess even though FS had an Xbox release in 2021 they would consider it a 2020 game. It certainly stands up to the other titles in the list though IMO.

 

[PSman1700]

Quite dire for high end graphics this year. What was last years number one?

 

[techuse]

Quite dire for high end graphics this year. What was ladt years number one?

Cyberpunk.

 

[zed]

Cyberpunk.

I assume the criteria is it has to come out that year, I assume cyberpunk would of been in last years list (if they made one, though it would be behind an obvious title)

 

[mr magoo]

Fully agree on RC being best looking game, pretty and super polished game. Well deserved, personally i would rate The Ascent bit higher and Deathloop way lower but its all personal preferences. Overall good solid list.

 

[techuse]

I assume the criteria is it has to come out that year, I assume cyberpunk would of been in last years list (if they made one, though it would be behind an obvious title)

Ya that’s why Flight Sim wasn't here. I think it may have been #2 behind Cyberpunk last year but I’m not positive.

 

[Parrish]

Fully agree on RC being best looking game, pretty and super polished game. Well deserved, personally i would rate The Ascent bit higher and Deathloop way lower but its all personal preferences. Overall good solid list.

Outside of the first three, I think that the games are listed in no particolar order. I wouldn't have put Deathloop in the list at all, maybe sobstituting It with F.I.S.T.

 

[Shortbread]

As an incredible 2021 reaches its conclusion, the Digital Foundry team present their favourite games of the year. Kicking off with an exhaustive list of modern, retro and retro-modern titles, it's none other than John Linneman!

John is a man of culture, a gamers gamer!

 

[Globalisateur]

his enthusiasm when covering Returnal was quite real as the game is in his top 5.

 

[zed]

I did see a few days ago, Returnal was best game of the year according to the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/dec/23/the-15-best-video-games-of-2021
I did look at another video of it, perhaps I was too harsh on it previously, maybe its better than I thought

 

[Shortbread]

Digital Foundry's rankings for the best games of 2021 continue, with each staff member contributing their favourites for the year. And now, with a strong PC focus, comes Alex Battaglia with his eclectic selection.

RT man, Alex...

 

[Riddlewire]

I loved what I played of Death Trash. But it's over in a blink. I'm not sure I'd put a 2 hour demo in a list of "Best Games of the Year".
Have they expanded the content since its initial release?

 

[Rootax]

I did see a few days ago, Returnal was best game of the year according to the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/dec/23/the-15-best-video-games-of-2021
I did look at another video of it, perhaps I was too harsh on it previously, maybe its better than I thought

It's a very particular style of game. It's not my thing at all, game of the year or not...

 

[Shortbread]

Our celebration of a fantastic gaming 2021 continues, with Audi Sorlie contributing his personal line-up of the year's best titles.

I guess my next purchase is Returnal.

 

[Remij]

I guess my next purchase is Returnal.

I'm hoping it comes to PC. I believe it was on the Nvidia Geforce Now leak.. so I'd say there's a decent chance. It's also UE4.. which can be a blessing (probably easier to port) and a curse (potential stuttering issues)

Hopefully Housemarque brings it over an the port is great!

 

[Globalisateur]

I guess my next purchase is Returnal.

I probably would have bought if it was a regular 60€ game. But thanks to Sony price policies I bought and played others games instead.

 

[PSman1700]

Very intrested in Returnal, not so much the graphics and all, but the gameplay being more of the classic style. I did get rift apart but not Returnal.... Its good to see indie/lesser studios coming on top.

 

[Silent_Buddha]

It's a very particular style of game. It's not my thing at all, game of the year or not...

That's perfectly understandable as Game of the Year isn't a reflection of the collective thoughts of gamers, but of the people that make the GOTY lists.

Consider that for any given game a relatively small fraction of the install base of gamers who can play that game (single platform versus multiple platforms) actually bought and played it. Of those gamers, some fraction of them might think it's in the top 10 of their games of the year. Of those gamers, a fraction of them might think it's their GOTY.

Hence, for any given GOTY award given to a game, there will be more gamers that would disagree and don't think it's their GOTY than there are that would agree and think it's their GOTY.

Regards,
SB

 

[Clukos]

Very intrested in Returnal, not so much the graphics and all, but the gameplay being more of the classic style. I did get rift apart but not Returnal.... Its good to see indie/lesser studios coming on top.

I played both and I have to say Rift Apart left me wholly unimpressed, for all its visual splendour the game itself wasn't that great imo. Returnal is probably my GOTY on the other hand, amazingly addicting game, I need to get back into it after the recent patches

 

[PSman1700]

Returnal is probably my GOTY on the other hand, amazingly addicting game, I need to get back into it after the recent patches

Yes il get returnal on PSN tonight and play when ive got the time