In News That Will Shock Exactly No One, People Are Mad About the Game Award Nominations

The Game Award nominations have been announced and, as usual, people have a lot of opinions. Deathloop leads the pack with nine nominations, including Game of the Year and Best Narrative, with It Takes Two and Psychonauts 2 close behind with five nominations each.

The Game Awards are like the Oscars for video games — the biggest and most popular games of the last year are nominated, along with some indie gems and a few underdogs, and the Game of the Year category is as hyped as Best Picture. And, like the Oscars, people are very passionate about which titles are nominated and which are snubbed.

Despite the critical success of Deathloop, a vocal minority of players are criticising some of the categories it’s nominated in. “Deathloop has NINE nominations?” wrote @OneTrueKoB. “Was it developed by some CEO’s nephew or something? Like I get it’s a good game, but the amount of press and trailers and hype this game got is CRAZY. Can’t believe they bought this many nominations.”

the fact that deathloop, a good game that with a horseshit story, is nominated for best narrative at the game awards pretty much tells you everything you need to know about this stupid awards show
— Gita Jackson (@xoxogossipgita) November 16, 2021

Then there’s Cyberpunk 2077. Some people are complaining that it was nominated for Best Role Playing game, citing its terrible launch and bugs as a reason it doesn’t deserve a spot on the list — conveniently overlooking its excellent story.

The fact that Cyberpunk is getting nominated for shit in The Game Awards tells you everything you need to know about the main stream gaming press. I said what I said.
— RGT 85 (@RGT_85) November 16, 2021

At least there are some nominations that everyone can agree are deserved:

It Takes Two better SWEEP 🔥
— joe (@BlackestNerd) November 16, 2021

It takes two was so freaking good. Most fun I have had with a game in a long time. It will never win though.
— Ryan (@Farr_Out) November 16, 2021

Fan voting is now open for all categories, and the winners will be announced when The Game Awards is streamed live on December 9. Here’s the full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2021:

Game of the Year

Deathloop
It Takes Two
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village

Best Game Direction

Deathloop
It Takes Two
Returnal
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best Ongoing

Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Fortnite
Genshin Impact

Best Indie

12 Minutes
Death’s Door
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Inscryption
Loop Hero

Best Debut Indie

Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Sable
The Artful Escape
The Forgotten City
Valheim

Best Narrative

Deathloop
It Takes Two
Life is Strange: True Colors
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Psychonauts 2

Best Art Direction

Deathloop
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Artful Escape

Best Score and Music

Cyberpunk 2077
Deathloop
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
The Artful Escape

Best Audio Design

Deathloop
Forza Horizon 5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Returnal

Best Performance

Erika Mori as Alex Chen, Life is Strange: True Colors
Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo, Far Cry 6
Jason E. Kelley as Colt Vahn, Deathloop
Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu, Resident Evil Village
Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake, Deathloop

Games for Impact

Before Your Eyes
Boyfriend Dungeon
Chicory
Life is Strange: True Colors
No Longer Home

Best Community Support

Apex Legends
Destiny 2
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky

Best Mobile Game

Fantasian
Genshin Impact
League of Legends: Wild Rift
MARVEL Future Revolution
Pokemon Unite

Best VR/AR

Hitman 3
I Expect You To Die 2
Lone Echo II
Resident Evil 4
Sniper Elite VR

Best Action

Back 4 Blood
Chivalry II
Deathloop
Far Cry 6
Returnal

Best Action/Adventure

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village

Best Role Playing

Cyberpunk 2077
Monster Hunter Rise
Scarlet Nexus
Shin Megami Tensei V
Tales of Arise

Best Fighting

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
Guilty Gear -Strive-
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown

Best Family

It Takes Two
Mario Party Superstars
New Pokémon Snap
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
WarioWare: Get It Together!

Best Sports/Racing

F1 2021
FIFA 22
Forza Horizon 5
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Riders Republic

Best Sim/Strategy

Age of Empires IV
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Humankind
Inscryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator

Best Multiplayer

Back 4 Blood
It Takes Two
Knockout City
Monster Hunter Rise
New World
Valheim

Most Anticipated

Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Starfield

Innovation in Accessibility

Far Cry 6
Forza Horizon 5
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Content Creator of the Year

Dream
Fuslie
Gaules
Ibai
TheGrefg

Best Esports Game

Call of Duty
CS:GO
DOTA2
League of Legends
Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

Chris “Simp” Lehr
Heo “ShowMaker” Su
Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
Tyson “TenZ” Ngo

Best Esports Team

Atlanta FaZe
DWG KIA
Natus Vincere
Sentinels
Team Spirit

Best Esports Coach

Airat “Silent” Gaziev
Andrey “ENGH” Sholokhov
Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi
James “Crowder” Crowder
Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun

Best Esports Event

2021 League of Legends World Championship
PGL Major Stockholm 2021
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
The International 2021
Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters