GOTY 2021 Shortlisting the long list - GOTY

JFarrell71 said:
Persona 4 (and 3, and 5) are absolutely JRPGs, and some of the best around.

Strikers, however, is something different. It's a musou game, a Dynasty Warriors with the Persona 5 characters. It has a substantial story but it's more like a visual novel. You may as well put Ultimax on there too (a Persona 1 on 1 fighting game)
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Thanks for the heads up, this was high up on my wish list. I had really hoped it would be like Persona 4.
 
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Not shocked to find that overtuned and buggy mess at the top :)

While 2021 has been an EXTREMELY weak year for me, I would probably say Ascent is the best out of all of those - and it's only a "pretty good" one as far as I'm concerned.
 
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Thanks for the heads up, this was high up on my wish list. I had really hoped it would be like Persona 4.
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(Regular) Persona 5 will probably end up on Steam at some point, and you should check that out when/if it is. You'd enjoy that if you enjoyed Persona 4.

Carnifex, we already have 4 for PC. It's called Persona 4 Golden ("Golden" was a later version that expanded the game) and it's $20 U.S.
 
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Proposing this as the shortlist (31 games) that go into voting:
ID|Title|News Posts|Comments|Ratio|h-index
1|Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous|104|2445|23,3|28
2|Solasta: Crown of the Magister|116|1683|14,4|24
3|Encased|80|750|9,3|15
4|Mechajammer|61|520|8,4|12
5|King's Bounty II|25|302|11,6|11
6|Gamedec|51|241|4,6|10
7|ATOM RPG: Trudograd|22|197|8,6|9
8|Biomutant|35|270|7,5|9
9|Tortured Hearts|13|369|26,4|8
10|Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood|21|111|5|8
11|Edge Of Eternity|88|231|2,6|8
12|Wildermyth|17|125|6,9|7
13|Disciples: Liberation|14|100|6,7|7
14|Gloomhaven|22|146|6,3|7
15|Vagrus: The Riven Realms|78|191|2,4|7
16|The Ascent|17|124|6,9|6
17|Urtuk: The Desolation|12|68|5,2|5
18|Tales of Arise|15|74|4,6|5
19|The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos|6|88|12,6|4
20|The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV|7|47|5,9|4
21|Griftlands|7|46|5,8|4
22|Dungeon Encounters|10|61|5,5|4
23|Medieval Dynasty|8|44|4,9|4
24|Ruined King: A League of Legends Story|9|41|4,1|4
25|Chernobylite|10|38|3,5|4
26|NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139|7|28|3,5|4
27|HellSign|11|29|2,4|4
28|Drox Operative 2|17|31|1,7|4
29|Geneforge 1 - Mutagen|5|37|6,2|3
30|Nioh 2|10|24|2,2|3
31|Dark Deity|3|12|3|1
 
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lol, I've played 3 games on the list at all and none after their full release...My most played game was SCUM and Legendary Journeys. Neither of these are even released at all, though SCUM has made millions in EA.
 
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DArtagnan said:
While 2021 has been an EXTREMELY weak year for me, I would probably say Ascent is the best out of all of those - and it's only a "pretty good" one as far as I'm concerned.
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Yes, it's not been a very good year for those looking for some retro nostalgia games. Microsoft look like they might make an Elder Scrolls-like game in the future and EA are telling people they'll make another Dragon Age-like game down the road somewhere, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
 
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With Encased, Solasta, Pathfinder and Atom-RPG, it's been a pretty solid year for me. But ah well, each his own :)
 
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2021 was one of the best years for me - I played more than 1 RPG that came out in a year ;)

2022 is not looking too promising but fingers crossed something will catch my attention soon :D
 
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake should be on the list, IMHO, but I'm not sure what it would replace - probably Dark Deity at the end of the list.
 
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It's a remake, so like Diablo 2 and Mass Effect, there have been a new release in 2021 but it's not in our 'official' game list.

It's probably late for that but if it helps, I can create those new game entries. I can also adjust the news posts though at this stage we're past the statistics.
 
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Redglyph said:
It's a remake, so like Diablo 2 and Mass Effect, there have been a new release in 2021 but it's not in our 'official' game list.
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FF7 Remake is a new game though even if it's based on an old one. The other games you mention are just remasters.

Thing is, it was originally released in 2020 and then ported to PC in December, so there's that. However, it wasn't included on the 2020 list.
 
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JDR13 said:
FF7 Remake is a new game though even if it's based on an old one. The other games you mention are just remasters.
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I only meant they're all new releases (even if just remasters) that were not added to our list.

Do the remasters deserve a vote? Maybe, maybe not, but I doubt it would have made any difference. There was no reaction when I posted earlier about them.

I don't know how many of us play the FF games though, they seem quite successful in general.
 
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