Here is What Went Down at The Game Awards 2021 - Winners, Announcements, More - Article

It takes Two winning is without question the surprise of the show. Good for the team behind it but even I have some questions about the authenticity of that decision.

That being said it wasn't the best VGA but it was a huge improvement over last years rendition. That goes without saying considering last year show was probably the worst in its entire history.

I did feel certain things were really being pushed hard (VR, Occulus rift, metaverse, certain ideological agendas, etc...) but overall it was a step up from last years showing.

The trailers were widespread and diverse and many of the games we had known about from past premiers got more of a chance to really shine so that was nice. There were also some surprises sprinkled throughout that really helped elevate the show (Wonder Woman, Alan Wake 2, etc...)

Perhaps things in the world will be back to normal next year and gaming studios will have more to show for 2022's rendition. Overall a solid C+ from me and possibly a stepping stone toward a much better rendition in 2022.

Oh, and I can't believe I sat through 3 hours of all of that, lol. Then again, I have no life. ?

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for me not much excitement here, next year im sure a lot bigger titles will be here.

Honestly i really enjoyed the show. Was a bit long from too many announcements, but awards, orchestra, small sketches, movie trailers were really well put togheter. It is really impressive to see how far the show as come and nice to see the industry getting more refined. This show is thriving in an era of award shows dying on Network television with decade of experience.
I do feel like Nintendo dropped the ball big time, but otherwise, i am happy i tuned in.
It takes two is a refreshing Goty and it is the best year for a smaller title to win.
Excited for next year.

Definitely an improvement over last years show and winners however i opted for Deathloop as that game was simply amazing.

what a very meh year,
specially this years vga was ultra meh.

Looking at how many people asked for Zelda in the live chat during the show and then seeing Elden Ring winning the award doesn't match together. Maybe because Elden Ring is closer to release and had a new trailer to show. Also pretty surprising that Ratchet & Clank and Psychonauts 2 haven't won anything, despite many nominations.

So what was the 25 years in the making hype thing? Doesn’t look like I missed much anyways.

With the notable exception of Resident Evil Village, I played every game that was nominated in the Game of the Year category for this year and, in my opinion, It Takes Two was definitely the right choice. I found it the most creative game I played all year and also that it executed the best co-op game play that I think I've ever experienced before in gaming. It absolutely deserved to win! Honestly, I'm shocked that it did though, given how much more obscure it's been than the competition it faced for that particular award. That said, I also feel like the list of nominees itself was really good. Again with the caveat that I haven't yet played Resident Evil Village, I agree with the entire selection of titles nominated for Game of the Year as runners-up. I'm glad most of them at least won other awards (and also that Returnal, which is my second-favorite for this year, won one)!

That said, I can't help feeling like The Artful Escape and Psychonauts 2 were kinda shafted here. It's just not right that they didn't win anything, IMO. Personally, I'd have picked The Artful Escape for Best Music and Best Art Direction, and feel that it should've at least been nominated in the Games for Impact category as well. And while this is quite common for gaming awards, just in general too many sequels and spin-offs of film franchises won in too many categories simply because more people played them rather than because they actually deserved to win. Sometimes a sequel or a spin-off deserves to win an award, don't get me wrong (like I said, I feel like Psychonauts 2 deserved SOMETHING, for example), but I mean come on. Like I said, I'd have picked The Artful Escape in the Best Music category easily, and feel like almost every other game I played this year had more of an impact on me than Life is Strange: True Colors. And I apologize to a certain raccoon here for saying this, but I really don't think I have to play the Guardians of the Galaxy game to know that a different title deserved to win Best Narrative.

Well anyway, looping back to my main sentiment, I'm so glad that It Takes Two won the biggest award and hope more people will give it a chance as a result!

I had a choice. Take a long nap or watch the TGAs. I chose the latter. Big mistake. Huge. Should have taken the nap.