Episode 634: The Best (and Worst) Games of the Year 2021

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:19 pm
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2021 is finally over. And for the first time in years, a proper Games of the Year Awards has been done by GameStooge/TD Gaming Podcast. While the Worst Game of the Year was a no doubter, the Best Game of the Year was not, with the nominees being Deathloop, Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, Metroid Dread and Psychonauts 2.

But there are a whopping 26 award categories, technical and artistic, so listen in on this fat 2 1/2 hour episode to find out who the winners are.

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Original music by Liborio Conti.

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