Game of the Year 2021 (Ep. 5)

On this Episode:

• Best Game: The Official ToT Game of the Year (Top 5) 
  • Call of Duty: Zombies
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Eastshade
  • Hearthstone
  • Magic: the Gathering Arena
  • Ring of Pain
  • The Outer Wilds
  • Loop Hero
  • Bastion
  • Transistor
  • Pyre
  • Valorant
  • Life is Strange: Before the Storm
  • Journey
  • Unravel
  • Abzu
  • The Messenger
  • Iris.Fall
  • The Unfinished Swan
  • Florence
  • Superliminal
  • Contradiction
  • Pokemon Unite
  • Slime Rancher
  • Deep Rock Galactic 
  • Blacksad: Under the Skin
  • Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
  • Prey
  • Inscryption
  • A Plague Tale: Innocence
  • Halo: Infinite
  • Boyfriend Dungeon

GOTY Breakdown:

• Episode 1
  • Best Narrative Experience: Games that tell a great story
• Episode 2
  • Personal Award: James’ personal award; James top episodes you should listen to
  • Best Collective Experience: The best of the ToT group playthroughs
  • Best Multiplayer Game: The games that made quarantine less lonely
  • Best Game We’re Still Playing: Games with continuous experience that we keep on playing
• Episode 3
  • Personal Award: Zoe’s personal award; Zoe top episodes
  • Personal Award: Brandon’s personal award
  • Best Visuals: Games we couldn’t help but marvel at
  • Best Actually Recent Game (2020-2021)
• Episode 4
  • Personal Award: Rafael’s personal award; Top podcast episodes
  • Biggest Surprise: Games that exceeded or subverted our expectations
  • Biggest Disappointment
• Episode 5
  • Personal Award: McCoy’s personal award; Top podcast episodes
  • Presentation of Podcast Trophies
  • Best Game: The Official ToT Game of the Year (Top 5) 
• Episode 6
  • Best Game (Part 2)