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Roko wrote:

Should be active now.

Word. Got mine in.

Where do you guys go to lookup what's coming out?

Kommie wrote:

I use this Wiki page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_in_video_games

Done! I went with the usual titles I'm personally looking forward to that I hope releases this year on my hit list I hope will do more than well. Not really a competitive guy, but I enjoy participating. Thanks!

Done!

Leaning on the Switch to carry me cuz I don't know much about the Xbox/Playstation scene. eep!

Bayonetta 3 should be a lock for everyone

PC games being ported from PC to console are a no go, right? For example Disco Elysium is being ported this year and its only been released on PC so far.

Elden Ring FTW

Kommie wrote:
Correct. Ports and remasters are a no-go. Remakes on the level of Final Fantasy VII or OddWorld or something are fine since that's effectively an entirely different game, though.

Done. I have some ambitious picks.

Kommie wrote:

Forgot about this ngl. Definitely should have had it in over SMT V. I'm personally super hyped for that game though.

Gypsy wrote:

I was joking. It was announced in 2017 and nothing has been said since.

Wanna talk about hope? I put Elden Ring on my list last year lol.

Kommie wrote:

It's going on my list. I don't care. It'll give me hope.


Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

Nice. I'm considering doing it again. It's gotta happen sometime right? I've had it preordered for like 3 years :)

Kommie wrote:

From Software's development cycle isn't usually this long. Covid has definitely had an impact.

Kommie wrote:

Yeah COVID has messed with a lot of games.

I was gonna put Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4 and Elden Ring but those games are practically myths at this point.

There's gonna be a lot of pissed off people who buy Elden Ring cause GRRM's name is on it to then realize it's hard and there is no easy mode.

I mean the show and books kinda never had an easy mode, IE The Red Wedding, so why should the Thronesverse expect a From Soft game to have one? If anything this may be the hardest most brutal and demoralizing game of all time.

TalonJedi87 wrote:

People will be mad. People were mad about Sekiro. I think Kommie is right in that it could draw more casual interest which could lead to more complaining.

Oh I'm sure it will. All those snowflakes out there are gonna have that whine with their cheese indeed. Even if Miyazaki-san and George Martin get on a mic at E3 or a big press conference and say "This game is going to be hard" quite plainly people will still hear what they wanna hear and complain.

Used copies will appear fast though.

Entered but pmed about certain title

Hey guys so JD wants to include Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis as one of his picks. I can't make out what this game is. It seems like an expansion on the surface, but it also seems like a sequel because it has a new gameplay engine, overhauled visuals, new game mechanics, new zones, and basically everything else you'd expect from a real sequel.

I think it's fine but wanted to see what everyone else thinks. So...

for yea
for nay

8 entries so far. Keep 'em coming, guys!

Heavyd814life wrote:


I'm not against letting it count, but will there even be enough reviews to bother? Looking at vanilla Phantasy Star Online 2 for PC and Xbox One on Metacritic, neither one got the minimum of 4 reviews required to be given an average score.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

Steam got 9/10 tho but i'll probably just have it changed to replacement pick which i already pmed while asking about PSO2

I have to whittle my list down. I currently have 18 games I'm pondering over.

Time to come in Last place again.

I tried playing it safe this time. I expect almost everything on my list to be fairly common across everyone else's too, except I did pick a couple games that aren't actually confirmed for release in 2021 yet, but I expect they will. We'll see how that goes.

just got mine in. couple that i'm not terribly sure about how they'll score, but i'm personally excited for them...so it's worth a shot!

Just submitted mine too. I took some chances. We'll see what happens!

I'm having a really hard time making a list this year. I might just have to play some eny, meeny, miny, moe mo crap soon.

Submitted my list. Here is to hoping my eny, meeny, miny, moe game is on point.

yeah I initially had a list of about 20. Had to take out some games that I really didn't want to :/

Some really nice lists so far, guys! There are two or three games that I'm kicking myself for forgetting about and a couple I hadn't even heard of but doing research now they seem like really solid picks. I had a harder time than usual this year putting my list together because there are so few games with concrete release dates and so many of the ones without release dates could hit 90 easily if they do come out.

There were some games I wanted to pick but then looked at the review history of the franchises and they were surprisingly low.

Submitted. I thought about playing it safe this year and only listing games I thought would definitely release. But...that just wasn't as fun, so I submitted a list with a ton of risks again, like last year lol

Scott wrote:

You don't make the shots you don't take.

First time participating in one of these leagues. My picks are in. Excited to see how this plays out

Scott wrote:


Less risks more picks was my mindset this year. Probably put me in the middle of the pack though.

Oh crap. I just remembered two games I forgot about. Ugh. One of which I think will score highly. SERENITY NOW!

i'll get a list worked up in the next few days, its late right now and i need to look up whats even supposed to come out this year, its been so weird and so much potential for delay and stuff it will be interesting this year.

Just submitted my list. This is my year!

I'll join!

Games so far only released in Japan, but are to be localized soon, are these allowed? Technically reviews should exist for these games already.....

Kommie wrote:

These are fine.

Japanese reviews are totally different.

Yeah madden was probably scored 1 or 0 there

There's actually some evidence of sorts that Elden Ring gets released this year.

Taken from Reddit:

u/Charred-Glass
46 minutes ago

a reputable italian journalist, francesco fossetti, stated that elden ring finished development and that its in the polishing phase, and that if it wasnt for covid it wouldve been done and out by now. bandai namco then warned him or something along those lines not to say anything else and sites this subreddit as example of leaking info which means he was right and struck down and we got some rat hunting to do

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/ktbjga...

I just hope if Elden Ring does release this year it is optimized more so for PS5/XSX than last gen hardware. We do not need another Cyberbug fiasco. Although can From Soft games ever optimize their games? Even Sekiro running on a PS5/XSX I noticed had frame dips that struggled to stay at 60fps from a Digital Foundry video with the default hardware and no developer patch.

I doubt it comes out this year personally. I've always figured it would be a 2022 game based off the info they provided in 2019. Saying it was in the early stages of development still.

Their games may not run at amazing FPS, but they don't release unfinished games with missing content and glitches galore. Aside from actual bug enemies, don't expect bugs on level with Cyberpunk 2077. I have no idea why people think Elden Ring will be a fiasco release like Cyberpunk.

I just meant in regards to being optimized in FPS not bugs. From Soft has a good QC team unlike CDPR. They just need a sleeker graphics engine or programmer to optimize and tweak the performance on their games a bit better to run a little smoother and not rely on users with a PC users to make the game run better for them. Looking at you Bloodborne. But yeah I still love you Bloodborne. Don't serve me the divorce papers.

submitted my list, decided to try for a couple of longshots but put alternates i thought would be solid backups in case they dont make it

my list is in

Forgot Suicide Squad game i doubt it'll release this year

I think Suicide Squad is a 2022 release.

JD wrote:

Yeah, Rocksteady has already said it's a 2022 game. And it looks like a GaaS game to me and those almost never review well. But it is Rocksteady and they have the pedigree so if anyone can pull it off, they can. It'll be interesting to see how many people have this game on their lists next year.

Yeah can't forget Gotham knights im hoping that one will be good, i'd kill for standalone robin game

Just looked up news on it they added coop to it

I forgot about a few games. Oh well, it'll be fun to see how my list differs from others!

Gotham Knights I hope makes coop games a return to form instead of this whole GAAS bullcrap.

Nah, it'll be more GAAS garbage even though that genre hasn't produced something successful since Destiny 2.

Got my picks in. Since fantasy football wrapped up I'm glad I have another fantasy league to keep up with. Lol

Thanks haha I saw 2021 and got confused. Deleting now

Looks like Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed to 2022. I'll send those of you who have it on your lists a PM so you can pick a replacement.

https://www.gematsu.com/2021/01/hogwarts-legacy-de...

Heavyd814life wrote:

isn't that what Alternate Picks are for?

Kommie wrote:

Yeah, but signups are still open so it's all fair game. It's only once signups close and all picks are made public that lineups are locked for the year.

I completed mine. I was waiting to see if anything new would be announced over the past couple of weeks.

A quick reminder that today is the final day to signup. Please submit your picks before midnight if you'd like to join us this year.

Okay guys, we're all set! The OP has been updated with all 26 teams. Can't believe we got 26 people! Thanks for signing up, everyone. Should be a ton of fun keeping this updated all year.

There are some really great teams and I think I may have been a little too conservative with my picks, but games without a release date always make me nervous. Hell, I was even on the fence about picking Horizon Forbidden West. I'll probably end up regretting it if some of these heavy hitters make it out this year.

There are some great picks, some of which I hadn't even considered. I am kicking myself for forgetting about 12 Minutes and Baldur's Gate (each appearing on just 2 teams). I honestly wouldn't be shocked if they ended up being 2 of the best-reviewed games of the year.

We had a few people take a shot on Elden Ring. Love it! And Horizon Forbidden West appears on 21 teams making it the most popular pick of 2021. It's followed closely by Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (19 teams) and Monster Hunter Rise (18 teams).

I think it's going to be a really close race again this year. Good luck, everyone!

I thought we couldn't do games like Baldur's Gate III, because its technically already came out? Even though its in early access, its the full game and has reviews.

It's not the full game. It's just Act I. There are two more acts coming out with the full release.

Archer wrote:

Yeah, no actual scores for Baldur's Gate III yet. I think a game like Baldur's Gate III is definitely fair game since it's still in development.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-3

I have 5 unique games on my list that no one have, hopefully diablo 4 release this year and NFL2K baby