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Returnal wins BAFTA’s game of the year

Many happy Returnals

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BAFTA’s 18th annual game awards show was streamed last night, on April 7th, with Housemarque’s Returnal winning the top spot.

This was along with three other awards for music, audio, and Jane Perry’s performance as main character, Selene. While Returnal has won other game awards in the past year, the BAFTAs are the first to see it win best game and lead in number of awards.

The next highest-winning games were Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Unpacking, and It Takes Two, getting two awards each. No Man’s Sky, Forza Horizon 5, and TOEM are among the other games to get awards.

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Hazelight’s It Takes Two received game of the year at The Game Awards 2021

Returnal to sender

Returnal, releasing in April of 2021, saw critical acclaim on release and for good reason. The core gameplay loop of a roguelike bullet-hell-slash-third-person-shooter is an addictive romp that beats you down but keeps you coming back for more.

Housemarque builds intrigue around the alien planet and game’s setting of Atropos. Notably, the narrative builds through figuring out the timeloop, trying to find the White Shadow, and delving into Selene’s past. These elements are then combined with the gameplay of being stuck in a time loop to bolster the narrative’s psychological horror elements. It all makes for a suitably uncomfortable feel for the planet you find yourself stranded on.

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Returnal was also nominated for a narrative award, and for good reason

I’d be remiss not to mention the haptic feedback as well. Returnal uses the PS5’s dualsense brilliantly, as you feel every movement and interaction through the controller. This goes a long way in immersing you in the game’s oppressive atmosphere.

If you haven’t tried Returnal yet, I’d thoroughly recommend it. Fortunately, Sony has included the game in their new PlayStation Plus, which launches in June of this year. So, if you haven’t played the game, you can get it with PlayStation Plus Extra, alongside a few hundred more titles.

For a full list of the BAFTA 2022 winners and nominees, check below.

BEST GAME

Deathloop (Arkane Lyon)

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games)

Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games)

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios)

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)

Returnal (Housemarque) – WINNER

ANIMATION

Call of Duty: Vanguard (Sledgehammer Games)

It Takes Two (Hazelight)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Hunter Schmidt – Ember Lab)

Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine Games)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine)

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games) – WINNER

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur) – WINNER

It Takes Two (Hazelight)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine)

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)

Resident Evil Village (Capcom)

Returnal (Housemarque)

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The Artful Escape

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur)

Call of Duty: Vanguard (Sledgehammer Games)

Deathloop (Arkane Lyon)

Halo Infinite (343 Industries)

Marvel’s Guardian’s of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal)

Returnal (Housemarque) – WINNER

BRITISH GAME

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (ustwo games)

Death’s Door (Acid Nerve)

Fights in Tight Spaces (Ground Shatter)

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games) – WINNER

Overboard! (inkle)

Sable (Shedworks)

DEBUT GAME

The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur)

Eastward (Pixpil)

The Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller)

Genesis Noir (Feral Cat Den)

Maquette (Graceful Decay)

TOEM (Something We Made) – WINNER

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TOEM

EVOLVING GAME

Among Us (Innersloth)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)

Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment)

Disco Elysium – The Final Cut (ZA/UM)

Fortnite (Epic Games)

No Man’s Sky (Hello Games) – WINNER

FAMILY

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (ustwo)

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (FINJI) – WINNER

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games)

Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo)

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)

Unpacking (Witch Beam)

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (ustwo)

Before Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games) – WINNER

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (FINJI)

Game Builder Garage (Nintendo)

It Takes Two (Hazelight)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine)

before your eyes
Before Your Eyes

GAME DESIGN

Deathloop (Arkane Lyon)

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games)

Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games) – WINNER

It Takes Two (Hazelight)

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)

Returnal (Housemarque)

MULTIPLAYER

Back 4 Blood (Turtle Rock Studios)

Call of Duty: Vanguard (Sledgehammer Games)

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games)

Halo Infinite (343 Industries)

Hell Let Loose (Black Matter)

It Takes Two (Hazelight) – WINNER

MUSIC

Deathloop (Arkane Lyon)

Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft Toronto)

Halo Infinite (343 Industries)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine)

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)

Returnal (Housemarque) – WINNER

unpacking
Unpacking

NARRATIVE

It Takes Two (Hazelight)

Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine Games)

Marvel’s Guardian’s of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine)

Returnal (Housemarque)

Unpacking (Witch Beam) – WINNER

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

Deathloop (Arkane Lyon)

Death’s Door (Acid Nerve)

Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games)

It Takes Two (Hazelight) – WINNER

Returnal (Housemarque)

Unpacking (Witch Beam)

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Deathloop

PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE

Ozioma Akagha (Julianna Blake in Deathloop)

Jason E. Kelly (Colt Vahn “the Captain” in Deathloop)

Jennifer Hale (Rivet in Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart)

Jon McLaren (Star-Lord/Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy)

Erika Mori (Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors)

Jane Perry (Selene Vassos in Returnal) – WINNER

PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Laura Bailey (Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard)

Kimberly Brooks (Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2) – WINNER

Jason Cavalier (Drax in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy)

Maggie Robertson (Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village)

Han Soto (Gabe Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors)

Alex Weiner (Rocket in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy)

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Psychonauts 2

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games)

Hitman 3 (IO Interactive)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine)

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games) – WINNER

Resident Evil Village (Capcom)

Returnal (Housemarque)

EE GAME OF THE YEAR

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (FINJI)

Deathloop (Arkane Lyon)

The Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller)

It Takes Two (Hazelight)

Metroid Dread (Nintendo & MercurySteam)

Unpacking (Witch Beam) – WINNER

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Chicory: A Colorful Tale

And there we have it! Do you agree with the nominees and winners? What would you say was your game of the year? Let us know down in the comments below! Or, if you’re in a game award show mood, why not take a look at our thoughts on The Game Awards 2021?

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