Josef Fares accepts It Takes Two’s award
The Game Awards gives out several noteworthy awards every year. Naturally, the most important of them all is the Game of the Year award. For 2021, Sony had two exclusive titles in the running, Deathloop and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Meanwhile, Capcom’s Resident Evil: Village, as well as Double Fine’s Psychonauts 2 were all nominated for Game of the Year this 2021 alongside MercurySteam’s Metroid Dread. By night’s end, It Takes Two stood tall, which surprised many. However, being surprised doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not worthy of the award. If nothing else, It Takes Two is a good example of how important it is for developers to deviate from what’s popular.
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021 We ranked It Takes Two as one of the best co-op games of 2021. Now, we have a reason to add it to our future round-up of the best games of the year if not all time. The game’s premise is unique as it is a co-op-only game that puts players in the shoes of Cody and May, a couple on the verge of divorce. However, their daughter isn’t happy about this decision, so she seeks help from Dr. Hakim to transform the two of them into dolls. What follows their transformation is a perilous but heart-warming journey that sees the couple work together to overcome all obstacles. Hazelight Studios’ director Josef Fares was there to accept the award. To much disappointment, his acceptance speech wasn’t as epic as the one that he gave at the 2017 Game Awards where he effectively told off the Oscars.
A complete list of all the award winners at The Game Awards 2021
Game of the Year
It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Best Game Direction
Deathloop by Arkane Studios
Best Ongoing
Final Fantasy XIV Online by Square Enix
Best Indie
Kena: Bridge of Spirits by Ember Lab
Best Debut Indie
Kena: Bridge of Spirits by Ember Lab
Best Narrative
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy by Eidos Montreal
Best Art Direction
Deathloop by Arkane Studios
Best Score and Music
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 - Keiichi Okabe, Composer
Best Audio Design
Forza Horizon 5 by Playground Games
Best Performance
Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
Games for Impact
Life is Strange: True Colors by Deck Nine
Best Community Support
Final Fantasy XIV Online by Square Enix
Best Mobile Game
Genshin Impact by MiHoYo
Best VR/AR
Resident Evil 4 by Armature Studio
Best Action
Returnal by Housemarque
Best Action/Adventure
Metroid Dread by Mercury Steam
Best Role Playing
Tales of Arise by Bandai Namco
Best Fighting
Guilty Gear -Strive- by Arc System Works
Best Family
It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Best Sports/Racing
Forza Horizon 5 by Playground Games
Best Sim/Strategy
Age of Empires IV by (Relic Entertainment
Best Multiplayer
It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Most Anticipated Game
Elden Ring by FromSoftware
Innovation in Accessibility, Presented by Chevrolet
Forza Horizon 5 by Playground Games
Content Creator of the Year
Dream
Best Esports Game
League of Legends by Riot Games
Best Esports Athlete
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
Best Esports Team
Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
Best Esports Coach
Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun
Best Esports Event
2021 League of Legends World Championship
