21Kilotons Video Game Awards: Best Games of 2021

[@21Kiloton]

Third times a charm. First version got a copyright strike, second version had factual errors, lets see if this one will work. Thank you for your patience, and huge thanks to the people who pointed out my mistakes. I made some mistakes about nationality, and given some of the parties involved either are, or might soon be, in a shooting war, I couldnt just let it slip by with a disclaimer or a note on the video description. Besides, if World War 3 does kick off on the border of Russia and Ukraine, I'll look like an idiot on KZbin for the 14minutes it will take for the nukes to land. The situation is doubly ironic because the mistake is about Farm 51, and they literally made the video game "World War 3" ffs. I have re-edited the section about Chernobylite, and hopefully this is all now in good order.

[@TerbrugZondolop]

Keep it coming mate.

[@sunnyjim1355]

Damn, I was about to post 'Third time lucky'. >.< Much appreciated mate.

[@michiganjack1337]

What was the copyright strike? I swear some channels are more scrutinized than most. Don't worry I told ma to get the booger sugar again, 21Kiloton had to upload the video again (and again, then once more) 🖖🗽

[@90lancaster]

I have to admit my addiction to sales and inattention to what year something came out means I don't even know if what I bought was even a 2021 game or not - could have been released in 2019 for all i'd notice to be honest. But I was playing The Gunk on game pass recently and that was modest fun. & that I do know was a new release... though it's so new maybe that one counts as a 2022 game ?

[@metrobiusofsollkhav3143]

About that chernobylite pessimism, thats just slavic way of thinking, trust me, i am slav

[@DevinSilverVids]

If I can summarize the state of gaming in 2021 in one sentence: "Covid ate my homework!"

[@eightlights4939]

Problem is that excuse will be used for the next 3 years as the quality of shit games will continue. ALTHOUGH - some heavy hitters from developers I trust are coming in Feb, so well see.

[@arrivals1]

@@eightlights4939 If you're talking about Dying Light 2, don't hold your breath. Kevduit already put out a video with gameplay and....well....

[@eightlights4939]

@@arrivals1 No Im talking about Total War Warhammer 3 and Elden Ring. Im not buying Dying Light 2 on launch for sure... havent seen what youre talking about but with the way most games went the last few years Im finally starting to wait on most games.

[@zoneanomaly4780]

@@arrivals1 B-but that was probably just a 4 month beta build! I'm looking forward to DL2, but thanks to this last year it's definitely going to be a "Wait for reviews" game

[@miketike3246]

Ahhhhh, YEEESS!!!! 21Kiloton once again dissects the AAA gaming industry with deadly articulate and accurate analysis combined with the perfect amount of cynical humor. Gather round my friends, this is gonna be good.

[@felixc.3444]

For reals

[@annaquay4183]

This is fucking lame.

[@dutchmccutch615]

I'm excited!!

[@miketike3246]

It blows me away how a small Australian company can make a better WWII battle simulator than one of the biggest video game companies on the planet.

[@21Kiloton]

I can genuinely see an indie taking over from Battlefield in the next few years. They just need some decent investment for the servers. Its often the implementation and stability that lets down indie studios, but if they got financial backing for that, I reckon someone like Farm51 could pull it off.

[@jeremyhill4220]

Your zero BS takes on videogames and other industry shenanigans is a lost art my friend. You are like an extinct species that reminds me of how much better the world used to be. It is a crime your channel does not have way more subscribers. And fingers crossed it will be a better year for all of us.

[@21Kiloton]

Thank you Jeremy

[@KISS_MY_CONVERSE]

that's why he doesnt have more subscribers. He's not PC enough. I hate todays generation. They ruin everything cause they get butthurt over everything.

[@dutchmccutch615]

Im right there with ya!

[@rj_nbk]

incredibly underrated content creator. great video!

[@PeenSprouts]

Whether 2022 brings good or bad games, I’ll get to enjoy your content. Have a great year ahead, man. Glad you were able to get this uploaded without issue!

[@ThePdeHav]

We delivered a video outline to our label that would’ve given gainful employment to a dozen dwarves. Our record company actually took exception of the dozen glamour models bouncing about on space hoppers, citing the last time I used this idea KZbin took a day to ban it. Yet my label’s cool with a dozen dwarves dresses up as matadors in beautiful suits of light.Give credit where credit is due; my brother came up with the latter concept.

[@miketike3246]

OMG...I didn't even know about Medieval Dynasty until 21 just mentioned it in this video! Once again, Kilo delivers on his ongoing promise of steering us towards lesser known, great games that get blown off by the bought and paid for mainstream video gaming media. Thank you lad, another fantastic game added to my library while you help me avoid the AAA profit-obsessed shit show. Brilliant!

[@LordSluggo]

I found it on Steam for Christmas 2020, but it was really bare-bones back then. Glad to see it's gotten fleshed out.

[@thisisavirus]

I would like to thank the fine publishers for this year's offerings. Not even female coworker harassment could hinder brave progress.

[@CyBerCat6410]

😂

[@FirstFamilyCharger]

You really nailed it with the car analogy. Everything is a crossover SUV now. Everything. Even the Mustang. It’s so depressing.

[@hikeskool]

Quality, thank you. I learned of some new ones here. I also really like the car analogy - original design is over. Everything is done by committee. Gone are the days of the visionary engineer. It's not going to happen outside homologation and derivatives. I feel the same about game. Thanks again for taking us through the journey!

[@icthulu]

I want to thank resident evil village for the Lady Dimitrescu prons. Good work there in expanding gaming culture.

[@myoptik3x103]

Third times a charm, so hells yes to a New Year post from 21Kiloton. And again, cheers from the behind the Redwood Curtain in northernmost California.

[@21Kiloton]

Beautiful part of the world mate.

[@wackajackattack]

'Phenomenonce' is my word of 2022 so far. Excellent stuff.

[@Gorilla_Jones]

As a fellow realist and cynic I must say, well done well done indeed. Glad I found your channel. Hell Let Loose is brilliant, it just needs more servers in the west. The pings in America are pretty brutal.

[@ACDC-1FAN]

Woah I wasn’t expecting Hell Let Loose to be on here! Pleasant surprise, I absolutely love this game y’all definitely need to check it out!

[@jumpingman6612]

Great game, will be interesting what Team17 will take it!

[@vewyscawymonsta]

Not sure what's going on, but I'll watch it every time you have to re-upload it lol

[@21Kiloton]

HAHA... now to see if I can get a bot to upload each of my videos on a constantly repeating cycle ....

[@Grey_Ape59]

Thats how I feel whenever I end up back at my dads house. "Right, Back at this shithole again".

[@Romesdramazone]

I TRULY wish there were more honest people like yourself. Thank you for Not hiding, or defending BS, which other people are Scared to address because they're in someone's pocket 🙂

[@Arendvdvenk]

Wait, what, deathloop? I believe there is a gasleak in the sciencelab my guy.

[@desertfish74]

Happy hunting!!! Can’t wait for the upcoming videos as well.

[@ej1025]

Intro reminds me of that Joker products commercial from Batman 89 in a way. Great video Kiloton as always. 👍

[@dutchmccutch615]

Keep making videos 21kilton!! man my friends and I get a kick out of ya! You hit the nail on the head! I'm still playing Days Gone haha

[@maxrockatanski9422]

I got Valheim because of Kiloton’s recommendation .. I have been enjoying it immensely. I find myself thinking about it quite often … it is addictive … I haven’t played anything else since starting it .. I find that even though I get thrashed, lose my gear, rage quit … I’m back in 10 minutes after a stiff drink, for another whack.

[@abzhuofficial]

[@simongrist4871]

Great reviews...seen some awesome looking games I'd never heard of but sound right up my street. Cherers 21

[@Merivio]

I really like the analogy between the development of cars and games in the AAA market, it makes a lot of sense.

[@TerbrugZondolop]

Don’t be sad that’s how it works out sometimes.

[@arc00ta]

Yessssssss I wake up on my weekend to a new 21K video. So exciting! Thank you for your hard work.

[@colinbright1520]

i wonder what happened i was watching this yesterday and got towards last bit and it went off saying the video was private lol. as always spot on and great content mate . 😎👌

[@calicojackrackham9233]

When you said "68", my mind went straight to Renaldo Rey's stand-up comedy. I saw him first on "Dirty, Dirty Jokes" hosted by Redd Foxx. If you haven't seen that genius comedy show yet, go google that shit. It's a modern masterpiece, way better than the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo was crap. He never once painted a hot chick in fishnets, a garter belt and stiletto heels.

[@aoofmg6684]

I just love the music you play in the end of your videos :D Damned, I want that as my cellphone ringtone

[@Infernal460]

Good stuff, now if you will excuse me I need to get back to my meth.

[@indydriver80]

Best explosion/dumpster fire montage set to a video game review.

[@thomasanthonydavis3813]

Indeed, my go-to hobby is mixing shit with clay and rubbing it into walls.

[@levisearls360]

I'm honestly so glad HLL made it into the list. I have been playing since the early beta, and I really reccomend it.

[@Anomander888]

HOW have I missed 2 of your vids ???? KZbin are dirt man .

[@worldhello1234]

@32:01 Hey Kiloton dude, the game mechanics remind me of Radiation Island which is an insider tip when it comes to survival games that are based on a mobile game, are inexpensive and don't suck.

[@FreeKanal]

Who doesn't love rubbing walls with clay mixed with sh*t :D :D :D hahaha

[@Sekushiwolf]

Glad to see Hell Let Loose made it onto your list. It's been my most played game for the last year and a half and I very much enjoy it.

[@censoredrecon4029]

21Kiloton I’d love to see more rdr2 single player gameplay from you. There is a lot of material, you should check out the frontiersman’s tips at the bottom of recipe pamphlets. They are hilarious

[@unknownslayer7128]

Days gone was fantastic, absolutely loved it!

[@offgridphilosophy7959]

I love your work! Very well done and DGAF certified ✔

[@MrRedball6]

Always look forward to your videos

[@georgeheingartner6995]

If I had to choose between giving up 21Kiloton videos and giving up oxygen, I’d need a minute to think it over.

[@felixc.3444]

We love ya vids Kilo

[@chucheeness7817]

I'd like to mention Night of the Dead from Jackto studios. It's a survival/tower defense type game with a fixed large map. It has good survival elements, base building and combat. It has little to no story to it (like Valheim) but the experience is so customizeable (you can just set the game to 'peaceful' for just the survival experience and basebuilding or crank it up to 2700% difficulty) and it's fun with friends to just tear into hordes of zombies. It has lack of weapons at the moment since it's in early access but it is fun for what it is right now and the devs have been working on loads of new content since the last year.

[@gwoody4003]

Great vid man. I love your style and humor. Your experience with Valheim has been identical to mine with No Man's Sky. I haven't finished a single questline all the way, theres too much to f-ck around with. I jump from solar system to solar system, seeking resources and building massive mining operations, farms or space ports.... never to visit them again. Literally 100s of hours spent building Music Festival venues and racing tracks and basejumping platforms of which I really hope other players stumble upon... cus I won't likely use them. I have a discord thats a catalog of screenshots of all the procedurally generated starships I have ever seen that "i like"... organized by class, hull type and where I found it. Lol I am usually not the sort to get into the Minecraft or Elite Dangerous or Rust type games..... but smush em all together and its awesome. I have almost never loved a game so much for so long without getting sick of it. Maybe Red Dead Redemption 2.... thats a gaming masterpiece that blows my mind every time I play it. And I was really into Metroid Prime on Gamecube. Another genre-changing masterpiece.

[@gaberialcottles8126]

Love your videos man keep up the great work

[@tradinghaddock]

Got a notification before. Tried to watch it and thought I was crazy or something. Now I can finally have a nice meal and watch this masterpiece Edit: typo

[@WolfgangTheVile]

The Ubishit/call of fuck mechanics/half finished state of Halo Infinite is an inevitability I never thought would happen and the lies (I mean promises) I believed have all but demolished my fanboy love of the series. On a high note I have your videos to keep me somewhat happy. Great video.

[@imperialkain4838]

Can't wait for the "Worst Games of 2021" bloodbath

[@ulrikchristiansen]

Excellent commentary - looking forward to the next bloodbath :)

[@refreshist4821]

Haven’t watched the video, brilliance once again, 21

[@ijamesedit]

C'mon the next video. I started playing Days Gone after watching your reviews. Having a blast.

[@incandenzahal]

Hmm…Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard. Christmas comes early for 21Kiloton. Looking forward to that video.

[@TheIncredibleEmu]

The best way to play Super Seducer is always the wrong way. Many laughs to be had!

[@brandonwooldridge1877]

Thanks for the Chernobylite callout. It was and is an incredibly unique experience even if the game is a bit too forgiving on harder difficulties. The music, the atmosphere, characters, story, and overall tone was captivating.

[@cole5013]

omg I'm dying. Your commentary is so funny man - Subd

[@DefendUSA1776]

Good stuff man. The majority of these made it on to my wish list, if I did not have them already. Devs should send you free copies, you are becoming a... in flu encer LOL Seriously. Love your shit and you deserve some recognition.

[@djgeorgieporgie3842]

Great content as usual sir 🤘🏽

[@unknownslayer7128]

Great work man !

[@mattangoshen]

Love you Kiloton 😂❤️

[@ItzKamo]

Grad the pop corn. let's go !

[@Mr.Zoomy.]

You're the UK's answer to Angry Joe! (love from a fellow Brit!)

[@arkgaharandan5881]

"days gone was ones of the best apocalyptic games i ever played" metro exodus and ashes 2063 are the best i played.

[@zemimsky]

I'm afraid of finding AC Valhalla in the list of the next video (worse games) but OMG you crack me up so much!! I see myself forgiving you in advance.

[@AscendantStoic]

Halo Infinite MP is playable on PC for free without signing up to Xbox Game Pass (it's on Steam), and I find it strange they chose to slap the storefront in people's faces on the Xbox since I didn't notice there is a store on PC version until I started checking customization settings out of curiosity and clicked on an armor to see how to unlock it then learned it's a shop purchase, then I noped out. Just went to continue playing the game and forgot that both the shop and the season pass exist, cause I'm from the old school Halo players who played to enjoy the game not necessarily to unlock stuff, because there was nothing to unlock back in the days of Halo: Combat Evolved MP, people played the game because it was fun, chaotic and exciting.

[@AdaptiveApeHybrid]

Always thought of you as a bearded high fantasy dwarf for some reason. Not surprised you are into dwarves Great video too

[@MooncricketsInc]

Whatever he did 3 decades ago, I still enjoyed the Cosby show back in the day. Are you going to review God of War PC version, and Elden Ring next month?

[@21Kiloton]

Probably will do Elden Ring. Not sure about God of War though mate.

[@shane1489]

OMG the half melted/ loaded faces give me chills

[@domomonstero3077]

2021 is proof that the "children" in game development, no matter how old they are need a boss hanging over there shoulder telling them its shit and to do it better, OR the boss needs all the developers together to tell them that their idea or direction is shit and needs to be rewritten.

[@Colt-hx2vq]

Love these videos!!!

[@Arendvdvenk]

Its back!

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

damn now I have to buy Super Seducer 3 to support

[@yourmaninlondoncollecting5749]

Thanks a bunch for this video of enlightenment 😃👍. Many titles to try out. And fun to be had 😇

[@pcwexhaustmods]

Days gone is the only game I've ever completed and then completed everything else left to do.. I still remember the first time I encountered 'the mill'...truly terrifying for a game lol

[@wavenami]

I agree that Deep Rock Galactic is a very enjoyable game with friends. Gets kind of old after a while (same'ol bugs to shoot, etc), but the different classes, perks, weapon upgrades, grinding, running around the base, and of course drinking beer while someone does a gravity re-calibration is pretty amusing. Some of the new weapons fell flat for me. Some of the environments are breathtaking. Deep drives are challenging and rewarding if you complete all 3 levels. I really respect the devs on this one for making a solid multi-player game that is just a blast to play.

[@jordanballard3217]

I’ve been playing Halo since Combat Evolved in 2001 when I was eight, but I said the exact same thing about infinite. After how they handled MCC, and guardians, nostalgia goggles wouldn’t have swayed my stance, even if they weren’t broken.

[@RedDogDragon]

I want to love Medieval Dynasty, but it's basically an early access game claiming to be fully released. It feels like you can quickly do everything there is to do and I grew bored. The dev's are still working on adding content (hence why I call it early access) so hopefully it will be better fleshed out in the near future.

[@bb5307]

Riftbreaker was the only game that came out in 2021 that I really liked and I didn't really know much about it before I played it. 2021 was the worst year so far but it allowed me to get through my backlog atleast. Hopefully 2022 will be better because I'm running out of older games to play.

[@Rochenfels]

"Phenomenonces" got me laughing hard

[@RichieW]

I trust no critic. But I trust 21kiloton.

[@21Kiloton]

I will try my best not to let you down mate. Theres no harm getting a second opinion though lol.

[@shawnadams1965]

I bought Chernobylite due to your review. And I loved it. Thanks for the heads up!

[@ShadowFalcon19]

I hope 2022 would have a video gaming crash bigger than 1983 with no one being able to stop it nor save the industry

[@antonhallergren588]

I'll be fine if riot games and fortiche just keep making arcane seasons. I fucking hated 95% of shows, movies and games in 2021. Arcane was the best shit I've seen in years though so I guess the rest of the entertainment industry needed to compensate for how good that show was by being bad.

[@ShadowFalcon19]

@@antonhallergren588 I actually want Fortnite to be banned in order for people to learn that there is life outside of the Fortnite players' basements

[@antonhallergren588]

@@ShadowFalcon19 what? That show was really good imo. I've never played Fortnite lol it's a kids battle royal game. I refunded most big titles I tried this year like and just didn't bother with most games outside of valheim this year. There have been so many bad big movies I've lost track. And no I don't want to see the 3252th marvel movie or show. I just want quality entertainment when I watch something or play a game. Edit: you mean my basement or the kids playing fortines basements? I got confused lol I don't even have a basement.

[@ShadowFalcon19]

@@antonhallergren588 I meant the players' basements. Not yours. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[@antonhallergren588]

@@ShadowFalcon19 oh yeah it's 1:40 am here lol. But yes Fortnite and things like overwatch, call of duty and now Battlefield are just endless moneypits to fuel children's spending addiction on pixels. I get counter strike having skins sure. Same goes for lol and Dota but they are actually competetive games/sports where people win millions of dollars in tournaments and their skins or accounts have value. My pal sold his lol account for 1300 bucks a few years back. Ain't no one paying that for a Fortnite account. Creativity has totally died in silicon valley and Hollywood because now it's more important what colour your skin is or if you're gay than if you're talented. And above all that is how video games can be monetized for children and stupid people. Although I don't want the Industry to die, I just want to see a changing of the guard and the industry leaving the cesspit of California.

[@Sigrid_Von_Sincluster]

@21Kiloton forgot completly about medieval dynasty thx for remainding me about it, defenetly gone check it out this weekend :) on that note i'm going to ask you if you ever got the time to check out battlefleet gothic armada? both 1 and 2 are games that i think you will greatly enjoy, i know i reminded you about this before but i am asking again just in case you forgot about it, i would rather you start playing it and not likeing it than missing it (i think that the review on mandalore gaming about the game would be the best option to see if you would like it or not, i found that you 2 are one of the best and honest reviewers) also on that note i would also like to thank you for the battlestar galactica review i first started watching the tv show before playing the game because i wanted to have some proper background on the ships and posible characters, to know and understand what i was going to look at in the game, and i fucking love it still have about half of the show to finish but i'm hooked, filled with a lot of strong and interesting female characters, but they are all beautiful, so i guess they do not count in the current year :\

[@Behindthesauna]

Mr. Ton at it again... just loving this shit.

[@alexandrumacedon291]

Watching this at 4 45 am haha

[@pauperslament3467]

Coincidently, this is the shortest video Ol' Kiloton has ever made.

[@sonyerikson]

The only thing I really felt was missing was Cruelty Squad. Other than that, a damn good list.

[@vlweb3d]

Can't wait for the BLOODBATH !!!

[@Ravenuk]

God I love your uploads and this is another gem in the arsehole that is the AAA gaming industry

[@zashbot]

To be fair to the developers themselves, working from home has its challenges. people like 3d modelers may not have fast enough pcs to do their work properly and depending on how fast their internet is game builds could take a few hours to download depending on the connection. still no excuse for the publisher to leave them out to dry.

[@shinobismoke1466]

To be fair , this shoddy practice came before the pandemic , it's the pandemic that should have caused the consumer to stand on their wallets and object to the implementation of shoddy business practices. No excuses allowed.

[@jumpingman6612]

well surely they use git or something?

[@perfectwhine742]

I'm not buying Death Loop, COD, Far Cry 6, etc. because I refuse to give money to my enemy. And if the game is semi-good, then I'll buy it used to make sure the publisher gets $0 from me. I'll start buying when they've fired all the SJW shits from their companies and stop showing signs of political agendas in their video games. Oh, and I bought Valheim because of your review and LOVE THAT GAME!! So thank you!

[@bf3knifer]

hey 21, i would be interested to see your take on BF4, i know you weren;t making content in those days, so it would be a retro thing

[@ChoseDeath]

You know what's funny? Right before the video kicks off I was going to comment "my 2021 game of the year was Red Dead Redemption 2," and then something smarmy. The intro really sums it all up 😂

[@21Kiloton]

RDR2 is still a game I play recreationally because its still better than most TripleA games released before or since.

[@jackau08]

Cant wait for the bad games one.

[@bennygerow]

22:02 that exact shot is ripped directly off of SPR

[@jethrojawsvenicesalfarlie528]

Two dudes Made That So Then what The Hell Is Ubi soft Dealing with mate ?that Looks Brilliant.