Sega Is Metacritic’s 2021 Publisher of The Year

[Gizmo_Duck]

2020 Rated Releases (Average Score Used)

• Persona 5 Royal - 95
• Yakuza 0 (Xbox) - 90
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 - 80
• Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Xbox) - 88
• Persona 4 Golden (PC) - 87
• Football Manager 2021 - 85
• Yakuza Like A Dragon - 85
• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - 85
• Two Point Hospital - 84
• Sega Ages: Fantasy Zone - 84
• Bayonetta & Vanquish Collection - 84
• Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 83
• Yakuza 5 (PS4) - 82
• Yakuza Kiwami (Xbox) - 81
• Sega Ages: Thunder Force AC - 80
• Total War: Three Kingdoms - Furios Wild - 80
• Total War: Three Kingdoms - A World Betrayed - 80
• Total War: Three Kingdoms - Mandate of Heaven - 80
• Catherine Full Body (Switch) - 80
• Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Megamix - 79
• Sega Ages: Puyo Puyo 2 - 78
• Yakuza 4 (PS4) - 78
• Sega Ages: Shinobi - 78
• Yakuza 3 (PS4) - 77
• Total War: Troy - 75
• Sega Ages: G-LOC Air Battle - 74
• Sakura Wars - 73
• Panzer Dragoon (Switch) - 63

 

[winb83]

2020 Rated Releases (Average Score Used)

• Persona 5 Royal - 95
• Yakuza 0 (Xbox) - 90
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 - 80
• Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Xbox) - 88
• Persona 4 Golden (PC) - 87
• Football Manager 2021 - 85
• Yakuza Like A Dragon - 85
• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - 85
• Two Point Hospital - 84
• Sega Ages: Fantasy Zone - 84
• Bayonetta & Vanquish Collection - 84
• Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 83
• Yakuza 5 (PS4) - 82
• Yakuza Kiwami (Xbox) - 81
• Sega Ages: Thunder Force AC - 80
• Total War: Three Kingdoms - Furios Wild - 80
• Total War: Three Kingdoms - A World Betrayed - 80
• Total War: Three Kingdoms - Mandate of Heaven - 80
• Catherine Full Body (Switch) - 80
• Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Megamix - 79
• Sega Ages: Puyo Puyo 2 - 78
• Yakuza 4 (PS4) - 78
• Sega Ages: Shinobi - 78
• Yakuza 3 (PS4) - 77
• Total War: Troy - 75
• Sega Ages: G-LOC Air Battle - 74
• Sakura Wars - 73
• Panzer Dragoon (Switch) - 63

They really adding multiple re-releases to the list to pad that score?

 

[levitate]

MS rubbing their hands together like Birdman…

 

[Saint1]

They get credit for releasing old games?

 

[42 Monks]

they get credit for DLC?

 

[The Mad Titan]

The more titles over the minimum requirements the worse...

So "old games" and "dlc" don't really help them

 

[winb83]

The more titles over the minimum requirements the worse...

So "old games" and "dlc" don't really help them

Just counting the 80+ games on that list there are 11 games that are in some form a re-release.

2 Persona games, Catherine, 4 Yakuza games, Sonic 2, Bayonetta & Vanquish, Fantasy Zone, Thunder Force.