Guide of the Year Awards 2021 Nominations &amp; Voting

Gameplay Guide

Portal Knights - Elves, Rogues, and Rifts DLC Trophy Guide by AquaNSky

DLC Guide

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Remastered DLC Trophy Guide by Trozenator

Retro Enthusiast

Dante's Inferno - EA Community Trials Guide by Mertkaykay and coregamer1998

New-Age Enthusiast

Operation: Tango Trophy Guide by ItsEnderX and Put_GOD1st

Dirt 5 Trophy Guide by OverlordofRacing

Original Content

Sonic Colors: Ultimate Trophy Guide by The_Kopite

Formatting

Edited January 6, 2022 by Mr_Wright95
Added Second Selections

angelbless45 · January 6, 2022

Congratulations to all the nominees and thank you for all your hard work 🙌! The decision will be very though, as this year there were too may amazing guides, so It is quite difficult to pick just a few of them 😱. But let's give it a go! 😊

Guide Of The Year 2021

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Trophy Guide

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Trophy Guide by RaveNScythE18

Gameplay Guide

仮面ライダーサモンライド！ Trophy Guide by soliunasm

DLC Guide

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers DLC Trophy Guide by zekunlu and Rebourne07

Mortal Shell - TheVirtuousCycle DLC Trophy Guide by Plattitudes and GinjAJ

Retro Enthusiast

Persona 4: Arena Trophy Guide by LuckySlime and suicideyan

New-Age Enthusiast

Back 4 Blood Trophy Guide by Aim-Dat-PaiN and Beyondthegrave07

Godfall Trophy Guide by nrs1nrs1

Original Content

Wargroove Trophy Guide by Dsr8002

Formatting

Edited January 6, 2022 by angelbless45
Format

Xillynoc · January 6, 2022

Well, now that I can finally chime in on this...huge congratulations to all the other nominees and everyone else who wrote a guide this past year! I'm very new to the guide-writing space or even critique thereof, but I've seen some amazing stuff in 2021 for all sorts of games, and I think the future looks bright for the quality of this site as we continue to keep it up. Now, for my votes:

Trophy Guide

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Gameplay Guide

Tales of Arise - Sub-Quest Guide by RaveNScythE18

DLC Guide

Dishonored - Dunwall City Trials DLC Trophy Guide by Phantom2654

Mortal Shell - TheVirtuousCycle DLC Trophy Guide by Plattitudes and GinjAJ

Retro Enthusiast

Dante's Inferno - EA Community Trials Guide by Mertkaykay and coregamer1998

Persona 4: Arena Trophy Guide by LuckySlime and suicideyan

New-Age Enthusiast

Godfall Trophy Guide by nrs1nrs1

Original Content

Sonic Colors: Ultimate Trophy Guide by The_Kopite

Formatting

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Trophy Guide by RaveNScythE18

Solar Ash by Arcesius-7

GOTY

Hades Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01 (simply amazing stuff man, I can't wait to see what you do in 2022!)

Edited January 6, 2022 by Xillynoc
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Arcesius · January 6, 2022

I am really flattered to have 2 guides nominated! Especially given the sheer amount of guides that were published this year and the high standards set by many of the authors...Thanks a lot!

Also, I also want to congratulate the guide team for handling the situation when they took on the job as well as they did, catching up quickly with the enormous queue of unreviewed guides, and having found what seems to be a nice rhythm ever since. You are all doing a fantastic job, and making it very easy for guide authors to work on their guides Thank you!

And with that being said, here are my picks for 2021:

GOTY 2021

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Trophy Guide

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Gameplay Guide

Aliens: Colonial Marines - Stasis Interrupted DLC Trophy Guide by NCSFan001

DLC Guide

Mortal Shell - TheVirtuousCycle DLC Trophy Guide by Plattitudes and GinjAJ

Retro Enthusiast

Rune Factory Oceans Trophy Guide by xFalionx, MMDE, and ObsiEez

Persona 4: Arena Trophy Guide by LuckySlime and suicideyan

New-Age Enthusiast

Cyber Shadow Trophy Guide by Blaul_Part

Original Content

Formatting

Nuclear Throne Trophy Guide by neotiteke and JDubLuvsTrophies

Sailar91 · January 6, 2022

GOTY:

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Trophy Guide:

Diablo II: Resurrected Trophy Guide by Animosity_7

Gameplay Guide:

Graveyard Keeper - Game of Crone DLC Trophy Guide by SquidGeneral10

DLC Guide:

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers DLC Trophy Guide by zekunlu and Rebourne07

Retro Enthusiast:

Persona 4: Arena Trophy Guide by LuckySlime and suicideyan

New-Age Enthusiast:

Shakedown: Hawaii Trophy Guide by Liav222

Original:

Formatting:

Good luck to everyone!

Sarinae · January 6, 2022

Well done to all the guide writers, it is also thanks to them that I come here regularly as they are often an essential source of information for my trophies. 👏

GOTY 2021

Trophy Guide

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Trophy Guide by RaveNScythE18

Gameplay Guide

Dishonored - Dunwall City Trials DLC Trophy Guide by Phantom2654

DLC Guide

Graveyard Keeper - Game of Crone DLC Trophy Guide by SquidGeneral10

Retro Enthusiast

Dante's Inferno - EA Community Trials Guide by Mertkaykay and coregamer1998

New-Age Enthusiast

Genshin Impact Trophy Guide by Gr4de_04

Original Content

Formatting

Windbound Trophy Guide by Trapswitch

Edited January 6, 2022 by Sarinae
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ShadowSkill · January 6, 2022

Thanks to every author writing for all great guides, it is quite hard to choose which one is the best of the best.

Also thanks for the guide team hosting this event and all authors make PSNP great. Good Luck!

Guide Of The Year 2021

Castlevania Advance Collection Trophy Guide by angelbless45

Trophy Guide

Gameplay Guide

Victor Vran: Motörhead: Through the Ages DLC Trophy Guide by Xillynoc

DLC Guide

Mortal Shell - TheVirtuousCycle DLC Trophy Guide by Plattitudes and GinjAJ

Retro Enthusiast

Disgaea D2 Trophy Guide by JNSpradlin

Persona 4: Arena Trophy Guide by LuckySlime and suicideyan

New-Age Enthusiast

Cyber Shadow Trophy Guide by Blaul_Part

Original Content

Wargroove Trophy Guide by Dsr8002

Wuppo Trophy Guide by Trumpet_Boi_208 and roosta_141

Formatting

Nuclear Throne Trophy Guide by neotiteke and JDubLuvsTrophies

yanderegogeta · January 6, 2022

Congratulations to all of the nominees, and I give a sincere thank you to everyone (even those not nominated) for your time and dedication to writing guides. It makes my life 100 times easier. Honored to be one of the trophy hunters who could give back to the community this year. All of the guides here were phenomenal and took a while for me to choose in every category, but here are my personal picks.

Guide of the Year:

Trophy Guide:

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Gameplay Guide:

DLC Guide:

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers DLC Trophy Guide by zekunlu and Rebourne07

Mortal Shell - TheVirtuousCycle DLC Trophy Guide by Plattitudes and GinjAJ

Retro Guide:

仮面ライダーサモンライド！ Trophy Guide by soliunasm

New-Age Guide:

Dirt 5 Trophy Guide by OverlordofRacing

Original-Content:

Formatting:

Solar Ash by Arcesius-7

Jens · January 6, 2022

Guide of the Year
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV

Trophy Guide
Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland
Final Fantasy XIV

Gameplay Guide
Tokyo Dark: Remembrance - Trophy Walkthrough
Mail Mole - Radish Collectable Guide

DLC Guide
Dishonored - Dunwall City Trials
Graveyard Keeper - Game of Crone

Retro Enthusiast
Disgaea D2
Dirt 2

New-Age Enthusiast
Cris Tales
Resident Evil Village

Original Content
Super Meat Boy Forever
Returnal

Formatting
Monster Sanctuary
Friday the 13th

Inuty · January 6, 2022

Guide OTY 2021:

Cris Tales Trophy Guide by eigen-space

Trophy Guide

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Trophy Guide by RaveNScythE18

Gameplay Guide

Tales of Arise - Sub-Quest Guide by RaveNScythE18

DLC Guide

Dishonored - Dunwall City Trials DLC Trophy Guide by Phantom2654

Graveyard Keeper - Game of Crone DLC Trophy Guide by SquidGeneral10

Retro Enthusiast

Persona 4: Arena Trophy Guide by LuckySlime and suicideyan

New-Age Enthusiast

Cris Tales Trophy Guide by eigen-space

Original Content

Super Meat Boy Forever Trophy Guide by JDubLuvsTrophies

Formatting

AquaNSky · January 6, 2022

I see we got a lot this year. I am glad to be able to be part of this for the first time.

My picks are:

Guide Of The Year 2021
Nexomon Trophy Guide by ObsiEez

Trophy Guide
Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Gameplay Guide
Toy Story 3 - The Collector & Gold Stars Guide by Lil-Gameboy123

Graveyard Keeper - Game of Crone DLC Trophy Guide by SquidGeneral10

DLC Guide
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers DLC Trophy Guide by zekunlu and Rebourne07

Retro Enthusiast

Disgaea D2 Trophy Guide by JNSpradlin

Rune Factory Oceans Trophy Guide by xFalionx, MMDE, and ObsiEez

New-Age Enthusiast
Cris Tales Trophy Guide by eigen-space

Operation: Tango Trophy Guide by ItsEnderX and Put_GOD1st

Original Content
Sonic Colors: Ultimate Trophy Guide by The_Kopite

Wuppo Trophy Guide by Trumpet_Boi_208 and roosta_141

Formatting

Windbound Trophy Guide by Trapswitch

TugaSonic · January 6, 2022

It was really hard and I'm not even confident if I picked the ones I truly believe are the best. All the guides are great where I'd look at the first one, claim it'll surely be the best, then look at another, have a hard time deciding which is better, finally pick one but then start second-guessing my pick. In the end, I came up with the following list:

Guide of the Year

Castlevania Advance Collection Trophy Guide by angelbless45

Trophy Guide

Gameplay Guide

Portal Knights - Elves, Rogues, and Rifts DLC Trophy Guide by AquaNSky

DLC Guide

Mortal Shell - TheVirtuousCycle DLC Trophy Guide by Plattitudes and GinjAJ

Retro Enthusiast

Persona 4: Arena Trophy Guide by LuckySlime and suicideyan

仮面ライダーサモンライド！ Trophy Guide by soliunasm

New-Age Enthusiast

Aliens: Fireteam Elite Trophy Guide by Flynnerigan

Original Content

Formatting

Xenon Valkyrie+ Trophy Guide by Shikotei-kun

guyblade · January 6, 2022

Echoing others, I'll say congratulations to everyone who was nominated. Also, I had zero expectation that I'd be nominated for anything, so that's an unexpected--though welcome--surprise. It is an honor merely to be nominated (also, everybody should play Jydge; it was probably the best game I played last year). It's hard to assess so many guides (especially since I'd not played many of the games that were nominated), but I've attempted to give them all their due. Anyway, my picks:

Guide Of The Year
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Trophy Guide by RaveNScythE18

Trophy Guide

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Trophy Guide by RaveNScythE18
Castlevania Advance Collection Trophy Guide by angelbless45

Gameplay Guide

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book - Compendium Guide by FIDO1337

DLC Guide
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Remastered DLC Trophy Guide by Trozenator

Doom Eternal - The Ancient Gods 1 DLC Trophy Guide by coldhardcrash_

Retro Enthusiast

Disgaea D2 Trophy Guide by JNSpradlin

Dark Awake by Mikel93

New-Age Enthusiast
Cris Tales Trophy Guide by eigen-space
Resident Evil Village Trophy Guide by angelbless45

Original Content
Returnal - Collectible Guide by Optinooby
Tormented Souls Trophy Guide by angelbless45

Formatting
Ghost of Tsushima Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01
Solar Ash by Arcesius-7

enaysoft · January 6, 2022

Unfortunately I haven't used many guides this year, I don't think I have even played a game made in 2021 current year. lol.

Anyway, I came across the Resident Evil4 guide when it was first released and wow, so much detail and for such an old game and only for a 100% list.

So much passion, ridiculously in depth, probably the best guide in any year lol.

Therefore Suicideyan gets my vote. Good luck mate.

Gameplay Guide

Edited January 6, 2022 by enaysoft

Paperclip1776 · January 7, 2022

Congratulations to all the guide authors nominated for their outstanding effort! It was very difficult for me to make my selections because of the many high quality guides in 2021. Please know that this site is a better place because of all your hard work. As a non-author, I greatly appreciate the dedication and time commitment each of you put into creating the most helpful guides for the rest of us. This is your time in the spotlight, enjoy every minute of it. Thank You Authors!

Guide of the Year 2021

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Trophy Guide

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Gameplay Guide

Victor Vran: Motörhead: Through the Ages DLC Trophy Guide by Xillynoc

DLC Guide

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers DLC Trophy Guide by zekunlu and Rebourne07

Retro Enthusiast

Army of Two: The 40th Day Trophy Guide by FIDO1337

New-Age Enthusiast

Aliens: Fireteam Elite Trophy Guide by Flynnerigan

Original Content

Sonic Colors: Ultimate Trophy Guide by The_Kopite

Formatting

The_Kopite · January 7, 2022

Extremely honoured to have one of my guides nominated in these awards so thank you to the guide team for that. Congratulations to everyone else who has guides in these awards and to everyone who has created a guide this year. The quality of the guides are getting better and better every year and so I'm very proud to be a part of this, and the community.

My votes are below:

Guide of the Year

Hades Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01 (Full respect to you, an absolutely fantastic guide and to do that on your own is insane)

Trophy Guide

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Gameplay Guide

DLC Guide

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers DLC Trophy Guide by zekunlu and Rebourne07

Mortal Shell - TheVirtuousCycle DLC Trophy Guide by Plattitudes and GinjAJ

Retro Enthusiast

Rune Factory Oceans Trophy Guide by xFalionx, MMDE, and ObsiEez

Persona 4: Arena Trophy Guide by LuckySlime and suicideyan

New-Age Enthusiast

Operation: Tango Trophy Guide by ItsEnderX and Put_GOD1st

Original Content

The Forgotten City Trophy Guide by GaryVsGames

Formatting

Tentativeuser · January 7, 2022

Guide Of The Year

Castlevania Advance Collection Trophy Guide by angelbless45

Trophy Guide

スーパーヒーロージェネレーション Trophy Guide by soliunasm

Gameplay Guide

Toy Story 3 - The Collector & Gold Stars Guide by Lil-Gameboy123

DLC Guide

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Remastered DLC Trophy Guide by Trozenator

Doom Eternal - The Ancient Gods 1 DLC Trophy Guide by coldhardcrash_

Retro Enthusiast

Persona 4: Arena Trophy Guide by LuckySlime and suicideyan

Rune Factory Oceans Trophy Guide by xFalionx, MMDE, and ObsiEez

New-Age Enthusiast

The Forgotten City Trophy Guide by GaryVsGames

Genshin Impact Trophy Guide by Gr4de_04

Original Content

Formatting

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Trophy Guide by RaveNScythE18

Rainbow Dash · January 7, 2022

Congrats to all nominees!

GOTY

Ghost of Tsushima Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01

Trophy Guide

Diablo II: Resurrected Trophy Guide by Animosity_7

Persona 5 Strikers Trophy Guide by BeforeJam, LuckySlime, and ObsiEez

Gameplay Guide

Control - 100% Trophy Walkthrough by Optinooby

Tales of Arise - Sub-Quest Guide by RaveNScythE18

DLC Guide

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Remastered DLC Trophy Guide by Trozenator

Dishonored - Dunwall City Trials DLC Trophy Guide by Phantom2654

Retro Enthusiast

Dirt 2 Trophy Guide by Berendsapje

Army of Two: The 40th Day Trophy Guide by FIDO1337

New-Age Enthusiast

Dirt 5 Trophy Guide by OverlordofRacing

Genshin Impact Trophy Guide by Gr4de_04

Original Content

Alan Wake Remastered Trophy Guide by FIDO1337

The Forgotten City Trophy Guide by GaryVsGames

Formatting

Ghost of Tsushima Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01

Nexomon Trophy Guide by ObsiEez

Good luck to everyone!

Edited January 8, 2022 by StygianWolf4

Priere · January 7, 2022

Amazing year for every guide writer. Good luck to everyone!

Guide of the Year:

Trophy Guide:

Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland Trophy Guide - by Mikel

Final Fanatsy XIV Trophy guide - by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Gameplay Guide:

Control - 100% Trophy Walkthrough - by Optinooby

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book - Compendium Guide - by FIDO1337

DLC Guide:

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers DLC Trophy Guide - by zekunlu and Rebourne07

Graveyard Keeper - Game of Crone DLC Trophy Guide by SquidGeneral10

Retro Enthusiast:

Disgaea D2 Trophy Guide - by JNSpradlin

Rune Factory Oceans Trophy Guide - by xFalionx, MMDE, and ObsiEez

New-Age Enthusiast:

Cris Tales Trophy Guide - by eigen-space

Operation: Tango Trophy Guide - by ItsEnderX and Put_GOD1st

Original Content:

Sonic Colors: Ultimate Trophy Guide - by The_Kopite

Wargroove Trophy Guide - by Dsr8002

Formatting:

Monster Sanctuary - by Ac3dUd3-

Ghost of Tsushima Trophy Guide - by Argandalf_01

there were many guides on the same professionally exquisite level, so i had to decide what guide was aesthetically pleasing and/or which guide i used this year to break the ties

Edited January 7, 2022 by Priere

NCSFan001 · January 7, 2022

So many awesome guides this year, good luck to everyone!

Trophy Guide:

Hades Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Gameplay Guide:

Resident Evil 4 - Ultimate Guide by suicideyan

Control - 100% Trophy Walkthrough by Optinooby

DLC Guide:

Mortal Shell - TheVirtuousCycle DLC Trophy Guide by Plattitudes and GinjAJ

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers DLC Trophy Guide by zekunlu and Rebourne07

Retro Enthusiast:

Army of Two: The 40th Day Trophy Guide by FIDO1337

Dante's Inferno - EA Community Trials Guide by Mertkaykay and coregamer1998

New Age Enthusiast:

Back 4 Blood Trophy Guide by Aim-Dat-PaiN and Beyondthegrave07

Resident Evil Village Trophy Guide by angelbless45

Original Content:

Returnal - Collectible Guide by Optinooby

Sonic Colors: Ultimate Trophy Guide by The_Kopite

Formatting:

Friday the 13th Trophy Guide by NoMoreUpdates

Nexomon Trophy Guide by ObsiEez

And for GOTY (extremely tough choice this year):

Final Fantasy XIV Trophy Guide by Rebourne07, MakoSOLIDER, and zekunlu

Bl4ckb1rd92 · January 7, 2022

It took a few days of looking through guides and digesting what I was looking at to come up with my vote. There were quite a few incredibly tough choices.

Guide of the Year: Hades Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01

Trophy Guide: Hades Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01, Diablo II: Resurrected Trophy Guide by Animosity_7

Gameplay Guide: Control - 100% Trophy Walkthrough by Optinooby, Maquette - 100% Game and Trophy Walkthrough by Trozenator

DLC Guide: Mortal Shell - TheVirtuousCycle DLC Trophy Guide by Plattitudes and GinjAJ, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers DLC Trophy Guide by zekunlu and Rebourne07

Retro Enthusiast: Dante's Inferno - EA Community Trials Guide by Mertkaykay and coregamer1998, 仮面ライダーサモンライド！ Trophy Guide by soliunasm

New-Age Enthusiast: Resident Evil Village Trophy Guide by angelbless45, Godfall Trophy Guide by nrs1nrs1

Original Content: Wuppo Trophy Guide by Trumpet_Boi_208 and roosta_141, Returnal - Collectible Guide by Optinooby

Formatting: Ghost of Tsushima Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01, Monster Sanctuary by Ac3dUd3-

Edited January 7, 2022 by Bl4ckb1rd92
Edited to correct spelling.

castlecrasher317 · January 7, 2022

My Votes:

Guide of the Year: Persona 5 Strikers Trophy Guide by BeforeJam, LuckySlime, and ObsiEez

Trophy guide: Persona 5 Strikers Trophy Guide by BeforeJam, LuckySlime, and ObsiEez

Hades Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01

Gameplay guide: Control - 100% Trophy Walkthrough by Optinooby

Aliens: Colonial Marines - Stasis Interrupted DLC Trophy Guide by NCSFan001

DLC Guide: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Remastered DLC Trophy Guide by Trozenator

Retro Enthusiast: Army of Two: The 40th Day Trophy Guide by FIDO1337

New-age enthusiast: Dirt 5 Trophy Guide by OverlordofRacing

Operation: Tango Trophy Guide by ItsEnderX and Put_GOD1st

Original content: Sonic Colors: Ultimate Trophy Guide by The_Kopite

Metal Wolf Chaos XD Trophy Guide by Xillynoc

Formatting: Ghost of Tsushima Trophy Guide by Argandalf_01

Tiffanniebaby · January 7, 2022

Ok it was super tough to decide, some amazing guides here. The formatting one was especially hard to choose just for me personally, the nominees are all formatted so well!

Here are my votes though.

Guide of the Year

Final Fantasy XIV

Trophy Guide

Final Fantasy XIV

Hades

Gameplay Guide

Atelier Sophie

Mail Mole

DLC Guide

Graveyard Keeper

Spiderman

Retro Enthusiast

Brutal Legend

Rune Factory

New-Age Enthusiast

Godfall

Shakedown Hawai'i

Original Content

Wuppo

Wargroove

Formatting

Nexomon

Monster Sanctuary

Baranov_925 · January 7, 2022

Guide of the Year
Dirt 5 Trophy Guide by OverlordofRacing

Trophy Guide

Gameplay Guide

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Remastered DLC Trophy Guide by Trozenator

DLC Guide

Doom Eternal - The Ancient Gods 1 DLC Trophy Guide by coldhardcrash_

Retro Enthusiast

アイドルマスターマストソングス赤盤/青盤 Trophy Guide by Astray404

New-Age Enthusiast

Dirt 5 Trophy Guide by OverlordofRacing

Original Content

Formatting