Game Of The Year 2021 (So Far) – GI Show

by Ben Reeves on Jul 01, 2021 at 01:00 PM

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of games we've been digging recently, including Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Wildermyth, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, and Lego Builder's Journey. Then we spend a good part of the show talking about the best games we've played so far this year and speculate about what could end up being our Game Of The Year for 2021. Will it be Resident Evil: Village, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal, or could it be a game we haven't even played yet like Metroid Dread or Halo Infinite?

It's a full show, but we make time for another round of fantastic community emails. So please join Dan Tack (@dantack), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!

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To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below.

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:24 - Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
00:13:19 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale
00:23:44 - Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life
00:30:17 - Wildermyth
00:34:24 - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
00:40:03 - Legend of Mana
00:43:38 - Lego Builder's Journey
00:45:38 - Game of the Year (So Far)
01:16:52 - 2021's Big Upcoming Titles
01:19:55 - Community Emails