31: Alex Narrativaro

Our retrospective on the games of 2021 comes to a close (OR DOES IT??) with a long consideration of the best stories of the year, a perhaps longer effort to arrive at the 10 best games of the year, then a quick rundown of the games we're looking forward to in the coming months. Thanks to everyone for supporting us last year and into the future! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm , or support us on Patreon ! CHAPTERS (00:00:10) Intro (00:02:25) Game of the Year recap so far (00:05:43) There will probably be more spoilers than usual. I've marked the games during best story where we go deeper in the narrative. (00:06:47) Best Story (00:09:32) Lost Judgment (00:16:33) Life is Strange: True Colors (00:18:43) The Forgotten City (00:26:06) Unpacking (00:28:59) Jett: The Far Shore (00:34:41) Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (00:36:36) Guardians of the Galaxy (00:43:32) Deathloop (00:47:25) Mass Effect (00:49:51) Inscryption (00:55:07) Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye (00:58:31) Psychonauts 2 (01:06:30) Break (01:06:33) Making the Best Story list (01:16:40) Moving into the overall best games of the year (01:16:57) Nextlander personal Top Ten lists (01:18:28) Vinny's Top Eleven Gam…