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StarTopic 2022 GOTY Award Tracking and Discussion |ST| Latest update: Elden Ring surpasses The Last of Us 2 as the most-awarded GOTY recipient

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The A.V. Club's 15 best games of 2022
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    • www.avclub.com

    The 15 best games of 2022

    From mobile Marvels to indie darlings to one very Elden Ring, we run down the 15 best video games of 2022
    www.avclub.com www.avclub.com

    15. Sifu
    14. Ghostwire: Tokyo
    13. The Quarry
    12. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    11. The Case of the Golden Idol
    10. Saturnalia
    9. Neon White
    8. Sephonie
    7. Marvel Snap
    6. Perfect Tides
    5. Horizon Forbidden West
    4. Citizen Sleeper
    3. God of War Ragnarök
    2. Pentiment
    1. Elden Ring
     
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    • GamesRadar's 25 best games of 2022
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    • www.gamesradar.com

    The 25 best games of 2022

    Votes have been cast, arguments had, and now GamesRadar+ is ready to reveal its pick of the best games of 2022
    www.gamesradar.com www.gamesradar.com

    25. Norco
    24. A Plague Tale: Requiem
    23. Hardspace: Shipbreaker
    22. Tunic
    21. Marvel's Midnight Suns
    20. Modern Warfare 2
    19. Cult of the Lamb
    18. Neon White
    17. Sifu
    16. Return to Monkey Island
    15. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    14. Marvel Snap
    13. OlliOlli World
    12. Citizen Sleeper
    11. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
    10. Pokemon Legends: Arceus
    9. Pentiment
    8. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
    7. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    6. Vampire Survivors
    5. Immortality
    4. Horizon Forbidden West
    3. Stray
    2. God of War Ragnarok
    1. Elden Ring
     
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    • Phantom Thief said:
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    1. God of War Ragnarok
    2. Elden Ring
    3. Horizon Forbidden West
    4. Pokemon Legends Arceus
    5. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    6. Gran Turismo 7
    7. Kirby and The Forgotten Land
    8. Lego Stars Wars: The Skywalker Saga
    9. Return To Monkey Island
    10. A Plague Tale: Requiem
    11. Triangle Strategy
    12. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
    13. Splatoon 3
    14. Shovel Knight Dig
    15. Rogue Legacy 2
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    Not sure if this got missed @mazi but just resharing in case it did
     
    Guardian's 20 best video games of 2022
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    • www.theguardian.com

    The 20 best video games of 2022

    From robot-dinosaurs and hypersexual witches to epic clashes with mythological Gods and exquisite fantasies of supernatural wars, 2022 had it all – including a certain word game. Our critics pick the best
    www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

    20. Marvel Snap
    19. A Little to the Left
    18. Return to Monkey Island
    17. OlliOlli World
    16. Horizon Forbidden West
    15. Pentiment
    14. Neon White
    13. Splatoon 3
    12. Total War: Warhammer III
    11. Nintendo Switch Sports
    10. Bayonetta 3
    9. The Case of the Golden Idol
    8. Cult of the Lamb
    7. Tunic
    6. Norco
    5. God of War Ragnarök
    4. Stray
    3. Immortality
    2. Elden Ring
    1. Wordle
     
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    • mazi said:
    www.theguardian.com

    The 20 best video games of 2022

    From robot-dinosaurs and hypersexual witches to epic clashes with mythological Gods and exquisite fantasies of supernatural wars, 2022 had it all – including a certain word game. Our critics pick the best
    www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

    20. Marvel Snap
    19. A Little to the Left
    18. Return to Monkey Island
    17. OlliOlli World
    16. Horizon Forbidden West
    15. Pentiment
    14. Neon White
    13. Splatoon 3
    12. Total War: Warhammer III
    11. Nintendo Switch Sports
    10. Bayonetta 3
    9. The Case of the Golden Idol
    8. Cult of the Lamb
    7. Tunic
    6. Norco
    5. God of War Ragnarök
    4. Stray
    3. Immortality
    2. Elden Ring
    1. Wordle
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    Wordle came out last year, but I'll allow it.
     
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    The Mako Reactor's game of the year 2022
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    • themakoreactor.com

    Game of the Year 2022 Switch PS5 Xbox PC Steam Deck • TMR

    All the best PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PS4, and PC games of 2022 in our Game of the Year feature ahead of 2023.
    themakoreactor.com themakoreactor.com

    10.) Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    9.) Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
    8.) Bayonetta 3
    7.) Soul Hackers 2
    6.) Triangle Strategy
    5.) AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative
    4.) The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
    3.) Elden Ring
    2.) Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    1.) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
     
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    • Hey! nice to see Sunbreak get some recognition, supergood expansion. Also overall an top 10 I can really dig, never heard of that site... maybe it's for me :p

    DecoReturns said:
    Some did avoid playing Bayonetta 3 do the voice acting controversy that happened. Like I know GVG avoided the game afterwards. Even when all the other stuff came out and still sided with Taylor. Don’t think they even acknowledge anything after that and stuck to their guns.
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    Honestly, I was kind of dissapointed with some of the GVG cast after this whole ordeal - it was super easy to go back on their statements after everything came about.. but sticking to their guns was super weird and not expected.
     
    Mbolibombo said:
    Hey! nice to see Sunbreak get some recognition, supergood expansion. Also overall an top 10 I can really dig, never heard of that site... maybe it's for me :p
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    Their focus is exclusively on Japanese games! I think it's cool that they specialize like that.
     
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    mazi said:
    this is just for switch games so it doesn't really count, but here's nintendolife's top 50(!) switch games of 2022

    www.nintendolife.com

    Best Nintendo Switch Games Of 2022

    The finest Switch games of the year, as ranked by you
    www.nintendolife.com www.nintendolife.com
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    This list was made through reader rankings and is fluid. Kind of a cool way to do a list! And it turned out pretty good!
     
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    Aurc said:
    themakoreactor.com

    Game of the Year 2022 Switch PS5 Xbox PC Steam Deck • TMR

    All the best PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PS4, and PC games of 2022 in our Game of the Year feature ahead of 2023.
    themakoreactor.com themakoreactor.com

    10.) Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    9.) Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
    8.) Bayonetta 3
    7.) Soul Hackers 2
    6.) Triangle Strategy
    5.) AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative
    4.) The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
    3.) Elden Ring
    2.) Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    1.) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
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    With Kirby, Bayonetta, Triangle Strategy, Sunbreak and Xenoblade 3, this mostly corresponds to my own tastes and is therefore the objectively correct list.
     
    RPS has concluded their annual Advent Calendar if anyone wants to parse it out. It’s PC-centric but heavy on indies so there’s plenty of crossover with consoles.

    www.rockpapershotgun.com

    The soft and snuggly RPS Advent Calendar 2022

    Feel your heart fill with joy and cheer as we unveil our games of the year! It's the RPS Advent Calendar 2022!
    www.rockpapershotgun.com www.rockpapershotgun.com
     
    Metro GameCentral's top 20 games of 2022
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    • metro.co.uk

    Video Games Top 20 of 2022 – the best games of the year according to GameCentral

    Metro GameCentral names the 20 best games of the last 12 months, in what has been an unexpectedly great year for gaming.
    metro.co.uk metro.co.uk

    20. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
    19. Marvel’s Midnight Suns
    18. Vampire Survivors
    17. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
    16. The Case of the Golden Idol
    15. Pentiment
    14. Neon White
    13. God of War Ragnarök
    12. Roadwarden
    11. Return to Monkey Island
    10. Citizen Sleeper
    9. Hyper Demon
    8. Gran Turismo 7
    7. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
    6. Rogue Legacy 2
    5. Total War: Warhammer 3
    4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    3. Immortality
    2. Bayonetta 3
    1. Elden Ring
     
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    • Eurogamer's 37 best games of 2022
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    • www.eurogamer.net

    The 37 best games of 2022

    2022 was a bumper year for games, so we recommend our absolute must-plays.
    www.eurogamer.net www.eurogamer.net

    37. Drainus
    36. Immortality
    35. Vampire Survivors
    34. Hyper Demon
    33. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Demonhunters
    32. Victoria 3
    31. Metal: Hellsinger
    30. Nintendo Switch Sports
    29. Total War: Warhammer 3
    28. Patrick's Parabox
    27. Live A Live
    26. God of War Ragnarök
    25. Neon White
    24. Kaiju Wars
    23. Prodeus
    22. Gran Turismo 7
    21. Marvel's Midnight Suns
    20. Marvel Snap
    19. Swordship
    18. Sniper Elite 5
    17. Arcade Paradise
    16. Return to Monkey Island
    15. Strange Horticulture
    14. The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
    13. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    12. Saturnalia
    11. OlliOlli World
    10. Signalis
    9. Pentiment
    8. Roadwarden
    7. Mothmen 1966
    6. Rollerdrome
    5. Citizen Sleeper
    4. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    3. Norco
    2. Tunic
    1. Elden Ring
     
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    • ^ I think that's my favorite list this year.

    A lot of cool, small discoveries on there. And I haven't seen anyone talking about a few of those like Mothmen 1966 and Kaiju Wars.
     
    Just an FYI a new site is up to tally awards. Made by a member over on ERA

    https://goty.gamefa.com/

    After some digging it was determined that the owner of the previous blog had relaxed the rules in the past to inflate scores of The Last of Us Part II and Death Stranding, so a new blog was formed.
     
    Jencks said:
    Just an FYI a new site is up to tally awards. Made by a member over on ERA

    https://goty.gamefa.com/

    After some digging it was determined that the owner of the previous blog had relaxed the rules in the past to inflate scores of The Last of Us Part II and Death Stranding, so a new blog was formed.
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    it's pretty sad someone did all of that out of fanboyism, good to see there's a new tracker.
     
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    www.gamesradar.com

    Elden Ring surpasses The Last of Us 2 as the most-awarded Game of the Year recipient

    FromSoftware's latest has dominated voting
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    Elden Ring has surpassed The Last of Us 2's total Game of the Year awards.

    That's according to dedicated ResetEra researchers, who have compiled Elden Ring's total Game of the Year awards, and deduced that FromSoftware's latest currently sits at a staggering 324 wins. That officially beats The Last of Us Part 2's awards, which totalled 322 back in 2020.
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    there's still a few more months of awards being given so the gap is going to get a lot bigger between #1 and #2. elden ring's success is super impressive.
     
    smoothies said:
    ^ I think that's my favorite list this year.

    A lot of cool, small discoveries on there. And I haven't seen anyone talking about a few of those like Mothmen 1966 and Kaiju Wars.
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    Yeah I think Eurogamer’s list is my favourite too.
     
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