We’re getting towards the mid-point of the year, and (unless I’ve missed it) I can’t seem to find a thread for discussing what our favourite games of the year have been.
So, what have been your favourite gaming experiences so far?
Tears of the Kingdom without a doubt so far. Enjoyed every second of it.
Honorable mentions are Hi-Fi Rush, RE4 Remake, Diablo 4 - even Jedi Survivor (especially if it didn’t run like shit).
And I fully expect Starfield, Spiderman 2, and Baldur’s Gate 3 to give TOTK a run for its money. Honestly a great year for gaming despite some shitty PC ports.
100% TOTK
Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Stay patient dudes.I still have to get into this game. Played like the first few hours and just never came back to it, but always hear great things about it.
I like NMS, but I’m not a fan of the gameplay loop. After a while I end up getting bored. For a game focused on exploration it feels like there’s not much to explore when almost everything you find is the same.
TOTK for sure, but honorable mention: Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed. Yeah, it may just be DLC, but XC3 was easily my favorite game of 2022, and this extra content pulling together so much from literally a decade of story and games is awesome.
It’s like that feeling in Endgame where everyone shows up to help fight and you’re like, “Holy crap, they made it work!” They put all of this stuff together from all these different places and it works. That’s how I felt with XC3 and Future Redeemed.
100% TotK for me as well. It’s been a long time since I was so invested in a game. Last one before this was probably Returnal in 2021. Kinda sad I finished TotK a few days ago! Back to the backlog on the Steamdeck i guess
Does it have to be a new game? If not, then Destiny 2’s newest dungeon, Ghosts of the Deep.
If yes, then how about the Lies of P demo. Next best thing to a Bloodborne 2 I’ve seen so far.
Tons of great ones this year
Resident Evil 4 Remake was a real highlight for me, just a stellar way to revisit what I consider to be one of the best games of all time.
Haven’t finished it, but Tears of the Kingdom seems like it’s on its way to be a historically significant game and deserves the praise.
Jedi Survivor is a favorite for me. Really good review scores, but it ticks a lot of the right boxes for my personal taste and elevates it even higher. Technical issues aside, thought it was a far better game than Fallen Order.
Diablo 4 is also a lot of fun but I’m undecided as to how I feel about the endgame. As a campaign experience right up there though.
…soo much to play right now haha.
System Shock remake. I’ve adored playing through it and, while it is certainly retro in design elements, it was engaging the whole way through.
Contenders for me so far out of what I’ve played:
- Marvel Snap
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
While I’m not done with it, I think Diablo 4 takes the crown so far due to the amount of time and enjoyment I’ve had with it, really well done game that even after the hype blew away my expectations.
So far, I’ve had a ton of fun playing Hi-Fi Rush and Tears of the Kingdom. Looking forward to FF16 when it eventually gets a PC port, as I’m not buying a PS5 for just one game