I always look forward to this post every year
Favorite 2022 Release: Elden Ring. 2022 had some strong contenders I imagine, but I didn't play any and I'm gonna be honest, I think Elden Ring is the GOAT and I look forward to the inevitable follow up, even if it isn't "Elden Ring".
Least Favorite 2022 Release: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Sakuretsu!! Chorogon Breath. This wasn't bad per se, but I also didn't play many games that came out this year and I'm not a fan of shmup games in general and this one is pretty flat in its offerings.
Favorite Game Played in 2022: Elden Ring. Easily. Played through the game at launch with my wife on Xbox. After beating it on Xbox, we got copies for both of us on PC and played through on PC. After that I setup randomizer and played through with that... after that my wife and I set up seamless co-op and randomizer and played through that. Easily put in over 500 hours in the game myself if not more.
Least Favorite Game Played in 2022: Either Superhot VR or The Good Life. Superhot VR is just painfully difficult, like almost unenjoyably difficult given the VR. The Good Life I enjoyed up until the end when I reached a game breaking bug that if you don't load an old save file immediately you're soft locked and can't ever beat the game without starting over. I was close to beating the game and that happened.
Sleeper Hit of 2022: For games released this year? Powerwash Simulator, this game ate up a lot of my time, that's really all I've got to say on that. Played in general? I'd maybe say Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric... I had really really low expectations for this one and even had folks telling me not to do it to myself, but honestly, the game was great in comparison to what I was led to believe. Honestly, it's a fun game part on rails Sonic part beat em up, it's great.
Favorite Gaming Moment in 2022: Honestly, so many moments in Elden Ring, especially moments with the randomizer. Honestly, probably a continuation of last year re:dark souls, but Elden Ring. My wife put in so much time into Elden Ring, she beat the game twice this year just like me.
Proudest Collection Accomplishment of 2022: Getting a 512GB Steam Deck for next to nothing out of pocket. I converted Amazon Rewards money, did Swagbucks surveys, etc. and wound up with like an out of pocket of like $60 for the Steam Deck and the Steam Deck Docking station.
As usual I'll add some categories
Proudest Gaming Accomplishment in 2022:
I haven't actually done what I want to write yet, but I'm real close to accomplishing a certain goal, so I'll update this once I've done it. Beating a game released from every year from 1977 to 2022.
Favorite Game Revisited in 2022: Dark Souls 3 probably just for the fact that I played it with my wife and some of her family.
Least Favorite Game beat in 2022: Probably Bebe's Kids or 3 Ninjas Kick Back on SNES, both of those games sucked hard. But also maybe The American Dream, that game kinda sucked.
Top 10 Games played in 2022:
- Elden Ring (PC)
- Elden Ring (XS)
- Atelier Ryza 2 (NS)
- Demon's Souls (PS5)
- Far Cry 6 (XS)
- Mega Man Legends 2 (PS1)
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus (NS)
- Blue Fire (NS)
- Blood & Truth (PSVR)
- Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (NS/X1)
Ten worst games played in 2022- The Good Life (X1)
- Sonic Dash 2 (Android)
- Sonic Dash (Android)
- Omno (X1)
- The American Dream (PSVR)
- Bebe's Kids (SNES)
- 3 Ninjas Kick Back (SNES)
- Sonic Rivals (PSP)
- Sonic 4 Episode 1 (XBLA)
- Sonic Chronicles (NDS)