EDGE Magazine reveals their Games of the Year 2022

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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?


*drum roll please*



  • (1) Elden Ring
  • (1) Immortality
  • (3) Pentiment
  • (4) Neon White
  • (5)Roadwarden
  • (6) Hardspace: Shipbreaker
  • (7) Poinpy
  • (8) Gran Turismo 7
  • (9) Windjammers 2
  • (10) Bayonetta 3


Other awards:


Publisher of the year: Nintendo
Best visual design: Elden Ring
Best Audio: Tunic
Best Performance: Charlotta Mohlin (Immortality)
Best Hardware: Steam Deck
Best Soundtrack: We Are OFK
Studio of the year: From Software
 
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Outside of the obvious #1, i'm surprised to see this list. Refreshing even, there's already tons of sites regurgitating the obvious choices from a media point of view, this feels more like some peculiar indies were to someone's taste, and that's fine.

GOW Rag got 6/10 out of Edge, why is anyone surprised it's not in the list?

Netflix POINPY > Ragnarok

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Poinpy??

Turns out it's a Netflix game available on iOS (maybe Android too?)

Only available to Netflix subscribers? Damn that's a weird new level of exclusivity within a platform.

Gonna check that out.

The rightful game got first place. The message is clear; ER is peerless. Accept it
 
  • (1) Elden Ring
    • Predictable
  • (1) Immortality
    • This one's been a sleeper hit for the arthouse scene. Really good use of hypertext to tell a story.
  • (3) Pentiment
    • Haven't played yet, but one of the best Game Pass games out there from what I've heard.
  • (4) Neon White
    • Cringey story, but great gameplay and music.
  • (5)Roadwarden
    • Never heard of it.
  • (6) Hardspace: Shipbreaker
    • Never heard of it.
  • (7) Poinpy
    • Never heard of it, but I love Downwell so I'll check this out.
  • (8) Gran Turismo 7
    • Odd choice; may be a great sim game but I don't like this genre personally.
  • (9) Windjammers 2
    • Really fun game, feels just like the original.
  • (10) Bayonetta 3
    • Divisive pick, but you can't deny it's a well put together package.
 
Congratulations again to Pentiment. Well deserved.

Several games on here I enjoyed. Guess I need to put Roadwarden on my radar. I guess Poinpy is a Netflix mobile game. Interesting.

Haven't played Hardspace yet. Have it downloaded.
 
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Updating OP with a couple of their genre awards as well.


Publisher of the year: Nintendo
Best visual design: Elden Ring
Best Audio: Tunic
Best Performance: Charlotta Mohlin (Immortality)
Best Hardware: Steam Deck
Best Soundtrack: We Are OFK
Studio of the year: From Software
 
Hahaha... there are surely a lot of better games that deserve a top 10 spot. I swear they do this on purpose so they create some strange buzz around the magazine.
 
Finally a GotY list which looks like it was made by a person who actually plays games instead of a list of the most marketed games of the year. Kinda chuffed that Windjammers 2 showed up. Windjammers 2 is at least top 5 in terms of hours that I played this year. I'm always excited for new arcade style games.
 
People unhappy that their favorite bald grunting man isn't on that random list, it's hilarious.

They really destroyed with shitty writing the characters that were so well built in GoW 2018 in God of War Ragnarök.
 
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People unhappy that their favorite bald grunting man isn't on that random list, it's hilarious.

They really destroyed with shitty writing the characters that were so well built in GoW 2018 in God of War Ragnarök.

Using GOTY list to validate your hard on for sony games is hilarious. Game is still rated a 94 and still selling an assload of copies

Same thing you dweebs try and do for The Last of Us Part 2 only you can't because it's the most awarded game that year also
 
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Downloading the 7th best game of year on my phone right now!

Netflix > Sony


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I tried it. Meh, I like Leap Day better
 
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I played 3 games in that list. Not to shit on Pentiment (i enjoyed it) but for it to be on the third place it must not be an incredible year.
 
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