2022 Blue Gartr Game of the Year Discussion Thread

[Deejay]

the first 30-40 hours of adventuring in elden ring were elite. i think we all know who the winner is here

[Xno Kappa]

Elden Ring easily.

Did a bootlegged castlevania whip build on my 2nd play through and it felt like a brand new even more fun game after dumping something like 110+ hours on the first play through as a pew pew mage. The flexibility of character builds and the sheer size of the world to explore is top notch from beginning to end.

[Mayareira]

I am truly enjoying Xenoblade Chronicles 3, yet to play GoW but voting for Elden Ring. The most alive “dead time” I’ve had in recent years.

[Kaisha]

All these threads continue to do is remind me that I rarely seem to play the current year's big titles because I'm frugal with my spendings, with enough of a backlog to comfortably wait for large discounts on games of interest. Only thing on the poll I dumped hours into is Vampire Survivors, but that was also a $3 grab. Hell, I just picked Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, a 2021 rerelease of a 2020 game.


That said? There's a lot on that poll I want to actually play at some point, so I'd have to say this has been a semi-decent year for gaming as far as my interest levels go.

[Mertron]

vampire survivors having as many votes as ragnarok at the moment is very funny to me

[Andalusian girls]

think Elden Ring might take it, somehow tweet @ Nate Silver to get a professional opinion

[Anoat]

vampire survivors having as many votes as ragnarok at the moment is very funny to me

Most of this forums base skews older millennial/young Gen X, sad as it is we ain’t the target demo for mainstream vidya anymore. To get more meta since it’s a primarily FFXI forum, we never were to start.

[Mertron]

i said before i have 110 hours into vampire survivors, im just saying it’s funny

[Andalusian girls]

Most of this forums base skews older millennial/young Gen X, sad as it is we ain’t the target demo for mainstream vidya anymore. To get more meta since it’s a primarily FFXI forum, we never were to start.

and yet Elden Ring is winning here by a lot and is winning in mainstream vidya culture by a lot

would be shocked if it didn't win more GOTY awards than everything else

[Mayareira]

The more I play Xenoblade Chronicles 3 the more I get convinced that Yasunori's music is a masterpiece in the game. No single tune that disappointed me so far and I am about 50 hours into the game. I even open it up in the background while working.

Sad to see him missing the award this year and I haven't played Ragnarok yet so I can't pass a fair judgment but I wish he won the recognition.

[Spicyryan]

Games were that bad this year, huh?