Weekend Hot Topic: Best games of 2022 so far
Readers deliver a half-year report for the games industry and debate which are the best games of 2022 out of Elden Ring and Lego Star Wars.
We’re already halfway through 2022 and while things have been quiet the last few months, we wanted to know what you think has been the best game of the first half of the year.
Elden Ring is the (very) obvious choice but we were impressed to see a wide variety of other suggestions, including indie greats like Neon White and more niche releases like Triangle Strategy.
Easy win I mean, it’s got to be Elden Ring, hasn’t it? I’m sure some other games were released this year – good for them – but Elden Ring towers above them like a, well… giant glowing Erdtree. From never disappointment but it’s the sheer scale that amazes me with Elden Ring. The game seems endless and even though I’ve tried to go everywhere and see everything I’m sure I missed half of it.
Not that you have to play the game like that. There’s a clear throughline to get to the end that is actually fairly linear, if that’s how you prefer it. The combat is also very simple at heart, it’s just there’s hundreds of different weapons to choose from and so many permutations from the Ashes of War you add to them.
It’s clearly one of the best games ever made and just calling it the best game of 2022 is really understating how good it is. I mean, what’s the second best? Lego Star Wars was fun but it’s not exactly Elden Ring (although it was surprisingly big too).
No, the best game of the first half of the year is Elden Ring and if it’s not the best at the end of the year too then 2022 will have ended up being one of the best years for gaming ever.Tony T.
Personal favourite Just for a bit of variety I won’t say Elden Ring (because I haven’t
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