Games

Don't know, I have spent the entire year playing Apex.

Yeah - Hogwarts, TOTK, Baldur's Gate 3 and Starfield is quite an amazing run.

Yes. 2023, at least from a AAA perspective, is probably the best gaming year we’ve had in at least half a decade. Many of the covid delays are finally reaching their conclusion this year.

For indies/AA it’s always hard to tell until the end of the year because so many things come out of nowhere. But with stuff like DREDGE, Darkest Dungeon II, Wildfrost, and Hifi Rush already out plus demos for future 2023 games like Jumplight Odyssey and Norland being great it seems like a pretty solid year on that front as well.

For sure, and not even because of those five. PSVR2 and FFXVI were released this year which have been awesome

Would've expected to see Diablo IV here. Isn't it like the best selling Blizzard game ever or something?

Huh, MWII released 2022.

And we still have Starfield, BG3, Phantom Liberty to come before the end of year! Possibly Silksong? GW2 expansions is coming as well, Remnant 2 is releasing,..

We had some colossal disappointments too but I gotta admit it's looking like a pretty good year overall.

That Jedi Survivor is in there is worrying considering the issues the game has/have…

Zelda tears of the kingdom is probably my favorite open world game uptil now, there's just so much to do and the building mechanics make the game a lot more fun. I've spent more time building and exploring rather than doing the main story, also collecting outfits and farming is fun as i figure out new ways to kill hoards of enemies. Can't wait to see how other open world games get inspired by the new zelda.

It's going to be awesome. Starfield and Phantom Liberty look amazing.

Didn't get any of them. I'm so over triple a games.

Diablo 4 for me.

For all the hate COD gets, the new one is honestly great for someone who hasn’t played in around a decade.

I could do without the silly skins, but I guess that’s what sells these days.

I've spent sooooo many hours in TOTK and looking forward to many, many more.

HiFi Rush is such a unique banger both in terms of art direction and game design, shame it released so early in the year.

I hope it's not forgotten when awards season rolls around.

Don't get me wrong, 2023 has been and can continue to be a great year for new releases. But all the massive releases so far haven't exactly lined up with my preferences. Don't get me wrong, I am very happy for everyone who is enjoying the new Zelda and Diablo 4, etc. It's just not my thing.

I was feeling very catered to in 2022. I'm still playing the crap out of Elden Ring, and Victoria 3 was my big release for the second half of the year (despite its very real shortcomings). Then there were various indie releases like Cult of the Lamb, and Dwarf Fortress finally came to steam with tons of QoL. 2023 has some stiff competition if it wants to be an even better year.

That said, 2023 still has some great potential. I'm on the fence about getting Starfield. If the release isn't a disaster, and it's as cool as the marketing makes it look to be, that could be awesome. And of course, the sequel to one of my favorite games of all time is finally coming out after ~8 years. Helldivers 2 is going to be something of a genre shift, moving to a 3rd person perspective, but I have a lot of faith in Arrowhead to deliver an amazing co-op experience. Hopefully 2023 delivers.

I am very happy to see RE up there. Can’t wait until we get another mainline game!

It’s gonna be interesting too see where Only Up! ends up.