A lot of good games came out in 2022. Let's talk about 'em. Elden Ring's gotta take Game of the Year, right? Right?!

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2022 was the year I started living again—of course, this was always going to have an effect on how games as a whole resonated with me. As such, this list probably won't be structured how you expect, but that's the fun of this kinda thing, right?

Will Elden Ring take the crown? Did God of War Ragnarok or Horizon Forbidden West impress me to the point that it made the list? What the hell is Vampire Survivors? Only one way to find out—join me as I list out the Writing on Games Top Five Games of 2022!

Channels shouted out:
@inframeout
@LambHoot
XCommanderless VODs -    / @tehstreamerer4895  
@Tehsnakerer
@hotcyder
@WebstersYouTube
Bullet Time Podcast -    • Black (w/ Hamish Black)  
@GMTK
@VideoGameAnimationStudy
@VideoGameStoryTime
@ArtistMarkFlynn

Also feel like I should credit Tom Scott for the line "history is fractal" I use when discussing Pentiment. Saw him use it in a couple of his vids and the phrasing really stuck with me.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
6:24 - Game 5
11:22 - Game 4
17:27 - Game 3
22:03 - Game 2
27:57 - Honourable Mentions
34:46 - Game of the Year 2022
45:03 - Creator Shoutouts
50:11 - Outro

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Text intro by Isaac Holland -   / drazgames