TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, LEGO Star Wars & More Crowned TIME's 'Best Video Games Of 2022'

No Scarlet and Violet? SMH

/s

Seems TIME decided to troll this year.

Horizon and The Quarry over Elden Ring? Haha yeah ok sure.

Elden Ring below The Quarry is wild.

@nessisonett I can see how one might not like the Eldin Ring as much as others. I personally didn't. It would be low on my list too.

This is a pretty good list-not sure if God of War deserves first, but I can handle it. My biggest complaint would be Last of Us.

I haven‘t played it (yet), but HFW seems to be such a mediocre game; gorgeous but mediocre. When we look back in let’s say 10 years, this result will be embarrassing: They will say that Elden Ring had its flaws, but it is a cold classic, while HFW will be „more of HZD“.

Meh, it wasn't much of excitement in gaming this year. Tried all these games except sifu, and really didn't have much fun with any of them.

@mattesdude

Indeed, pretty crazy how Sony remade The Last of Us for PS5 at a higher price and with less content than the 2013 PS3 original that had a 2014 PS4 remaster that is fully playable on PS5. The only remedy I can see for this problem is for Sony to remake The Last of Us again in 2023.

@RushDawg Last of US Re-Remake Part 0.5. Now in 8k with even less content than the previous remake.

Relive a very brief journey of Ellie and Joel in 1 exciting chapter!

The Turtles game is good. Haven't played the rest. A lot of them really are not for me and that's fine.

So the guy who wrote this article for TIME doesn't have a Switch I'm guessing?

I liked the new Lego Star Wars, but that's a top 20 game at best. How a piece of short DLC is some how better than it is also puzzling.

It’s like a top selling list of the playstation.

Not really the top notch of all of gaming throughout the year.

noooo where is splatoon 3 my beloved

Did Jim Ryan make this list?

Did they forgot about Xenoblade Chronicles 3?

Bayonetta 3.
Splatoon 3.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope.

Wow.
Just wow.

Every two random gamers arguing out a top 10 list will have 4 or 5 lists come out of it and virtually no agreements.

Most of us can genuinely add "I like these few games I've played." Yet, so many also like to contribute opinions based on trailers, ads, and opinions of others.

Ultimately, it's fun to discuss this stuff, but reading opinions of people pretending to have experience with games they never played is not really fun. Neither are the opinions of people pretending that all gamers like the same things, or that they even play games for the same reasons.

The problem with big lists like best of 2022 is that they suggest an inclusion of all games (has anyone played them all?) and speak to all types of gamers with all sorts of subjectivity involved. Yet, only discussing objective data like budget vs. earnings, number of bugs, space it takes up, or popularity is about the most boring thing I can imagine.

So... here we are.

So why care about top 10 lists at all? Maybe it's weird, but despite all their failings, I enjoy reading popular lists to celebrate when games I like get recognition, because I selfishly want to make sure more games like it get made.

@somnambulance My issue with HFW and others in that genre, is there is still alot of stagnation in the open world formula. It really feels stale at times.

So many games just enjoy the title of open world and rarely do anything outside the box with it.

I’m impressed at how this list is so unimaginative it ends up becoming a talking point. It’s like it’s almost offensively staid. Bravo, Time, bravo.

They gave props to Shredder’s Revenge, so I can’t be too mad

Why is the Resident Evil Village DLC on this list?

@Ewaldus Xenoblade 3 and Bayonetta 3 especially. There are two less than credible inclusions ahead of these:

• The Last of Us Part 1. Didn't anyone learn anything from the outcry against Final Fantasy VII Remake being broken up into multiple parts for the remake. I also remember similar shrieks of protest about The Hobbit movie trilogy.
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Really? Considering Travellers Tales proud history of ruining established franchises (they were responsible for Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex, which Activision quite noticeably didn't remake), and the fact that none of their Lego games have ever legitimately deserved more than 7 out of ten, this is a bit of a joke.

The inclusion of these is kind of like picking Green Book for Best Picture in a year when the likes of BlacKkKlansman and Roma were released.

Looks like a PS5 owner best game list of 2022 , not a switch or Xbox with game pass owner.

TIME magazine: “How do you do, fellow kids?”

Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge are on the list, so I am happy.

2022 was another good year for gaming.

Good list I wouldn't put tlou on there for obvious reasons but then again TMNT aren't exactly new games either lol

I'm thrilled to see Shredder's Revenge on that list, but Last of Us Part 1 was a pretty poor port, as I understand? Can someone clear that one up for me? Google ain't being my friend at the moment!

@Would_you_kindly but TMNT Shredders Revenge is new though...i.e. not a port/remake etc. It's one of the best modern beat'em ups on the market. It deserves a place on the list imo.

@Bizzyb isn't it a compilation of old arcade games

@Would_you_kindly Technically yes and no. it's new in the sense it adds new things to the old classics, but it's also a remake and remaster of older games.

@Would_you_kindly you are thinking of the cowabunga collection shredders revenge is new game based around certain mechanics from older games

@WallyWest
I don’t even know what the Quarry but I can almost definitively say that it’s not above Elden Ring.

Some days I regret reading Nintendo Life comments. I lose a few brain cells everytime.

Legit the only thing I have a problem with this list is that Elden Ring is so low. If it was 1 or 2, I don't care about 3 and below and their placements. But other than that, a solid list. Maybe Xenoblade 3 would have been cool to see up here instead of TLOU1, but other than that, a good list of games. Dunno where the "Unimaginative" part comes into play when these games literally had a chokehold on 2022.

In fact, Unimaginative is a funny and ironic word when people then say "Where's Splatoon 3?"

Only two PS exclusives are on here. Dunno where anyone thinks there's a Playstation Bias to this list when it's literally 2/10. Not even 50% of the list is Playstation.

@Gs69 ahh my bad they both released pretty close to each other

Stray is the only original idea out of the bunch. Sad times when originality is dead as can be.

How a collection of 25 year old games is even mentioned...laughable.

GOW is benefitting from recency bias. It's a good game, but it's not better than Elden Ring.

The Quarry? Really? Not sure that would even make my Top 15 for the year.

@theModestMouse Yes originality is in decline, but you are confusing your TMNT titles. This is "TMNT: Shredders Revenge", not "Cowabunga collection". It's a new game completely.

Where are the Switch games on this list? I mean, it wasn't a banner year per say, but plenty of strong titles that have come out (Splatoon 3, Xenoblade 3, Bayonetta 3, Kirby and the Forgotten World, Mario+Rabbids 2, etc.)

Last of Us 1 Remake was a lazy cash grab from Sony and shouldn't be anywhere near this list.

@theModestMouse Disagree. Stray is unique, but far from original.

@kingbk Agreed, it's lacking in Switch exclusives..though 4 out of 10 of those games are available on Switch. Still, clearly a (somewhat) bias list...

A very Playstation centric list, no doubt. Definitely disagree with the omission of some stellar Nintendo exclusives that came out this year... But each to their own.

It looks like Time only choose cinematic games rather than actual good games. A majority of these are games I rather watch than play because of better graphics.

@theModestMouse Just because something is original doesn't mean its the best of the year. Elden Ring and GoW may not be "original" but they are easily the two best games this year.

@Serpenterror The only game in the list what fits that description of watching more then playing is The Quarry. As for "actual good games" yeah every game in the list is a good game with many being great games and three easily being three of the best games ever made.

@Ewaldus

Mario + Rabbids 2 is a dud, and I knew it would be. Way too soon for throwing a second game out like that -sequel-itis is a thing and with so much other backlog WE ALL have -plus all these great indies and awesome sales each week.. that one was sent out to be forgotten. Should have saved it for Switch2 launch. imo.

@EaglyTheKawaiiShika I played it. While it slight improves, it's hampered by some of the same old things that held 2018 back.

The plot is weaker, skill tree is forgettable, the puzzles, and locations a bit too meh. To me it's like GOW 2018 1.5. More focused on the story vs gameplay.

Does the person who made the list play games only on Playstation or something?

@Vexx234

Can't wait! Frankly, it's been way too long since The Last of Us was last remade.

Tell me you only play games on PlayStation without telling me you only play games on PlayStation.

@Itachi2099 Only three of these games are Playstation Exclusive, with TLOU1 getting a PC port later on. The rest can be found on multiple platforms. That's still a 70% multiplatform list.

@AlphaElite 😂 Basically...

@MasterGraveheart the last of us part 1 is a fantastic remake, most of the complaints revolved around the price and if it was a necessary to remake a 9 year old game.

Nice to see Sifu.

Time: A bunch of hipster-yuppie latte drinking NYers who have probably never played a video game in their life. What a joke selection.

I don’t have a ps5 so I can’t really speak on these but for me personally I’ve been very happy with splatoon 3, tmnt shredders revenge. Sparks of hope I will get at the inevitable sale date and I’m sure I’ll love it. Elden ring is deserved as I could see the quality when I was playing on my series x but i just never take off with the souls games. Too hardcore for me but that’s ok.

@aaronsullivan Underrated comment

But.....
but...
but...

Kirby...

I know it has the name Forgotten in the title, but, guys....

@Mana_Knight Kirby definitely should've been in it. All these lists and the award shows have a massive bias towards PlayStation/Xbox and Western developers.

For me Stray seems like such an overrated game. Great world and really impressive in its art style. Nails the atmosphere but the game is painfully boring - just running about looking for button prompts to progress. Such a wasted opportunity and I've never mustered the energy to go back and finish it.

The Quarry at #3 just seems like click bait. As does including The Last of Us Part 1 version 15. Personally it's a shame Grounded 1.0 didn't get a look in. It's the best survival adventure game I've played so far - I rate it more than Subnautica (which I loved).

Ragnarok deserves it, tho I haven't played Elden Ring yet, and I'm glad to see Stray and Sifu on the list😀

The Hell is Shredders revenge doing all the way at number 10? It probably the more entertaining one out of this bunch.

God of War and The Last of Us were destined to be on this list the second they were announced. It wouldn't have mattered how the finished product actually turned out to be, nothing was going to knock them from this list. That annoys me. Good games, sure but God Of War was crowned after 17 seconds of being on the market before anyone had even downloaded it.

@Bizzyb would be number one spot for me, all time classic now. Not too many games go into that category for me.. along side MVC2, castlevania SOTN, starwars KOTOR and some others. A top tier game.. definitely S rank in my bingo book.

I have not yet played Elden Ring though Xenoblade 3 should at least be at number two.