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RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Jonathan Logan

Posted by Jonathan Logan on January 11, 2023

Best Game of 2022 (That I Played): Horizon Forbidden West Early in 2022, I realized that the release of Horizon Forbidden West was rapidly approaching, and I still needed to play Horizon Zero Dawn. So, with the strong encouragement of RPGFan’s own Caitlin Argyros, I dove into the open-world post-apo… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Des Miller

Posted by Des Miller on January 11, 2023

Early Access Game of the Year: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet People like to say that Nintendo is old-fashioned, behind the times, and even a bit of a dinosaur. Sure, their online infrastructure may be old enough to vote, they make you jump through hoops just to try to voice chat, and friend codes…… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Tyler Trosper

Posted by Tyler Trosper on January 11, 2023

Another year gone, and I feel like I played more new games this year than usual. Several great games released in 2022, and not just ones starting with the prefix Xeno! Best farming sim of 2022: Harvestella Okay, maybe I didn’t play any other farming sim this year, but I can’t say enough how much I l… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Wes Iliff

Posted by Wes Iliff on January 11, 2023

Best RPG that isn’t covered on RPGFan so I might get in trouble for this one – Vampire Survivors Listen, roguelikes and RPGs have a complicated relationship. They’re born of RPGs, but often take a huge diversion from the story-driven focus of traditional RPGs with a focus on execution-based gameplay… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Nick Mangiaracina

Posted by Nick Mangiaracina on January 11, 2023

Top 3 Remakes & Remasters 1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion We got some PSP remakes and ports this year, and while I’m sad Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth came out too late for these superlatives, I’m quite pleased with the ones that did make it out in time for the list. Crisis Core: Final Fan… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Pete Leavitt

Posted by Pete Leavitt on January 11, 2023

2022 has left me strangely tranquil in my personal life. Unfortunately it’s a tranquility born of the acceptance of a lot of changes, not all of which are positive. However, through the support of friends and family, the routine of parenting and work, and, to a much lesser but still crucial degree,… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Scott Clay

Posted by Scott Clay on January 11, 2023

The Go Away Rean Schwarzer Award Ladies and gentlemen, we would now like to announce this year’s Go Away Rean Schwarzer Award nominees. And they are: Rean Schwarzer in Trails of Cold Steel! Rean Schwarzer in Trails of Cold Steel 2! Rean Schwarzer in Trails of Cold Steel 3! And, finally, Rean Schwarz… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Sam-James Gordon

Posted by Sam-James Gordon on January 11, 2023

While some of us are still mentally and physically recovering from 2021, I am wondering how long it will take for my wallet to recover from 2022. Square Enix have been absolutely killing it this year, yet in some ways, their releases have still been overshadowed by blockbuster hits such as Elden Rin… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Audra Bowling

Posted by Audra Bowling on January 11, 2023

Top 5 RPGs: 1. Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster 2022 marked my first chance to play a version of this beloved classic Final Fantasy title, and it easily secured a place in my heart as soon as the ending credits rolled. I love the gameplay, the emotive music, the powerful storytelling, and the charact… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Patrick Gann

Posted by Patrick Gann on January 11, 2023

There are many games I simply didn’t get around to this year. Not yet, anyway. So this list is sorely lacking at least one game I’m sure deserves to be here (Xenoblade Chronicles 3). But I have three special awards that I’d like to discuss. Remake of the Year – LIVE A LIVE HD-2D Remake I’m confident… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022 ~ Editors’ Awards: Zach Wilkerson

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 11, 2023

Okay, I finally played this game and it’s really good (Retro Encounter GOTY) – Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht Xenosaga is a series that’s been sitting on my backlog for years. It’s long stared at me, saying, “You love Takahashi. You need to play me.” Years of hearing up and down things has… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Remake or Re-Release

Posted by Wes Iliff on January 10, 2023

Winner: LIVE A LIVE It takes a lot to take a nearly 30-year-old game and make it feel fresh, but LIVE A LIVE pulls it off. Maybe it’s the foundational game that feels unique even in 2022. Maybe it’s the visuals that have been upgraded in gorgeous HD-2D fashion. Maybe it’s a killer arranged soundtrac… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Sleeper Hit

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 10, 2023

Winner: Chained Echoes I don’t think anyone expected Chained Echoes to be such a hit so quickly, even with the positive buzz before its release. After watching my partner play it for five minutes, though, I knew its status as an immediate hit was completely earned. I just had to play it. Like many r… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best DLC

Posted by Des Miller on January 10, 2023

Winner: Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is, quite possibly, the ultimate DLC. It adds new locales, new monsters, new mechanics, new weapons, new armor, and, best of all: new difficulty. It also offers a whole new story, great new characters, and a dizzying array of new fe… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Combat

Posted by Tyler Trosper on January 10, 2023

Winner: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 With each entry, the Xenoblade Chronicles series has been expanding upon its core battle system. The first game started with a system akin to an MMORPG with auto attacks and cooldowns for special moves. Xenoblade Chronicles X increased the scale with giant robots (plea… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Visuals

Posted by Des Miller on January 10, 2023

Winner: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 The Nintendo Switch is well over five years old at this point, so it’s not too surprising that some games have to make notable concessions to run on the platform. Simpler geometry, reduced resolutions, shorter draw distances, and even lower framerate targets are just a… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Protagonist

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 10, 2023

Winner: Noah (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) The Xeno series has given us many fascinating and excellent protagonists, but I think Noah is the best one yet. Where others have personal drives that are understandable and relatable, Noah really is us. Or at least who we want to be. He sees the world the way w… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Story

Posted by Des Miller on January 10, 2023

Winner: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s story is easily one of its greatest strengths. Despite the game crossing the hundred hour mark, the story remains incredibly well-paced, focused, and, most important of all, intriguing. With all its wild twists and turns, the main story keeps p… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Ongoing Game

Posted by Mike Salbato on January 10, 2023

Winner: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Was there any doubt? We joked about calling this an annual Final Fantasy XIV award. But jokes aside, there’s a reason so many of us (and 20+ million more) are in love with the game: it’s the real deal. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is unique in that its main story… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Localization

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 10, 2023

Winner: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Oi! Just wot is up with these sparkin’ accents? You mean to tell me they managed to blend a variety of world dialects, like Welsh, London, Australian, and even American, put in some fun language of their own, and it all coheres into something wholly its own thing… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Traditional RPG

Posted by Gio Castillo on January 10, 2023

Winner: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Few original games this year harkened back to the grand scale of old-school JRPGs more than Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Sprawling open world? Check. Glorious twelve-hour soundtrack with contributions from Yasunori Mitsuda, ACE, and more? Check. Epic story that boils down t… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Antagonist

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 10, 2023

Winner: N (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) In a game where many of the villains fall a little flat, N is a revelation. If Noah is who we aspire to be, N is who we’re afraid we’ll become. After everything he’s experienced, would we do anything differently? Would we make the right choice, or would we hold ont… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Action RPG

Posted by Jonathan Logan on January 10, 2023

Winner: Elden Ring Elden Ring may be FromSoftware’s newest IP, but it’s a spiritual successor to the Dark Souls series in all but name. Rather than resting on the Souls series’ many laurels, however, FromSoftware have expanded pretty much everything the games have to offer. The combat of Elden Ring… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Supporting Character

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 10, 2023

Winner: Eunie (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) “Hear that, Noah? Lanz wants something a bit meatier.” It would be easy to boil Eunie down to her attitude, her ridiculous British-isms, or even her amusing one-liners. In fact, Takahashi and the rest of Monolith Soft could have left her at that, and I bet she’… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Graphic Adventure or Visual Novel

Posted by Michael Sollosi on January 10, 2023

Winner: AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative The sequel to Kotaro Uchikoshi’s 2019 murder mystery, AI: The Somnium Files, is still full of murder and mystery, but this time presented in twos. Two protagonists investigating, two time periods connecting the two parts of the story, and a serial k… Read More »

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