The Best (and Worst) of 2022 - The Gamer Gear Podcast 40

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Watching the Game Awards 2022

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Game of the Year

Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
STRAY
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Game Direction

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
IMMORTALITY
STRAY

Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
IMMORTALITY

Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Scorn
STRAY

Best Indie
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

Cult of the Lamb
Neon White
Sifu
STRAY
TUNIC

Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and / or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

As Dusk Falls
God of War Ragnarok
Return to Monkey Island
The Last Of Us Part I
The Quarry

Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

After the Fall
Among Us VR
BONELAB
Moss: Book II
Red Matter 2

Best Action / Adventure
For the best action / adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
STRAY
TUNIC

Best Role-Playing
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

Elden Ring
LIVE A LIVE
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Triangle Strategy
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Family
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Nintendo Switch Sports
Splatoon 3

Best Multiplayer
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
MultiVersus
Overwatch 2
Splatoon 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Best Adaptation
Recognizing outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium.

Arcane: League of Legends
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
The Cuphead Show!
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Sammy Group / Paramount Pictures)
Uncharted (PlayStation Productions / Sony Pictures)
Most Anticipated

Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.

Final Fantasy XVI (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)
Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software / Warner Bros. Games)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Best eSports Game
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