{"id":22985,"date":"2023-02-03T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T00:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22985"},"modified":"2023-01-24T11:58:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:58:27","slug":"carys-best-games-of-2022-awards-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/03\/carys-best-games-of-2022-awards-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Cary&#8217;s Best Games of 2022 Awards Show!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/pacicon-7\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22977 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PACICON-147x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PACICON-147x150.jpg 147w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PACICON.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s the end of the year so you know what that means?\u00a0 It\u2019s time for my \u201cBest Games of 2022 Awards Show!\u201d\u00a0 Keep in mind that this is my list only and no other outside opinions contributed.\u00a0 And if a game isn\u2019t on this list, it either just didn\u2019t appeal to me as much or I haven\u2019t had a chance to play it yet.\u00a0 Ok with that out of the way, let\u2019s begin!<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST 3-D ADVENTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This one\u2019s a big deal because this is Kirby\u2019s first full 3-D game!\u00a0 And even though it\u2019s probably still not my favorite Kirby game, and didn\u2019t even get my best of 2022 award, HAL Laboratory really blew it out of the park with this one.\u00a0 If anything, the quality of this first 3-D outing makes Kirby\u2019s future in this genre VERY promising!\u00a0 I also love how most Kirby games, including this one, start out all cute and colorful, but by the end of the game they get pretty dark!\u00a0 Not to spoil this game too much, but by the end you get into some Half Life territory!\u00a0 But you can still put this one in the pile of great Kirby games the whole family can enjoy.\u00a0 Is there really such a thing as a bad Kirby game?\u00a0 Not yet!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runners Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s your typical LEGO game.\u00a0 A friend of mine once said that LEGO games aren\u2019t very good, but they are very fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/21\/tinykin-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/\"><strong>Tinykin (PS4)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons why the Nintendo GameCube was one of my top favorite consoles was all the 3-D adventures I could sink my teeth into.\u00a0 I really miss those days.\u00a0 Fast forward to today where I mostly review indie titles that are average at best.\u00a0 Sure every once in a while I might play one that\u2019s mildly amusing, but it\u2019s getting rarer and rarer.\u00a0 Which is why Tinykin is such a surprise!\u00a0 It reminds me of a cross between two quirky GameCube 3-D adventures: Pikmin and Chibi-Robo.\u00a0 And I enjoyed it so much that I didn\u2019t want to stop playing it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Splatoon 3 (Switch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, I haven\u2019t really had much time to play a whole lot of Splatoon 3.\u00a0 I don\u2019t really think it was necessary, but it\u2019s still a fun multiplayer game and there\u2019s still a decent single player story mode here.\u00a0 But it\u2019s just not GOTY material like the first one was for me back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST ARCADE CLASSIC UPDATE\/COLLECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/17\/welcome-to-the-pac-man-museum\/\"><strong>Pac-Man Museum+ (PS4)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Probably not a big surprise to anyone.\u00a0 Were there better games this year?\u00a0 Yeah, probably.\u00a0 But you know what?\u00a0 I really like Pac-Man and this collection has pretty much all my favorites.\u00a0 I love how you can build your own arcade and I have the PS4 physical version so no input lag problems for me!\u00a0 This was my GOTY SO FAR back in July, so what could\u2019ve beaten it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runners Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/08\/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shredders-revenge-ps4-switch-xbox-one-pc\/\"><strong>TMNT: Shredder\u2019s Revenge (PS4)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came out in the late 80s, I was a little too old by then to get into it fully.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t get any of the toys, and I only watched the cartoon casually, and in secret, or else I wouldn\u2019t look cool in front of the other guys.\u00a0 Of course I still probably wasn\u2019t cool so it wouldn\u2019t have mattered.\u00a0 Glad those days are over.\u00a0 But there was one aspect of TMNT that I could really get into and not have to hide it.\u00a0 And that was the video games, especially the four player arcade ones.\u00a0 EVERYONE was playing them, and aside from Pac-Man, I probably put more quarters into the TMNT arcade game than anything else.\u00a0 Years later when my little brothers were born, they got into the TMNT games, too.\u00a0 In fact, my brother Ben owns one of those TMNT Arcade1up cabinets.\u00a0 And my brother Jeff and I still joke about how when he was little and would whine to our mom every time I accidentally got the pizza in Turtles in Time.\u00a0 That story is also how we named our podcast.\u00a0 So with all those great memories of the TMNT games with me, I was super excited to have the opportunity to review TMNT: Shredder\u2019s Revenge.\u00a0 Over the years, many have tried to emulate the feel of the classic arcade games and failed.\u00a0 But does Shredder\u2019s Revenge do it right?\u00a0 SPOILER ALERT: HECK YEAH IT DOES!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/23\/cotton-fantasy-ps4-switch-pc\/\"><strong>Cotton Fantasy (PS4)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCotton\u201d is a series of 2-D horizontally scrolling shooters that were very popular in the 90\u2019s during the 16- and 32-bit eras.\u00a0 They star a candy-obsessed witch girl named Cotton who flies on her broom as she shoots down foes in spooky yet silly settings.\u00a0 It\u2019s an example of the \u201cCute \u2018Em Up\u201d subgenre of shooters similar to titles like Twinbee, Parodius, Fantasy Zone, or Ordyne.\u00a0 Last year was Cotton\u2019s 30th Anniversary and we got a few games and re-releases out of that.\u00a0 There was a reboot of the original game, which I reviewed here, as well as re-releases of some of the 16-bit titles, which I also reviewed.\u00a0 And now Cotton is in a brand new 2-D shooter named Cotton Fantasy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/18\/river-city-girls-zero-switch\/\"><strong>River City Girls Zero (Switch)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Japan there is a popular series of games starring Kunio-kun.\u00a0 Kunio is a hot-blooded high school student who sometimes gets into fights and trouble, but he always stands up for his friends and against bullies.\u00a0 And when he\u2019s not doing that, he competes in sports.\u00a0 Some of these games were brought to the US under name and graphical changes, so if you\u2019ve ever played Renegade, River City Ransom, or Super Dodge Ball, you\u2019ve played a Kunio game and may not have even known it!\u00a0 A few years ago, game maker WayForward came out with River City Girls, a game that played like River City Ransom, but starred Kunio\u2019s and his pal Riki\u2019s girlfriends as they fought to save their guys!\u00a0 And now they\u2019ve ported over a River City Ransom sequel that came out on the Super Famicom but never in the US.\u00a0 In the game, Kunio and Riki have been framed and sent to prison, but they break out and team up with their girlfriends to fight the gang that caused all this.\u00a0 Supposedly this was the game that inspired WayForward to make River City Girls.\u00a0 Huh, that\u2019s interesting, I didn\u2019t even know that!\u00a0 Anyway, WayForward added an intro, cutscenes, and an English translation to the Super Famicom game and called it River City Girls Zero.\u00a0 It\u2019ll be available on more consoles later, but as of this writing, it\u2019s only available on Switch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/01\/pocky-and-rocky-reshrined-switch-ps4\/\"><strong>Pocky &amp; Rocky Reshrined (Switch)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the Super Nintendo\u2019s many hidden gems was Pocky and Rocky.\u00a0 It was a two player co\u2014operative 2-D shooter with a unique theme.\u00a0 The game had a Japanese myths and folklore motif.\u00a0 Player one was Pocky, a Japanese shrine maiden who threw cards, and player two was Rocky, a leaf throwing tanuki.\u00a0 It\u2019s actually a sequel to a Japan only arcade game from Taito called Kiki Kaikai, and has spawned a couple of sequels and many cameos over the years.\u00a0 And now they\u2019re back in a whole new game!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/29\/capcom-fighting-collection-ps4-switch-xbox-one-pc\/\"><strong>Capcom Fighting Collection (PS4)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video game maker Capcom is recognized for a lot of their titles.\u00a0 But one thing they are known best for is their one-on-one fighting games.\u00a0 Sure there\u2019s Street Fighter, but there\u2019s a lot more they\u2019ve made, too.\u00a0 So here\u2019s a collection of some of Capcom\u2019s other one-on-one fighters they\u2019ve created over the years.\u00a0 And yeah, there\u2019s some Street Fighter stuff in here, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snow Bros. Special (Switch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a single screen action game similar to Bubble Bobble.\u00a0 I like those kinds of games, so I enjoyed this remake a bit.\u00a0 I like that they let you play as the monsters here, even the really useless ones!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/15\/capcom-arcade-2nd-stadium-ps4-switch-xbox-one-pc\/\"><strong>Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium (PS4)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Capcom is one of my top favorite video game companies.\u00a0 In fact, I think they\u2019re my number three pick, right under Namco and Nintendo.\u00a0 Part of the reason why I enjoy Capcom so much is all their memorable arcade games, since I grew up during the 80s and 90s when arcades were at their prime.\u00a0 So I was really happy to be able to review Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium, another collection of Capcom\u2019s various arcade hits over the years (I wish I could\u2019ve reviewed the first one, but oh well).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/09\/klonoa-25th-anniversary-celebration\/\"><strong>Klonoa Reverie Fantasy Series (PS4)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you believe Klonoa has been around for 25 years?\u00a0 That makes me feel REALLY old!\u00a0 I remember when I first played that game in college and reviewed it for The Dallas Morning News.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know (and shame on you if you don\u2019t), Klonoa is a series of (mostly) 2D platformers by Namco.\u00a0 And they\u2019re really good, too!\u00a0 The quality of these games really had an impact on me and they\u2019re some of my favorite titles on the PSOne and PS2.\u00a0 For the 25th Anniversary, Namco released a collection of the PSOne and PS2 main games, and when I played them I re-realized how much I liked these games!<\/p>\n<p><strong>TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection (PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Konami recently came out with a collection of their licensed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games they released back in the late 80s and early 90s, during the first round of the Turtles\u2019 heyday.\u00a0 Since a lot of people grew up with and enjoyed these titles, this collection is a pretty big deal.\u00a0 Especially since for a long time, it would\u2019ve been hard to get the rights to all these games again!\u00a0 But I guess since Nickelodeon has all the rights to TMNT stuff now, maybe that part was easier to do?\u00a0 With this and Shredder\u2019s Revenge, TMNT fans are eating pretty good this past year!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/09\/arkanoid-eternal-battle-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/\"><strong>Arkanoid: Eternal Battle (PS4)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arkanoid is a classic arcade game that came out in the mid 80s by Taito, makers of Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble.\u00a0 It\u2019s a Breakout clone, meaning you move a paddle on the bottom of the screen as you bounce a ball to break blocks at the top.\u00a0 Except Arkanoid features improved graphics, power-ups, and enemies, so it\u2019s really a better game.\u00a0 Arkanoid is a special game to me for many reasons.\u00a0 It was a mainstay arcade machine at the local Pizza Inn when I was a kid, and it was one of the few arcade games I could get my dad to play.\u00a0 Because of that, Arkanoid was also one of the first games I got for my NES (I also thought the included paddle controller was cool).\u00a0 Over the years I\u2019ve enjoyed other Arkanoid games, like Arkanoid: Tournament Edition and Revenge of Doh in arcades, Doh it Again on SNES, and Arkanoid R.\u00a0 I also really liked Arkanoid DS because the music in it is freaking awesome.\u00a0 So I was excited to review Arkanoid: Eternal Battle, the newest in the series.\u00a0 I don\u2019t like it as much as other titles in the series, but I still felt it was worth a mention here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, I don\u2019t have this game yet, but I did ask for it for Christmas so I should have it by then or I\u2019ll buy it later after that.\u00a0 But I do know what\u2019s on this collection so I know I\u2019d like it regardless so it\u2019s going on here anyway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST FIGHTING GAME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The King of Fighters XV (PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The thing I liked about this game is that usually in KOF games, the last boss (or bosses) are super cheap and I can\u2019t defeat them.\u00a0 But in this one I could!\u00a0 At least on the easy difficulty selection anyway.\u00a0 And as an SNK fan, this one has a lot of characters I like.\u00a0 Leona, Shermie, Vanessa, the Ikari Warriors, etc.\u00a0 And the cool thing is that the Ikari Warriors team stage has Metal Slug stuff in the background!<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s another fighting game that I wanted to play this year and that was Multiversus.\u00a0 It\u2019s a Smash clone with characters from WB and DC Comics franchises.\u00a0 Batman, Superman, Bugs Bunny, Tom &amp; Jerry, Wonder Woman, Adventure Time, Scooby Doo, etc.\u00a0 But it\u2019s also one of those free-to-play kinds of games and I\u2019m not a big fan of the nature of those kinds of games.\u00a0 That\u2019s also why I didn\u2019t play a Disney kart racer that came out this year as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST RPG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus (Switch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t really play the mainline Pok\u00e9mon games anymore because they\u2019re kind of all the same.\u00a0 That\u2019s not a bad thing, because why fix what isn\u2019t broken.\u00a0 But they\u2019ve just gotten a bit stale for me.\u00a0 I wanted a Pok\u00e9mon game with a bit more action, like a Tales game.\u00a0 And while Pok\u00e9mon Legends isn\u2019t quite that, it\u2019s definitely a step in the right direction as far as what kind of Pok\u00e9mon game I\u2019d like to play.\u00a0 If Kirby and the Forgotten Land would win second place in my Best Game of the Year SO FAR, then this would definitely be third place.\u00a0 Anyway, a lot of people have described this game as Pok\u00e9mon meets Breath of the Wild, and that\u2019s a pretty good description.\u00a0 The game is set in the past, when people were still afraid of Pok\u00e9mon (hey I\u2019d be afraid too if a mouse could electrocute me).\u00a0 So instead of Pok\u00e9mon hiding in the tall grass, YOU\u2019RE the one hiding in the grass, trying to sneak up on Pok\u00e9mon to catch them.\u00a0 This is where the more action oriented gameplay comes in, and it\u2019s a lot of fun.\u00a0 If you have to battle Pok\u00e9mon, that\u2019s when it\u2019s more like a traditional Pok\u00e9mon game with turn based actions and such.\u00a0 So that\u2019s why I\u2019m classifying it as an RPG.\u00a0 If you like Pok\u00e9mon but want something different to tide you over until you get Scarlet and Violet, then I definitely recommend this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runner Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Live A Live (Switch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was a big fan of RPGs back in the SNES days, and was really disappointed that this one never came to the US.\u00a0 So I\u2019m really glad the remake did!\u00a0 The only reason why this one didn\u2019t win is because it has too many quibbles related to 16-bit RPGs.\u00a0 Stuff I would\u2019ve been OK with back then, but not now.\u00a0 There were just a few instances where I had to start chapters over when I messed up, which gets annoying to me nowadays as I\u2019m not as patient of a gamer like I used to be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST RACER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kirby\u2019s Dream Buffet (Switch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kirby wins two awards!\u00a0 In this one, Kirby rolls around giant food levels eating as much as he can, and the player who eats the most at the end, wins.\u00a0 Try replacing that description with any other video game character and it just sounds disgusting.\u00a0 It\u2019s such a simple game, but so much fun.\u00a0 And the food graphics look so good!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runner Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/13\/the-racers-and-tracks-of-chocobo-gp\/\"><strong>Chocobo GP (Switch)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back during the PSOne days, Square released a mascot kart racing game featuring cute versions of their Final Fantasy staple characters.\u00a0 You know, chocobo, moogle, white and black mages, etc.\u00a0 It was called Chocobo Racing.\u00a0 I wanted to get this game when it came out, but I was poor college student at the time and couldn\u2019t afford to get it at full price.\u00a0 Plus I heard it was getting a lot of bad reviews, so I decided to wait for a while.\u00a0 Shortly after I graduated college, I found a new copy of Chocobo Racing at a flea market and it was only 20 bucks.\u00a0 And since I had a bit more disposable income by then, I decided to get it.\u00a0 And you know what?\u00a0 Despite it having such bad reviews, I really liked it!\u00a0 Sure it was no where near as good as Mario Kart or other mascot racers at the time such as Diddy Kong Racing and Crash Team Racing.\u00a0 But I really liked how they implemented Final Fantasy themes and tropes into the gameplay and presentation.\u00a0 So when Square-Enix showed a sequel of sorts last year coming to the Switch called Chocobo GP, I was really excited and wanted to get it. The new game isn\u2019t quite as good as the first, and I can understand why people wouldn\u2019t like it.\u00a0 But I still enjoyed it somewhat and you can play as Terra from FF6 in her Esper form riding Magitek Armor, so that won me over right there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST SPORTS GAME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/27\/the-games-of-nintendo-switch-sports\/\"><strong>Nintendo Switch Sports (Switch)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wii Sports is my number one favorite sports video game of all time, and while Nintendo Switch Sports is nowhere near as good, it\u2019s still fun.\u00a0 This time you play sports in a giant rec center complex called Spocco Square (kind of reminds me of those touristy sporting good stores that have been cropping up around where I live lately, like Scheel\u2019s).\u00a0 I do wish there wasn\u2019t such a focus on online play this time, but at the end of the day, you can\u2019t go wrong with motion control bowling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runner Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mario Strikers: Battle League (Switch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This one is a bit more online centric than I would\u2019ve liked, but the angry Mario characters gets a laugh out of me every time!<\/p>\n<p><strong>WEIRDEST GAME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness (Switch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons why I really liked the Xbox 360 was it was one of the first consoles to really support little indie titles.\u00a0 One of those was Protect Me Knight, a fun NES styled tower defense game for four players.\u00a0 It had awesome music, too, which is understandable since it was made by Ancient, a company headed by Yuzo Koshiro, one of my favorite music composers.\u00a0 That game later got a sequel on the 3DS called Gotta Protectors, which added some Gauntlet style gameplay to the mix.\u00a0 And this new one, Cart of Darkness, is on the Switch!\u00a0 This one brings back some of the simplicity of the original game, but adds a castle that runs on a cart, so you have to protect it and the princess on board until the end of the track.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s any better than the other titles in the series, but it\u2019s still a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runners Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/21\/shovel-knight-dig-switch-ios-pc\/\"><strong>Shovel Knight Dig (Switch)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yacht Club Games has really seen success with their indie title Shovel Knight.\u00a0 The original game seamlessly blended challenging NES style gameplay with one of the best 8-bit soundtracks since Mega Man.\u00a0 And there have been lots of fun spin-offs, too, like a Smash style fighter and a puzzle game.\u00a0 And now they\u2019re dabbling into roguelikes with Shovel Knight Dig.\u00a0 In the game, the evil Drill Knight has stolen Shovel Knight\u2019s loot bag and escaped underground, and now his tunnels are causing earthquakes up above.\u00a0 So as Shovel Knight, you must dig down to face him!\u00a0 Shovel Knight Dig blends elements from the original game along with some from classics like Dig Dug and Mr. Driller, and presents them in a randomly generated level format where each run is different every time!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/09\/car-mechanic-pinball-switch\/\"><strong>Car Mechanic Pinball (Switch)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get ready for one of the weirdest pinball games I\u2019ve ever played!\u00a0 In Car Mechanic Pinball, you play pinball to fix up cars.\u00a0 But instead of tossing balls around with the flippers, here you toss a CAR around!\u00a0 This crazy pinball game is on Nintendo Switch, but I think I\u2019ve seen an arcade version of it, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST MUSIC\/RHYTHM GAME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Switch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love these Taiko drum games.\u00a0 I think some of the other Taiko games on Switch were better than this one, as the newest one employs a Just Dance-like subscription service.\u00a0 But it\u2019s still fun.<\/p>\n<p>And now it\u2019s time for my Best Game of the Year 2022!\u00a0 Taiko drum roll please\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST GAME OF THE YEAR 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/07\/my-pac-man-world-experience\/\"><strong>Pac-Man World: Re-Pac (PS4)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, when I did my \u201cBest Games of the Year SO FAR Awards,\u201d Pac-Man Museum+ won the overall award.\u00a0 So what could\u2019ve beaten it?\u00a0 How about another Pac-Man game?\u00a0 Pac-Man World: Re-Pac may not really be the best game of the year, but after I played it, I forgot how much I really did like it the first time.\u00a0 And it brought back so many good memories of following this game from start to finish as a reviewer for The Dallas Morning News and getting to know the development team and such.\u00a0 I wrote a blog about it all earlier, so I hope you get a chance to click the link above and read it, as I really poured my heart into it.\u00a0 So this is one of those years where the memories associated with the game wins the award, not necessarily the game itself.\u00a0 That happens sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, thanks for reading my Game of the Year Awards!\u00a0 Let me know in the comments section what you think of my picks, and tell me YOUR favorite games of the year.\u00a0 Later!\u00a0 &#8211;Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the end of the year so you know what that means?\u00a0 It\u2019s time for my \u201cBest Games of 2022 Awards Show!\u201d\u00a0 Keep in mind that this is my list only and no other outside opinions contributed.\u00a0 And if a game isn\u2019t on this list, it either just didn\u2019t appeal to me as much or 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