While the shift to green for the back petals is a welcome change that cleverly mirrors the hero’s thematic ties to nature, the execution is not all that exciting or visually compelling. Considering this Rare skin will also run you 300 Coins/Credits, there are far better opti

The most important thing for a sniper is to take an advantageous position that enables them to get their job done while staying out of danger. Every sniper hero has preferred spots on every one of the 32 maps in quick and competitive play to provide the most utility to their team. Fortunately, every DPS sniper in Overwatch 2 has some vertical mobility to get to these spots eas

I feel like a better person for playing Citizen Sleeper . It is the perfect balance of hope and hopelessness, more.. and a story about humanity in a world that feels hellbent on snuffing out any trace of compassion. Less than an hour into his wonderfully crafted text-based RPG, I knew it would have to be my pick for Game of the Year. In its remarkably simple gameplay, you wake up every day and roll the dice, quite literally. Each roll determines how many tasks you can complete, and how difficult survival will be that day. With all the different ways gaming has tried to portray the horrors of capitalism, there’s something beautiful about seeing it explored so simply, but also with so much care. Citizen Sleeper’s themes, story, and mechanics flow together seamlessly, telling a story that will stick with you long after you put it down, making it the best game that 2022 had to of

The last map of Nepal, Village, has a very split best sniping position. This spot lets you cover the main choke and any high ground pushes from the same place. This way, you won’t have to rotate to a new area if the other team pushes from a spot your team isn’t expecti

Revolver Ocelot once said, “I love to reload during a battle. There’s nothing like the feeling of slamming a long silver bullet into a well-greased chamber.” His penchant for dirty innuendos aside, Revolver Ocelot is the prime gunslinger mascot in the world of Metal Gear Solid . No one knows his way around a firearm better than Oce

Obsidian is just showing off now. Pentiment is like nothing the studio has done before, but it shows how effortlessly its writing can fit other genres, diving into the culture and society of a small medieval town with grace, and far more depth than any of us expected. It’s a true testament to Obsidian’s writing that some of the tensest moments this year came from Pentiment, as I discussed the ideas of Martin Luther in the company of monks. Even without any voiced dialogue, you can feel the hatred and fear in the air. Better yet, even with a somewhat linear premise, every playthrough feels unique, as you soak up the world of Pentiment in the way that you want

Don’t let the visuals fool you, Gerda: A Flame in Winter is one of the most brutal games of the year. There is no winning, only survival. There is no strategizing, only hope and luck. Taking place in a German-occupied village in Denmark, you play as the titular heroine, Gerda, tasked with surviving and protecting your loved ones. There’s no combat because this is not a game about empowering you to live out a hero fantasy. The gameplay actively disempowers you, in fact. If you want Gerda to use a stat in conversation, you lose a point. She is an ordinary human being and will exert herself. She’s not made for this. Gerda might survive the trials she’s put through, but it’s up to you to see if her conscience will. Or if your values will make it through unscathed, for that mat

Make the queerness of specific heroes and parts of the world unavoidable, an element of the future narrative in ways that provide them with new relationships or developments which act as more than diverse window dressing. Progress like this could well be in the works, and the twisted methods in which Activision seeks to salvage its own image shouldn’t tarnish a piece of media that for years has played a part in LGBTQ+ people feeling seen, heard, and confident that things can get better.

I’ll save you the time, there’s no Elden Ring here. I’m one of the few freaks who never got around to playing it this year, mainly because I was too busy catching up on all the games I was meant to play in 2021. I’m pretty surprised I even played enough games to participate this year, and they still let me make a list! I love my

One such animation involves a standard six-shooter revolver. If the reload animation is activated, the character will flip the gun around in one hand with the chamber open while tossing bullets into the air upwards, sideways, and even off-screen. But of course, the rounds always manage to make it in the chamber. What a sight to beh

Metal: Hellsinger combined two genres and executes them both with ease, being among the greats in both categories. Throughout your short jaunt through hell, you follow the titular Hellsinger and her Troy Baker-voiced companion, blasting your way through levels that look straight out of Doom. Unlike Doom, however, there’s nothing more important than keeping the beat, which is complemented by one of the best soundtracks we’ve heard in a game this year. There may not be too much beneath the surface with Metal: Hellsinger, but it’s a treat to see every aspect of a video game working in perfect synergy like t