Gaming News Naughty Dog: The Creators of The Last of Us reveal their favorite games of 2022 with hits but also surprises in the list!
2022 is drawing to a close after blessing us with some great video game releases. At the beginning of New Year’s Eve, Naughty Dog shares with us its list of favorite games of 2022. We mainly remember big names like Elden Ring or God of War Ragnarök, but also some surprises that may have gone unnoticed.
2022, another great year for video games
With a few days before the new year, it’s time to look back at 2022 and the video game releases that are our due. Big studios have returned to the top this year, like FromSoftware with its unstoppable success Elder Ring. The first open world of the famous Japanese studio will undoubtedly remain the game that will have marked the most players this year.
In addition to Elden Ring, the other main release of 2022 was also included God of War: Ragnarok. The continuation of the adventures of Kratos and Atreus wowed fans of the god of war before a bitter duel against Elden Ring at The Game Awards earlier this month. The two titans also won the vast majority of awards at the December 8 ceremony.
But 2022 will also have had its share of indie nuggets, such as SIFU, TUNIC, neon white or Straythe cyberpunk title with a cute little cat. Excellent games that have not failed to seduce the video game community, just like the members of Naughty Dog Studio. The makers of The Last of Us and Uncharted just revealed their favorite titles of the year.
Naughty Dog wishes you happy holidays
Various members of the Naughty Dog teams have reflected on the games that have “excited, intrigued and entertained” them the most in 2022. If the vast majority of titles retained by the studio aren’t exactly surprising, there are still some unexpected games in this list. Of course, among the expected games, we find Elden Ring first. The developers also name Ragnarök among the “big releases” of the year Horizon: Forbidden West or Gran Turismo 7.
This fairly eclectic list also includes titles that are a far cry from studio productions and “classic” AAAs, such as: Appreciation, the competitive FPS from Riot Games. In addition, we also record the headliners of the independent scene such as Stray or SIFU OlliOlli worlda very nice 2D 3D skateboarding game, or even RollerDromea pretty fun mix of rollerblading and shooter.
On the “Surprises” page, we note the presence in this list of Marvel snapbut also
signaled, a pixel art survival horror that visibly took over the studio. Finally, Naughty Dog also quotes very confidentially blooma one-bit game only available on Playdate, a small portable console. If you haven’t gotten your hands on a final year-end game yet, this list should help. The studio closed by wishing everyone in the industry, from developers to gamers, Happy Holidays with the following message:
Before we say goodbye to this year, we would like to say a big thank you to the developers who have created these extraordinary games. Thank you to our fans for your continued support and for playing our adventures, old and new, all year long. We can’t wait to share with you all the exciting things to come in 2023. – cheeky dog.
