Our panel debates the rankings greatest video games of 2022, and devises cryptic inscriptions for each one so that others may follow their path. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman. NOMINATIONS: Frank Round 1 (08:37) Tim Round 1 (12:35) Brandon Round 1 (17:46) Frank Round 2 (28:29) Tim Round 2 (33:55) Brandon Round 2 (36:49) Frank Round 3 (44:22) Tim Round 3 (57:18) Brandon Round 3 (01:04:08) Frank Round 4 (01:11:09) Tim Round 4 (01:17:20) Brandon Round 4 (01:24:33) Frank Round 5 (01:33:50) Tim Round 5 (01:47:03) Brandon Round 5 (01:54:16) Frank Round 6 (02:02:43) Tim Round 6 (02:05:34) Brandon Round 6 (02:10:14) Frank Round 7 (02:15:14) Tim Round 7 (02:19:30) Brandon Round 7 (02:25:14) Wrap-up (02:36:25) Visit our forum thread to see the finalized list A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Top Gun: Maverick (2022) The Deal Guy Nope (2022) Fry’s Electronics Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) Game Dude Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017) They Live (1988) Them! (1954) Capriotti’s Elden Ring Elden Ring Message System (ERMS) PowerSlave: Exhumed System Shock series Metroid Prime DOOM Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Xenoblade series Xenosaga series Tetsuya Takahashi Balan Wonderworld Baten Kaitos series F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch Loop Hero Citizen Sleeper Inscryption Into the Breach Return to Monkey Island Monkey Island series Immortality Her Story Telling L!es Paradise Killer Neon White Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective Donut County Celeste Virtual Hydlide Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Bloodborne Demon’s Souls Dark Souls VaatiVidya Fextralife build guides Iron Pineapple Call of Duty series Signalis Silent Hill series Biohazard / Resident Evil series Vampire Survivors Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series Ridiculous Fishing Sonic Frontiers Resident Evil 4 HD Project Grand Theft Auto series Stray Nintendo Direct 2.8.2023 Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei series Fire Emblem series Etrian Odyssey series Soul Hackers 2 Ghostwire: Tokyo Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Persona 5 Yo-kai Watch series Pokémon games Astral Chain Devil May Cry series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild WarioWare series Ranger X Sega Announces Plan To Make A “Super Game” Crazy Taxi series Jet Grind Radio series Panzer Dragoon series Fortnite: Battle Royale Judgment / Judge Eyes series Jack Reacher Freedom Planet 2 Flappy Bird Horizon: Zero Dawn Sonic creator Yuji Naka arrested in insider trading scandal Solar Ash Shadow of the Colossus Tunic Landstalker The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Crusader of Centy Magic Knight Rayearth Lil Gator Game A Short Hike Yooka-Laylee Banjo-Kazooie Boku no Natsuyasumi series Brandon Boyer Frog Detective 3 Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales God of War Uncharted series Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Ghost of Tsushima Horizon II: Forbidden West God of War: Ragnarök Kirby and the Forgotten Land Pentiment Harvestella Various Daylife Octopath Traveler Triangle Strategy Bravely Default series Playdate Keita Takahashi Casual Birder Dragon Quest Treasures Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Nioh Final Fantasy Phantasy Star Online Kingdom Hearts series Limp Bizkit Chained Echoes Japanese raccoon dog Sonic Mania The Ninja Warriors series Wild Guns Darius series Pocky & Rocky series Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth The Quarry Splatoon 3 Mofumofusensen The Callisto Protocol Evil West Weird West Star Ocean: The Divine Force Voice of Cards series Saturnalia NeverAwake Sifu Scorn Air Twister Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey Babylon’s Fall Wolf’s Rain Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!