The Weekly Stuff #456 – The Top 10 Video Games of 2022

It’s coming a little later than usual, but it’s finally here! Our countdown of the Top 10 Video Games of 2022, an annual tradition here at the Weekly Stuff Podcast, where Sean and Jonathan both rank their favorite games of the past calendar year. Our #1 for 2022 is probably pretty obvious – we spent several months gushing about it this Spring – but there are lots of surprises along the way, from an extremely obscure fan-made indie game to a wonderfully boring game about power washing to a visual novel that may or may not qualify as a video game at all. A good time is had by all, and before we start the countdown, Jonathan also shares his thoughts on the first 4 episodes of Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s Poker Face on Peacock and Fire Emblem Engage on Nintendo Switch. Enjoy, and come back next week for our 2023 year-in-preview episode! Time Chart:Theme Song: 0:00:00 – 0:00:35Intro: 0:00:35 – 0:02:18Poker Face: 0:02:18 – 0:13:05Fire Emblem Engage: 0:13:05 – 0:24:04The Top 10 Games of 2023: 0:24:04 – 2:58:27Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our sister series about the wide, wacky world of anime: https://www.youtube.com/c/japanimationstation  Explore our archives and subscribe to The Weekly Stuff Podcast on all podcasting platforms:https://weeklystuffpodcast.comFollow The Weekly Stuff Wordcast newsletter for regular updates and extra content! https://weeklystuff.substack.comEnding music by Thomas Lack https://www.thomaslack.com/  Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.comSubscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https://www.japanimation-station.com Read Jonathan’s book 200 Reviews in Paperback or on Kindle – https://a.co/d/bLx53vKSubscribe to our YouTube channels! Japanimation Station: https://www.youtube.com/c/japanimationstation  Purely Academic: https://www.youtube.com/@purelyacademicpodcastSupport the show at Ko-fi ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/weeklystuffOriginal Music by Thomas Lack https://www.thomaslack.com/©2012 - Present Jonathan R. Lack & Sean Chapman