The year 2022 was auspicious for the video game industry. Behind the impressive success ofelden ringcrowned game of the year at the latest Game Awardsthere are titles for all tastes and all players.
From splatoon 3, that will gather the whole family around the fight to paint, to lostthe amazing cat game, via french A Plague Tale: Requiem or a basketball game in NBA 2K23Here you have our selection of games to give away or give away at Christmas to delight young and old alike.
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elden ring
It’s the must-play game of the year, selling more than 17.5 million units since its release last February. Far from being the most accessible title of the year, elden ring It will mark a turning point in the storytelling and history of video games. Dotted with particularly challenging combat, this action RPG sends its hero, a Shatterless, to the realm of the Underworld where he must gather the scattered runes of the Elden circle. To do this, we will find a wide range of monsters, magical or evil characters, demigods that will stand in his way. A whole universe created by George RR Martin, the father of Game of Thrones.
A game available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X⎜S and PC.
god of war ragnarok
Another great tenor of the year, god of war ragnarok narrates the adventures of Kratos, hero of the saga, and his son Atreus. The franchise leaves Greek mythology to take the path of the north and face Scandinavian gods like Odin or Thor. An epic about the relationship between a father and his son who has reached adolescence, the passage to adulthood in the form of passing the baton. We like the storytelling, the visual quality of this action-adventure game.
A game available on PS4 and PS5.
Forbidden Horizon West
After horizon Zero Dawn, Returning to duty, Aloy hits the road again to attack the machines that rule a post-apocalyptic universe. If the game uses the same mechanics, it has grown and matured. More beautiful, bigger, carried by an exciting story and high-flying music, Forbidden Horizon West puts the red-haired warrior back on the trail of a prophecy to prevent the end of a dying planet, invaded by mysterious red algae. This will take her to the Forbidden West, on a path populated by rogue tribes and enemies to defeat or join her cause.
A game available on PS4 and PS5.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Welcome to the France of the Middle Ages, in the middle of the Hundred Years War and in the beautiful landscapes of the South! Three years later A Plague Tale: InnocenceThe acclaimed game from the Bordeaux studio Asobo Studio, this new episode revives the stories of Amicia and Hugo, still struck by a curse linked to the black plague that was ravaging the country at the time. A Plague Tale: Requiem is an action-adventure game in which the heroes use supernatural powers and weapons to advance towards the sea and achieve freedom. A game carried by sumptuous narration and music.
A game available on PS5 and Xbox Series X⎜S – On Nintendo Switch in the cloud.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
The meeting of two universes that everything seemed to oppose. In this game, Super Mario and his friends from Nintendo team up with Ubisoft’s Rabbids in a turn-based strategy game. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope it adds the goofy humor of some to the seriousness of platforming and exploration of others. We like the mix of genres that in the end is quite logical. Each character has their strengths in combat, aided by the Sparks, those little beings of light that help the heroes liberate their world. With new characters that give new impetus to both licenses.
A game available on Nintendo Switch.
splatoon 3
If the youngest ask for a multiplayer shooter, this is the perfect title. Get rid of all violence, splatoon 3 Pit four players against each other with colorful ink and wacky weapons. There are three game modes available: Territory War (4v4 and victory for whoever has covered the most territory with ink), Salmon run (4 against waves of enemies to seize the golden eggs) and Story mode to embody the Agent No. 3. against Ocarienses). Each player benefits from special abilities and weapons, as well as a high level of customization to create their character. “Festival” events are offered, matches in rotation mode or against your friends.
A game available on Nintendo Switch.
lost
Cat then! Inside Lost, You play as a stray cat who must find his companions in misfortune. This adventure game asks you to explore a futuristic city, solve puzzles and mini-games, and sometimes meow. But all this to better solve a strange ancient mystery. To do this, you can count on the support of a drone that will help you decipher messages and escape from strange creatures.
A game available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X⎜S and PC.
Life is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection
Already released on consoles and PC, the first two episodes of Life is strange are now available on Nintendo Switch. The first episode tells the story of Max, a young teenager in Arcadia Bay who discovers the strange power to go back in time. He will try to save his hometown with his best friend Chloe, but he will also find Rachel, a missing high school student. Inside Life is strange before the stormChloe and Rachel are the heroines of the events that take place before Life is strange. Two games that shine with their choice of settings that influence the course of the story and the characters. A beautiful image of the transition to adulthood and the problems of adolescence, with a soundtrack to listen to in a loop.
A Game Available on Nintendo Switch: Games available individually on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns
This tactical role-playing game takes up all the codes of the Avengers with the presence of emblematic characters (Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Captain Marvel…), but also the return of certain superheroes (Spider-Man, Wolverine… ). They will have to join forces with the Midnight Suns to harm Lilith, the mother of demons. The player plays Hunter, the latter’s son, the only one who knew how to defeat her. A superhero (or superheroine, to customize) never seen before in Marvel. The game privileges exploration, exchanges between characters, before turn-based combat sequences like a card game. Many missions are offered as well as the management of your team of heroes in which it will be necessary to combine talents and improve relationships to defeat the enemy.
A game available on PS5, Xbox Series X⎜S and PC.
Siberia: The World Before
2022 marks 20 years of a franchise that revolutionized the game by point and click and narration. This new work begins in 1937 with Dana Roze, a 17-year-old pianist fascinated by automata when the threat of World War II looms over her future. In 2004 Taiga, Kate Walker was imprisoned. The usual adventurer and heroine manages to escape, but she finds herself caught up in the heart of a strange and mystical search for identity. In this game created by the late Benoît Sokal, comic book author and video game creator, you will have to embody the two heroines, in two eras, in a dark plot that takes place in bewitching settings, accompanied by intoxicating music.
A game available on PS5, Xbox Series X⎜S and PC.
And also…
Obviously, there are the essentials under the tree, such as nba 2k23, the benchmark of the larger than life basketball simulation game, or fifa23 that we no longer present. They are for sport what Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is in the shooting game, an annual must-have and a sure bet to offer to a fan of video games.
If you want to get away from the usual multiplayer games for a bit, why not catch up with the best game of 2021 now available on Nintendo Switch? Two are required. The Electronic Arts game revives the true collaboration of two players in a title in which, without your partner and your consent, you cannot advance in the story. To play with family or friends, and party all night by eliminating Christmas food, just dance 2023 It arrives with its 40 updated titles (from Dua Lipa to Ava Max through Justin Timberlake and others), its new look and its online multiplayer to face up to 5 other players in wild dances.
Source: BFM TV
