The Five Most Disappointing Games I Reviewed In 2022

[@quest9327]

I agree about Swansong. I was pumped for more VtM stuff but this was a big swing and a miss. I can't help but feel they had larger plans for branching the story beyond the bare bones but decided to trim it out and release it as it was. Maybe that was me being too hopeful for a deep dive.

[@DrZaius3141]

Nowadays, I'm old enough to never be disappointed. There is almost nothing I'd buy at launch, because by now I know the modern AAA (often even AA) hype cycle. I'm also immune to FOMO, so I'd rather work on my backlog now and buy all those games that came out in 2022 probably in a year or two when they're going to be heavily discounted and there is enough information out on whether it's worth it or not. Of course, this strategy only works due to reviewers who actually do test the waters. And there will always be some exceptions to the rule (looking at you, Dwarf Fortress!)

[@AlvyneSebalj]

I can't say about my biggest disappointment, however I'll say that finding your channel was certainly a highlight of this year! I love the way you cover games old and new, don't cater to the latest hyped-up releases, and made me want to try out CRPGs! So thanks for all that! (That being said, I'm open to recommendations from anyone for a CRPG that would be good to get into the genre, I don't know where to begin)

[@blahblah8770]

I found that Dungeons of Naheulbeuk was pretty funny and a good lite CRPG. I think it could be good for someone just getting into the genre

[@The-Policy-Puls]

I would agree dos2 or wrath of the righteous. Righteous I would say is a little more friendly, followed by dos2, then probably wastelanders 3 but I don't think it's as good as pillars of eternity 2

[@AlvyneSebalj]

@@old_scaly thanks for the quick response! I see none of you has mentioned PoE 1, is it bad at all?

[@Ananomos]

If you have game pass Solasta is free on there and its fairly simple and linear so it could be a good starter. The DLC adds a nonlinear campaign which allows you take what you learned in the main campaign and really just have way more fun. I started 3 playthroughs and finished 2 playthoughs of the main campaing and now im onto my 2nd playthrough of the dlc. Mort also has some great content on Solasta so its even easier to get into!

[@vorpalrabbit4927]

@@old_scaly I'll second Divinity or Pillars of Eternity or even Tyranny (Oh my god, I love Tyranny); Pathfinder has a lot of nuances and "crunchy" mechanics where you can bork a character from the start without finding that your build is trash until halfway through the game.

[@EastyyBlogspot]

My most disappointing game I played this year was Lost Ark, when I saw the game years ago I was hyped..it was tempered when I found it was going to be more mmo but having played it I wish it was a more traditional action RPG, the mmoisms really ruin it for me

[@zaccanasta-r3l]

I agree with you. I think that all the mmo mechanics simply add a layer of complexity and confusion that is not needed in this game. There are too many resources (most of them useless), too many confusing quest, too many icons on the map (city map is a mess), too many mechanics for character building that is not clear at all. Before i was thinking that path of exile is a bit confusing, but after playing lost lark, path of exile is a walk in the park.

[@hadoken95]

My main issue with that game is just how on rails it is, from the zone design to the progression. Just way too themepark.

[@Jasta85]

I had some fun with it at launch and then moved on, although I think I enjoyed it more because I had zero expectations going into it so I had some fun and then moved to other games.

[@thomasb5307]

It goes to show that no matter how good a game can look from the outside, after some time it's really the core gameplay that makes it or not. Lost Ark is very satisfying and smooth at first, with great sensations in combat and good visuals but the core combat structure is not well thought, the gear progression system is annoying and RNG, and the endgame daily routine is not engaging.

[@thediab2732]

I hate every single streamer that was lying and saying it's alt friendly, casual friendly, not p2w. First and last time i listen to a streamer about any kind of asian f2p game

[@Deviljho5]

This hurt my feelings 😢 I really wanted dying light 2 to be the greatest game ever but it’s like someone removed the magic from it! I just keep playing it as if something is going to change but it never does! You have a new subscriber!

[@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken]

Considering all the rumored issues the studio was having during the creation of it, I'm not surprised unfortunately.

[@eugenekrabs6400]

They removed all the impact from the combat and added a ton of bells and whistles to it.

[@mericanignoranc3551]

@@eugenekrabs6400 They gave us half a buggy game cause Capitalism demands profit over anything, it's all that matters. Poland is a fascist country and I guarantee you they treat their employees as bad as ours (U.S.)...or worse. I love the free updates Techland does but I know it's coming out of exploited workers wages .

[@uffy]

@@mericanignoranc3551 Poland is a democracy my dude

[@Sanguivore]

@@mericanignoranc3551 Capitalism demands nothing; corporations demand profit over everything.

[@WunnSEN]

As a MASSIVE Dying Light fan it pains me too agree that Dying Light 2 was just not as good as the 1st, aside from the parkour in Dying Light 2. The story in Dying Light 1 was amazing, i remember getting really immersed in it and typically these days games do not do that. I believe nightmare difficulty from the get go also made the game brilliant! Dying Light 1 will always be 'that game' for me

[@sionbarzad5371]

i prefer dying light 2, the 1st one had some cringe npcs and story

[@Walamonga1313]

DL1 had an amazing story? What the hell? Maybe it's because I'm used to playing JRPGs with lots of focus on story, but DL1 felt really stupid to me. Thankfully I'm more of a gameplay and music gamer so idm bad stories, the game was fun especially in multiplayer so I enjoyed it.

[@kirkvanallen5202]

DL1 story was very terrible. I’d say the second game is better story wise combat is meh in the second and free running I like about the same to a bit more.

[@regulator18E]

DL1 story was pretty trash lol

[@PeopleRTheProblem]

@@sionbarzad5371so does dying light 2. Plus 2 has worse combat.

[@xNachtmahRx]

I couldn't even play DL1 for longer than 4h despite having played through Dead Island, which I also cannot play anymore. Guess we can indeed grow out of some genres or gameplay styles

[@Flagonborn]

Ever play VtM: Redemption? I don’t recall much about other than it’s an rpg and it starts in the medieval age and then moves to “current day”

[@MortismalGaming]

I have, pretty good for what it is, but pretty dated

[@jizamkizam9611]

I really hope Bloodlines 2 can give some much needed life into these VtM games. I mean some of the novel/text ones are alright but they really need a good 3d game.

[@dennismorgan3701]

I doubt it. I really wanted to get excited for it but the development hell that the game is going through has really soured the whole thing for me. Plus the fact that Brian Mitsoda, the guy who wrote the original story for vtmb, has been fired is also another red flag.

[@N0strapapas]

God of War 2018 and Cyberpunk (both of which I got this year) have been my absolute obsessions. I can't even think of any games released this year that I actually bought, other than a couple of Switch games for my toddler.

[@hakosaari]

About the Elex 2 part. I honestly think "copy pasting" shouldn't be a big deal. I think it's a huge waste when game companies work countless hours on assets for just a one game, and have to start all over again for the next instalment. I would gladly have the sequels of my favorite games just recycle the assets, while focusing on the new story and making the gameplay improvements and adding new "innovations" to the gameplay. Then again, I haven't played the Elex-series, so I can't tell how bad it really is :D

[@Perfidion]

I think the copy-pasting makes sense in Elex 2, at least in terms of the map. I mean, it's set on the same planet. You're not going to get some vast geological upheaval going on in-between games, (unless the plot dictates that). I finished Elex, and I'm about 10 hours into the sequel. One thing they have worked on (finally, and much to my relief), is making the combat less janky. It's still janky because a Piranha Bytes game without jank isn't a Piranha Bytes game, but the hit boxes are better, and the animations are more fluid. Melee combat is now considerably less frustrating. (And flying around with the jet pack is ridiculously fun.) I am disappointed they nerfed the Clerics and the Outlaws, but I guess if the Berserkers came out on top, and the Morkons have risen from the ashes of the war between the Albs and the Free People, then every conflict has winners and losers. I'm having fun. As Mortym said, the game is not without its flaws, but it's still really engaging if you're into that sort of thing.

[@Fran_Shepard]

As a spanish (and more specifically Galician) I am very saddened to see the state of The Waylanders. The game had a great team behind it, including DAO developers, but the project had to be a real hell. I know firsthand that it ran into serious issues during development, including serious creative differences...

[@martinantelo7086]

Non o coñecía. Unha lástima, a ver se o solucionan.

[@mayorofmischief6086]

My favorite of the year would be High on Life & my least favorite of the year would be Overwatch 2.

[@Llortnerof]

You got the new and old factions in Elex 2 mixed up. The small side factions are the old ones from Elex 1 (Clerics and Outlaws), while the big ones besides the Berserkers are "new" (well, the Albs already existed, but they weren't joinable). There was one major change that made me like 2 much better than 1 though. It's actually viable to play as a pure Berserker mage and magic is much better fleshed out than it was in Elex 1.

[@pmgrodrigues]

I think Elex 2 improved in almost all areas compared to Elex 1 and because of that, it think people are a bit harsh to it.

[@grey_wulf]

Hi Mortym! As a huge Piranha Bytes fan, I was hoping Elex 2 would improve on the first game. Sadly, it seems many of the reviews tend to agree with your assessment: more of the same, not much innovation. I'm waiting for a deep sale before purchasing. Right now I am replaying Gothic 1. It's such a classic!

[@svenlittlecross]

what is the game from the beginning, the screenshot at very start at 00:00 ?

[@FunkyPunk1995]

Hey Mortismal! So I know this comment is not related to the video BUT I know you read most, if not all your comments so I thought I would share something I found with you. So as you have mentioned before, I know diablo 2 is a comfort game you you and I both. I recently have been playing D2R on my switch before bed to wind down and remembered that I owned D1 but have never played more than an hour of it or so. So yesterday I googled diablo 1 mods and found a FANTASTIC mod called "The Hell 2". This mod for d1 turns it into a much more modern game that still feels like d1 at its core. It now has 6 classes plus subclasses to bring it to a total of 29 classes! It adds more floors to the dungeons, crafting, sockets, it adds glove and boot slots, new items with unique art, QoL addtions such as redone UI for things like shops that makes it the grid box like your inventroy and the way the shops look in d2, a stash (d1 had you drop items on the floor lol), enemy health bars, and now you can hold left click to attack (because in d1 you had to tap the left click like madman) new music, cut content including quest, new spells, hotkeys for your abilities, multiple difficulty options and sub options to make it easier or harder and a ton more I cant list here. BUT MOST IMPORTANLY, it adds PERKS and SYNERGIES to the leveling process as well as starting game TRAITS like fallout. Now when you level up instead of just specing your attribute points, you now get to pick a PERK every level and every few levels your get a synergy point which allows you to get a higher level perk. Perks require the right attribute points to purchase and synergies require that you have the right perks to purchase the synergy. What really impressed me is how HIGH quality this mod feels as well. Nothing feels lackluster and they have "meticulously balanced" the game and it shows. I know you are definitely busy so I dont expect you to make a video on it, but at minimum I thought it might give you another option for your relaxation time in place of d2. IMO it makes d1 feel closer to d2 than anything. I have REALLY been enjoying the mod. lastly, when I randomly googled d1 mods yesterday and found this, it also got a update on December 3rd! talk about great timing! There is a moddb page but the download speed for me said it would take like 2 weeks. The mod a a patreon page that has a mirror with more detailed install instructions that worked like a charm for me! I hope you enjoy! For me this was an extremely pleasant surprise! It was the game/mod I neve knew I wanted haha!

[@seoulpower8043]

My favorite title I've played this year is definitely GoW Ragnarok. A couple of honorary mentions for me would be Dragon Quest 11 DE (which I know didn't come out this year but I just got to) and Expeditions Rome.

[@kinggimpy]

I bought Swansong in a sale, started it and just...never went back. I love the idea of Vampire the Masquerade (and hell, even Requiem), but have only gotten to play the TTRPG once, and I've just been so disappointed the games post Bloodlines have never lived up to Bloodlines. Maybe someday we'll actually get VTM Bloodlines 2, but I'm not holding my breath.

[@kaidorade1317]

I’d say Ghostwire Tokyo is also on my disappointment list. I liked the collectables and the setting but the enemy variety was lacking and the side quests were bland and the combat while it had potential basically evolved into button mashing. Loved the cats though!

[@Count_Jacula]

You liked the collectables i got the platinum in it so getting all the souls etc all like 250k worth etc i wanted to kill myself by the end of it lol was the most boring tedious bs I've done in ages but i started so i had to finish it

[@breakerbot6193]

If you haven't checked it out yet, I'd really suggest The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. It's not the BEST game I've ever played, but it was surprisingly good. I thought it was just going to lean on a crutch of being silly/funny, but the mechanics and gameplay were super solid.

[@Dr.Akakia]

As a turn base palyer i liked it but the fighting made me bore after sometime, but i 100% it with all dlcs....still it is a good game, currently going to play hardwest2

[@kalidwapur]

There was a naheulbeuk game?!?!

[@souxoux1671]

Even with the new role of father and the reduced time available for gaming that comes with it, I did manage to finish ME trilogy as part of my goal to complete all BioWare games (they are awesome). Just started Greedfall today, which will most likely time some time to get through with the current pace.

[@fragilemetal1982]

Elex 2 also suffered from a terrible last few acts, literally go here and kill 50 enemies and repeat the exact same process multiple times. I liked the jetpack upgrade for ease of transport but conversely I think it may have impacted the exploration aspect in the later game as I would rocket to objectives instead of looking around. Having the fuel limited makes the player take stock of surroundings, but now that they have introduced the uncapped mechanic, it will likely continue as such into the next title.

[@nmabhishek9760]

Jet pack upgrade was a bad idea, it ruined the exploration for me and there is no sense of danger and you can just fly above creatures which makes no sense.

[@ArbiterLibera]

I agree with your sentiment about Masquerade games. Seems like they're afraid to develop a mechanics-focused game for some reason, so making it a narrative comes off as a cop-out solution.

[@williamhououin]

This year my favorite game I played was Dysmantle. Second would probably be weird west, although I really suck at it. Even on the lowest difficulty I tend to die quite a bit 😅 Nice video, have an amazing day Mortim!

[@0Gumpy0]

I grabbed Dysmantle when I first got my Steam deck and lost my mind buying games. played it for one evening and had fun, never came back to it though. Weird west is one I NEED to get around to! I was pretty excited for it but was busy when it came out. I've had in installed from GamePass sitting on my PC all year

[@freakyzed8467]

Absolutely love Weird West. I am playing on easy as well. Decided challenge wasn't something I wanted more of in my life, especially in my entertainment.

[@williamhououin]

@@freakyzed8467 yeah I get the feeling I love how many ways there are to solve things in weird west. It’s so open ended (and it’s probably the reason I die as much as I do)

[@ydlog]

Don’t forget Pokémon scarlet and violet

[@vyvexthorne]

There just weren't many games that came out this year I was overly interested in and after reviews, that list dwindled to none. I've mainly just bought and played remastered games or games I had already played on console for pc.

[@subaru246]

I was one of the few that purchased The Waylanders in early access, the game was unplayable, as you said, the are so many bugs that I drop the game after 10 hours or so. Such a waste of money. The game has many good ideas, the voice acting and the fight mechanic is amazing, but the game is absolutely broken. Great video, hugs

[@celfhelp]

while some things in Ghostwire are certainly a collectathon, it didn't feel (to me) as awful as those things typically do, since they were at least tied into the story/world in a way that makes sense. i only got a little over half of the 200+k spirits before finishing the story, but it was kind of a nice "chill out" thing to do for me; i do however understand how that aspect would be disappointing for some though

[@hotlinemiami2fan957]

Agreed. The atmosphere/setting was so comfy it was nice to just wander around collecting spirits.

[@Nagato292]

A video idea for you Mortismal Gaming. "Games I would like to review, but can't, because 100% them is too much pain and effort to worth it" I'm curious what platinum is too much effort even for someone who does it for a living.

[@jesserogalski1402]

Mine this year is Forbidden West. Is it bad? No. Is it a major step down from the original? I thought so. I was also already calling Dying Light 2 being underwhelming. I loved Elex 2 though, and is easily one of my favorite games of the year.

[@scullyy]

I disagree about them going all in on RPG mechanics for Dying Light 2. Not enough RPG mechanics to satisfy RPG fans, yet just enough to piss off fans of the original.

[@FretboardToAsh]

Been holding off on Elex 2 until I've time to spare for it. All these video's about it are breaking my heart.

[@grey_wulf]

I know right? I really enjoyed the first game.

[@n.b.2164]

Same with me. I've been holding out as well and hearing how it's not as good as the first is very disappointing. Hoping the last game of the series will be a great one. Maybe I'll like Elex 2, but hearing everyone say it's not as good as the first..oh well.

[@ZenChubsy]

Makes me sad but I agree a LOT with your statements regarding Elex 2 and DL2, Such simple things were removed/changed from DL that made DL1 so unique to me such as the literal pitch black darkness during night time etc. As for Elex 2, I hate what they did with the world, Elex 1 had one of the most unique worlds I've ever seen in a game and in Elex 2 it's like they just didn't bother to really have us see more of it in the way Elex 1 presented it.

[@Aetrion]

The main thing I hated about ELEX 2 was how they gutted the character system. In ELEX 1 the random consumable alb magic items had more variety than the entire alb magic skill tree in ELEX 2. Clerics were completely gutted and all of their powers simply removed from the game, and Berserker magic also became a lot more one note. If there was one thing they should have copied it was the character system, and then added onto it. Instead they made a much shallower and worse one.

[@arjayfc4343]

Eyy, mortem I've been looking for an rpg/open world game that i can sink 100+ hours in. Any recommendations

[@coconutologist]

On the subject of disappointments, your videos, and by extension channel, have not been. Onward to 2023 and onward to 200k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@gallowsgradient]

I loved Beacon Pines. Not usually my kind of game but it was so smart and well executed for what it is.

[@wollyram6248]

I picked up Code Vein a while back, as it was on deep sale, it has charmed me and I've been playing it for weeks now.

[@YogBaal]

I uninstalled Dying Light 2 in a rage after about 2 hours. I wanted to fight zombies, not join an eco-utopia on the rooftops, where trees grow from concrete.

[@sainttan]

Agreed with the review, but I still love Ghostwire: Tokyo, VtM Swansong, and Dying Light 2, despite it all. What saddens me was Elex 2, hoping it would be a better sequel. Never knew the Waylanders, but was bummed to hear that it could have been a new Dragon Age like game, if only it wasn't unfinished.

[@maxchtlczfag9778]

Elex 2 is a disaster to the full extent. Apart from minor upgrades to a jetpack, the developers haven't improved anything. The worst elements are remaining the same: a clunky combat, bad facial animations, low performance in deeply inhabited areas, unresponsive controls, boring factions, ridiculously terrible story telling, hilarious dialogues.

[@REALVINERGY]

Dying Light 1 was the first game that made me make an attempt at the whole YT game, so when I saw all of the " meh " reviews for Dying Light 2 I was legit sad for a couple of days. Still plan to pick it up one day and try it out, but from what I've seen it looks like a game that the modders are still fixing if you actually wanna make it feel like a sequel to the first one

[@jinmark9453]

Maybe they will fix DL2 in few years but to be honest DL2 was fundamentally fukd by devs (for reference look up development hell DL2) most likely they will just flood it with pointless Dlc.

[@k.w.2275]

The first DL had a lot of improvement over its lifespan. We will see if 2 can get to the same level eventually.

[@IamYasha10]

Played VtM swansong as well and what intrigued me the most as a 1st time player was the lore and world. It was an okay game, choices do matter, but the best thing about playing swansong for me was i went ahead and played the older VtM bloodlines which was an absolute blast. It introduced to me more lore and info about the world of darkness. I loved that game. I do agree with ghostwire. There was just too much collectathon it bored me towards the end of my playthrough. Some side quests were interesting to me since it was rooted in japanese folkore.

[@vikenemma2953]

Personally instead of all of the narrative games for vtm I would love to see a life simulation vtm game in the style of the sims. It would be a lot of fun in my opinion to juggle vampire existance with that kind of gameplay. But I would want the game to be rather difficult due to having a day night cycle and such.

[@dbm4b]

I'm about 25 hours into Elex 2 and having a ton of fun. I enjoyed the first one as well. Your criticisms are warranted though.

[@quademasters249]

I couldn't agree more about "Dying Light 2". The first one was flawed but still a bunch of fun. The second one, I had a hard time finding anything fun about it. It was just a slog. I hated the NPC's I was supposed to be working with. Honestly the bad guys in DL1 were far more interesting and nuanced. It was quite a disappointment. I got a decent way into DL2 before I stopped bothering.

[@VladAndrici]

In Elex 2, the clipping between the character's head and the shield looks really bad and amateurish. This tells a lot about Piranha Bytes' lack of attention to details (or lack of polish, if you will).

[@VladAndrici]

I mean, how hard could it be, or time consuming, to fix this kind of small issues?

[@Keeper963]

Lost Eidalons was a game I wanted to really like, but the jank and the really, really, bad UI just had me irked enough that I just couldn't finish the game and I'm not sure when or if I'll return to it. Shadows Over Loathing though. A simple stick figure game but I absolutely love the art style, the insane writing, and the love that's gone into it.

[@noneofyourbusiness7965]

Hey Mort! You ever hear of the game Norco? I think it's up your alley, you might wanna check it out just to see if it's something you'd have an interest in.

[@mazfgit]

I was also really disappointed in Elex 2 - while the story was serviceable the actual playing of the game was so unbelievably "casualified" I was bored out of my mind within 5 hours.

[@codyhallnan9442]

Dying Light 2 was so disappointing. Tbh my biggest issue was the addition of the Stamina bar. It completely killed the fun of the parkour and traversal which imo is the only real thing about the game that made it truly unique.

[@Rasc0117]

I haven't been disapointed in any games I bought this year, but I'm disapointed in myself for not even making it half-way through these games.

[@Jasta85]

Also really disappointed in Vampire Swan Song, it's actually he perfect genre (investigative, narrative RPG) for the franchise, it was just the execution that was off. The World of Darkness franchise is a very cool universe but has only really had Bloodlines as its sole success in video games and even that didn't do well financially.

[@jakenorris8778]

Welp. He mentioned bloodlines, somewhere, someone is redownloading it for a 50th run

[@zaccanasta-r3l]

Is sad that this is the year of the "Ubisoft open world experiences", even if Ubisoft hasn't release any open world this year! Ghostwire tokyo, Dying light 2, Horizon FW, Saints row, Gotham knight all the same shit over and over and over, that bores me to death now. Terrible year for AAA games, and we get a total lack of ideas from AAA sh.

[@gri22lybear]

Love your channel, but ELEX 2 was my GOTY from the games that I played in 2022. Still love your content. 🤘

[@domm6812]

Yep, I loved dying light 1 and I am currently playing dying light 2. Can confirm is it extremely disappointing. Disappointing changes to outright terrible if you try to play co-op like I am doing. It is soooo broken. So many bugs and balance issues in coop to the point it is maddeningly frustrating and unfun.

[@reklawxero6946]

Didn't play Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodhunt? might like it for the weird monster it is. :)

[@janrautenstrauch4729]

I agree, Waylanders had potential... but it does not feel like anything happened between early access and release. While i liked the artstyle, the fact that your class determined the body-features was the first thing i disliked (i seriuously loath the cartoonish buffed torso withe small, stubby legs but hey, if you wanna be a warrior you gotta have to look that way). Everything about the combat felt so... Dragon Age, without any polish and modernisation. Though i like DA its combat was never the best. Not tactical enough for a tactical Rpg, with a cumbersome camera and bad pathfinding... and all that applies to Waylanders. Plus the oversized empty hubs and maps with no fast-travel. If you like holding "W" for five minutes to get from point a to b, while passing by a few static npcs in a world that seems so dead and empty... then this game is for you. The party-formation-system was a good idea but neither good explained nor good implemented. All in all, Waylanders is what you get when you order Dragon age on wish.

[@howdareyouexist]

elex 2 is exactly what i expected it would be, piranha bytes are a one trick pony. they have their dedicated fans who love them but for the rest of us meh.

[@JohnnyTightIips]

Elden Ring and Pathfinder WotR for are my top 2 in 2022 (I know Pathfinder released last year but only got around to playing it this year)

[@m__y-t-s]

I would play a literal copy/paste of elex if the only change they made was letting you not play that particular protagonist. I just can't bring myself to play as him.

[@danielthomas9212]

Digimon survive, I don't understand why they created a visual novel type game when the games they've put out are either raise ur digimon or rpg... Was so excited seeing FFT style gameplay and was extremely disappointed.

[@nexus274]

Dying Light 1's biggest issues were the story and the RPG elements. Dying Light 2 should have downplayed the story and cut out most of the RPG elements. Instead, they made those the focus of the game.

[@ludovictiengou5014]

The most disapointing one is... don't shoot... Pathfinder wrath of the righteous.. not that the game is awfull. I like the NPCs, the story. But the difficulty is non sense. Way too many overpowered ennemies coupled with a really pain in the a... dice mechanisms throwing more often number under 10 or over 17 than it should. The laws of statistics are here just flouted. Making the game unplayable without quite a few rage quit when on a serie of 5+ to hit attack I got 4 misses for one hit. Kingmaker had already such a flaw but there it seems to have worsen. As for my favourite. Well not a discover in fact but more of a rediscovery. It"s Cyberpunk 2077. I've loved the game since day one. And the new patch 1.6 just made it even more enjoyable.

[@DeMatthias]

Absolutely agree with Dying Light 2. I find it very hard to keep playing even though I have hundreds of hours in Dying LIght 1. I feel that the RPG mechanics in the second game get into the way of the gameplay and the fun of the game. The first game didn't have these issues.

[@TheHighsea]

I think Elex 2 was amazing how they made a all around worse looking game and then put in flashbacks to the first game. Everytime I saw the first games flashbacks I was like oh yeah... that's why I'm not liking this the way I thought I would, because it's a worse game.

[@normal6969]

Hmm. You say mods. What do you think about mini-videos about your favourite overhauls and lore for your favourite games?

[@rt6544411]

Well I'm loving Pathfinder WOTR and also Dragon's Dogma I know it's an older game but I just got semi recently started playing so it's new to me and I'm loving it.

[@me36391]

I used to complete every game I started (not 100%) but this yr was the first time I would simply stop myself becasue the games were plain boring. A lot of them are from last yr, maybe older but no other word is needed to describe the exp. Outer Worlds-Tried for the 2nd time and the writing is trash and the combat and world was just...boring. We Happy few- there is a great game here, just not this one, again boring. Mortal Shell- I love all the souls like clones and this was by far the worst experience. Boring in every way. Dishonored 2- DH1 is one of my favorites that i have played thru multiple times(keep getting jerked on the no death run) but this feels completely off. Love the world, but the story did not grab me at all. Control- While I like the combat and the world, the story is awful and the writing was from someone who wrote technical books for a living. Also, can remedy make a game world with somthing in it, one time, just try.

[@giorgoskatselis9515]

Release Baldur Gate 3 already!!!! This is a calm reaction of a casual player :P

[@liublanka3925]

Ghostwire caught my attention then when the gameplay trailer came out..nope. Tiny Tina was a letdown for me, the framerate options weren’t that great, borderlands 3 was better and you could run it maxed out on series x/ps5

[@sjbonadonna]

Warhammer 3 Immortal Empires is a masterpiece of gaming.

[@keffkeff160]

One of the biggest disappointment ever for me was pillar of eternity 2 for PS4. The loading times were just ridiculous - I hated when I reached a new city and have to explore it because every building U entered/left comes along with two 1min loading screens .

[@souxoux1671]

This was also my experience with the 1st game. Never bothered trying the 2nd.

[@josephcox1738]

I HATED Swangong. Bland characters, bland story, and a pot l puzzle where you have to change a printer's in cartridge.

[@ryordyewut1968]

Honestly encased has been super fun for me. It has problems but I’m really enjoying it. With that said debating if I should fork over the money to get Rouge Trader and get access to the alpha…

[@fantazjo]

elex 2 was heavily promoting creation of new faction but by the end of the game you have less than minimum to even consider it to be first act of such subject and second part was meant to be defeat of alien faction and it also bareilly begins canonical choices were really disappointing not just for romance but also survival of certain characters main focus was on mechanical and faction changes as well as making playable alb fantasy real in the end i would call elex 2 either downgrade or cut content in early stages of production

[@nmabhishek9760]

And flying like superman ruined exploration to me.

[@fantazjo]

@@nmabhishek9760 climbing was improved and flying saved time on travel but the most damning thing about new jetpack was it's upgrade system that despite of required components also consumed skill points

[@Jolfgard]

I already loved The Council and Elex 1, so I think Swansong and Elex 2 wouldn't be too far out of my comfort zone.

[@danieladomeit9696]

I finished DL 1 4-5 times, the following at least 3 times. I couldn't be bothered to finish DL 2

[@marshallkelin1716]

Dying Light 2 was such a huge letdown for me. Couldn’t even bring myself to finish it. To me, it felt like they stripped out almost everything that made the first enjoyable and unique.

[@JPPPPotTs]

Will it be followed up by favorite games reviewed in 2022?.

[@MortismalGaming]

A bit later this month but yeah here before too long

[@klarapetrijevcanin]

I need more games like dragon age, a shame how waylanders turned out

[@karlklein2263]

I think my most disappointing game this year has to be god of war ragnarok. I feel like they learned all the wrong lessons from why 2018 was such a smash hit.

[@mikemedal]

Elex 2 was also really disappointing to me. It just didn't have the weird janky magic the first had.

[@Lilybun]

Monster hunter rise for PC was pretty disappointing compared to monster hunter world and its expansion. Didnt end up buying any other new games this year, sticking with the tried and true classics instead

[@yunjohn8632]

Valkyrie Elysium was pretty disappointing as a long time valkyrie profiles fan… now I kinda wish that they would port 1 and 2 to pc and we can call it even haha. Also Calisto Protocol is gonna be another recent disappointment

[@AndusDominae]

V:tM peaked with V20! ...that opinion is definitely nothing to do with the fact I wrote for the book. 🤣

[@tinyrogue1320]

The game I loved most? Path of Exile, for the 8th year in a row :')

[@MR67UToob]

My most disappointing title I played in 2022 has to be king's bounty 2.

[@sollancer7699]

Throw in my 2 cents, since 2014 pretty much most games are a disappointment, for a few that's a understatement. This will continue to get worst, the ppl whom own or run them game company never ever play a single game, at least not long enough to know the essence of the art. As such they will burn the gaming sector to the ground its not their hobby after all. Just look at the so called phone game, its getting even worst at the rate 200% each passing month. I have no doubt it will spill over to other parts of gaming.

[@marcosdheleno]

my problem with ghostwire was how bland and repetitive the combat was. you have this absurd amount of potential, that is squandered in a very puzzle like borderline simon says when it comes to dealing with enemies. the game felt like such a massive disapointment as you just had a cookie cutter recipe to deal with each threat, and there's little to no reward in trying to deviating from that.

[@PS4sos21]

I loved dying light but dying light 2 seems different and it feels different too. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something about it. I haven't played much of it. I'm not saying dying light 2 isn't good. It is a pretty good game, but part 1 is way superior in my opinion.

[@asarishepard8171]

Glad to see your take, I listen to you guys over article reviews. Journalism is dead anyways.

[@gakkieNL]

I really liked Elex 2 too. Jetpack was nice

[@Walamonga1313]

The 2022 games I loved? Trails From Zero and Elden Ring

[@michaeldlindeman9600]

I was most disappointed by the re8 dlc that deserved to be free. Was not worth $20.

[@taomahNEGEV]

Agree but I found Elden Ring a huge disappointment. I really hate empty open words. I really feel sorry for the forsaken Waylanders.

[@CremeDeLaNut]

i was sure collisto protocol would be on this list

[@Thanosdidnothingwrong.]

The Diofield Chronicles was an absolute blue balls. I didn't "hate" it per say but the entire story felt like it was rushed, the combat was absurdly repetitive and the late game ......sucked. Then i told myself that maybe NG+ may be more of a challange but nope......you fight level 1 mobs with fully equipped, maxed level characters which renders replayability, pointless. I really wanted to enjoy the title but alas ball dropped, interest lost.