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Sean McGee's Top 10 Games of 2023

Sean McGee's Top 10 Games of the Year 2023

Sean can be found on Twitter at @TTMRT4. Don’t @ him. Hi-Fi Rush What an absolute unexpected treat Hi-Fi Rush was. Hitting right at the end of a bleak winter out of nowhere, here was a cornucopia of vibrant colours and delightful sounds sent to make the world feel bright again. With a real sense of joy and an amusing cast of characters, Hi-Fi Rush was a game that I was able to enjoy jumping…

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Matt Niner's Top 10 Games of 2023

Matt Niner's Top 10 Games of the Year 2023

Hello, I’m Matt @WordsFromNiner 2023 was a hell of a games year. Here is my top 10 in reverse order. #10 Hi Fi Rush There is a moment towards the end of this game where a song by The Joy Formidable drops unexpectedly as the cast strut towards the end game. That moment produced a smile on my face the likes of which few other games have. The synergy between gameplay, art and sound in this game…

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Mark Robinson's Top 10 Games of 2023

It goes without saying, but to reiterate a common talking point when discussing video games in 2023: it was a great year if you were playing them; it was an awful year if you were making them. This dumb little post about my favourite games of the year is no place for discourse on the blight that is late stage capitalism, but I’d prefer if thousands of talented artists, programmers, community…

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Bryan Rose's Top 10 Games of 2023

Bryan Rose's top 10 Games of the Year 2023

Bryan Rose is the editor for the Wrestling Observer. He can also be found providing the coldest takes on the world of professional wrestling each month for The Garp Up, right here, on the Link to the Cast network. You can follow him on Twitter at @br26 #10 The Making of Karateka This is the first in Digital Eclipse’s Gold Master Series, and after playing The Making of Karateka I can’t wait to…

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Barry Murphy's Top 10 Games of 2023

I don’t think video games have been in a weirder place in my lifetime than in this transitional period between 2023 and ‘24. In a year that saw Microsoft cement their deal to buy Activision, GTA VI finally got revealed, and in general it felt like executive eyeballs were replaced with dollar signs all year long – it has obviously been an extremely difficult year for the people who actually make…

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Bryan Rose's Top 7 Games of 2022

Bryan Rose is the editor for the Wrestling Observer. He can also be found providing the coldest takes on the world of professional wrestling each month for The Garp Up, right here, on the Link to the Cast network. You can follow him on Twitter at @br26 Pokemon Legends: Arceus The mainline Pokemon game formula desperately needed a change, and Arceus was the kick in the pants the series needed.…

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Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2022, Part 2

Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2022, Part 2

2022… completed it mate. But this year wasn’t the only thing we completed, there were lots of excellent video as usual! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we’re joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 2 of 4 (we did say extensive!) and we cover the following topics below: 00:55 Best Looking Game48:30 Best Story123:20 Best…

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Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2022, Part 1

Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2022, Part 1

2022… completed it mate. But this year wasn’t the only thing we completed, there were lots of excellent video as usual! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we’re joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 1 of 4 (we did say extensive!) and we cover the following topics below: 00:55 Intro and games we missed in 202210:00 Rules of…

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Mark Robinson's Top 10 Games of 2022

Mark Robinson’s Top 10 Games of 2022

Hello, find me @lithiumproject As always, here’s a bunch of other games I played this year that didn’t make my top 10, but I think you should check them out anyway.  We finally have our good Simon’s Quest in the form of Infernax, a deliciously violent 2D Metroidvania with a top-tier chiptune soundtrack. Far: Changing Tides is this year’s Limbo/Inside with fewer squishy parts. The one game that…

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Garrett Kidney's Top 10 Games of 2022

Garrett Kidney’s Top 10 Games of 2022

As with all things, 2022 was a weird year. Maybe every year may be an odd year now. Cool experimental indies hid beneath a sea of AAA clones, many hindered by bloated mechanics, systems, and technical issues, all sitting beneath a towering, all-consuming early-year behemoth. The shadow of Elden Ring loomed large over the year, but many games managed to escape it by doing something completely…

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Sean McGee's Top 10 Elden Ring Bosses

Sean McGee’s Top 10 Elden Ring Bosses

[editor] don’t @ him #10 Soldier of Godrick This fucking guy. #9 Leonine Misbegotten A boss early in every From Software game will be your own personal skill check. The one boss that seemingly no one else has an issue beating, but that for you feels built to counter your play style completely. For me, that was the Leonine Misbegotten, and I loved it. I walked into the arena as a lightly…

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Matt Niner's Top 10 Games of 2022

Matt Niner’s Top 10 Games of 2022

I’m Matt @wordsfromniner when I wasn’t playing F122 (which gets an honorary mention here for being consistently excellent if iterative) I also enjoyed these absolute crackers. Yes, I played Ragnarök. Yes, it’s not here. By The Way… The Last of Us Part 1 Whether or not full price was worth it to you, what is undeniable is that this is the best version of one of the best games ever made.…

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Barry Murphy's Top 10 Games of 2022

Barry Murphy’s Top 10 Games of 2022

It’s the happ-happiest time of the year when I squabble with my pals about what product we most enjoyed consuming in the previous twelve months! These wonderful GOTY deliberations have been one of the extremely few constants for me in the last few years amidst lots of job shuffling, multiple moves, and, you know… the thing. The thing we all had to deal with for two years. Let’s not get into…

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Link to the Cast #256: Squirting Bleach on a Turtle

🚨🚨🚨SON OF JOREL KNEEL BEFORE POD🚨🚨🚨 A full house as we chat Ms Marvel, Stranger Things 4, lots of handheld games, Summer Games Fest and much more!

SON OF JOREL KNEEL BEFORE POD A full house as we chat Ms Marvel, Stranger Things 4, lots of handheld games, Summer Games Fest and much more! https://soundcloud.com/link-to-the-cast/link-to-the-cast-256 00:30 Pod anniversary, Weird Kids TV and June Birthdays08:45 Jelle’s Marble Runs13:50 Garrett gets to Top Gun Maverick and Val Kilmer prop22:25 Stranger Things 431:30 Men and Alex Garland42:35…

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Link to the Cast #255: An Even Fatter Pig Called Lechunk

🚨🚨🚨BLAZIN POD🚨🚨🚨 We're back with Mark, Jack & Garrett talking Top Gun Maverick, Mark's Miyoo, Ni No Kuni 2, all State of Play games & Sonic madness

https://soundcloud.com/link-to-the-cast/link-to-the-cast-255 We’re back with Mark, Jack & Garrett talking Top Gun Maverick, Mark’s Miyoo, Ni No Kuni 2, all State of Play games & Sonic madness 00:30 Covid recoveries and important Morbius updates08:20 Top Gun Maverick, Tom Cruise and films we hated at a young age (Jack didn’t hate Top Gun)31:05 Parks and Recreation – Garrett’s rewatch43:10 Ni No…

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Link to the Cast #254: Interspecies Erotica Classic

🚨🚨🚨SOLID AS A POD🚨🚨🚨 Everything Everywhere *spoilers*, Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, Vampire Survivors, Floppy Knights, PS Plus woes, and more!

https://soundcloud.com/link-to-the-cast/link-to-the-cast-254-interspecies-erotica-classic 00:30 – Advance Wars-esque games, Garrett Midney, TikTok04:56 – Everything Everywhere All At Once spoilers ahead!20:10 – Jackass 4.526:53 – Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers38:10 – George Carlin’s American Dream47:15 – Vampire Survivors59:50 – Dave Ryan’s FIFA Youth Academy run1:10:40 – Floppy Knights1:16:05 –…

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Link to the Cast #253: Sometimes Everywhere Something Was Twice

🚨🚨🚨ABE'S PODDYSSE🚨🚨🚨 Eurovision, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Jack's Valhalla problem, Trek to Yomi, Peglin and all the news! Check it!

https://soundcloud.com/link-to-the-cast/link-to-the-cast-253 00:30 Can Morbius take a penalty?04:30 Eurovision 2216:00 Garrett’s Only been to 6 gigs… who are they?23:40 Everything Everywhere All at Once31:30 Jack’s deep into Valhalla and the Assassin’s Creed series48:30 Trek to Yomi55:55 Peglin68:10 Saudi Arabia’s PIF buys 5% of Nintendo73:35 Bloober working on Silent Hill 2 Remake79:25 Spittea…