The 2022 Gouki.com Game Of The Year!

This new map looks a little different. That's right. It has a completely new section called, The Gloomrot. Some connecting pieces look different too. I’m hoping this isn’t just the drawing we’re looking at and it’s little tweaks they’ve made to the map here and there. Very exciting. There’s definitely going to be new bosses, new gear, new crafting, and a ton of new adventures to behold. Plus all of the castle updates. They will have stairs! Multi-floor strongholds will be part of your new dwelling. There is still no official date, but the blog post mentions May for a possible drop. Get ready to suck it!

You're not going to believe what I like to play!

Gouki.com GOTY Awards 2022

#7 TMNT Shredder’s Revenge

What a great throw back. You can beat this game in one sitting for sure. We did, we beat it a few times. Really great combat and an even better TMNT adventure. My favorite part was when you tried to get somebody up, you might accidentally emote. It was so funny to see Mikey start dancing and clapping when I was trying to get FnJimmy up off the ground. Plus they did mix in Wingnut and everything was complete. This game is a can’t miss for TMNT fans, friends and families to play.

#6 Strangers Of Paradise

This was definitely like playing a Japanese Ninja Gaiden or something along those lines. Probably the one game from this year that I’m going to go back and play again. Hopefully. This game also had co-op, which worked great! Maybe it could have had a feature where people who joined your group were wearing what they’re actual character was wearing and not whatever I had equipped. So GrrrtyGirl and I played this a lot, but we didn’t finish it and haven’t played the DLC. So those are reasons enough to go at this again one day. Give me CHAOS OR GIVE ME DEATH!

#5 Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga

These Lego Star Wars games never fail. A total blast from start to finish. Tons of stuff to collect. Tons of quests and it’s just going to keep you entertained for weeks. Skywalker Saga contains all 9 episodes. You can pick which saga you want to start with. I did 7-9 just to get them out of the way. The humor is so great and sometimes the story telling in these versions are better than the actual movies. Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga is one of the best Lego Star Wars games I have ever played. 

#4 God Of War

This is another beautiful Playstation game. Would you be shocked if I told you that I haven’t played a God of War game since the very first game was released. Maybe I tried another one later on, but I don’t think so. The main reason I gave this new God of War a chance was because I hadn’t played one in so long. And to be honest it’s been a real rough year for good games right? I got about halfway through this and I was loving every second of it. Then I got hit with the Rona and haven’t been playing since. The controls were great and the fighting was just something else man. It felt like I was playing a Ninja Gaiden or something. I played on hard so I got the feel of pretty much every fight. If a fight didn’t take me at least 5-10 tries, then I wasn’t having fun. God of War was definitely worth it.

Build your own Spirit of Halloween castle.

V Rising was a huge hit for me this year personally. With over 300+ hours in the game sine the beta. 5 castles (lost 1 somehow and was devastated.) GrrrtyGirl created an account just so I can log in as her and drop down 2 more castles I could build. I was addicted. I logged in every morning for months and flew around the entire map in bat mode looking for derelict castles. Even in PvE mode, if a player’s castle runs out of blood, you could break in and steal everything. So yeah, my own ‘pay your rent or get out’ end game kept me entertained for months. Unfortunately my own timer ran out on my castles because I didn’t log in for more than 11 days. I don’t want to go back onto the server and see empty spaces where my castles used to be. Sad. I’m waiting for a reset to get back into this game. In the meantime if you’re new or still playing, here’s the Halloween castle pack. FREE DLC!

PvP & PvE will be available during the beta.

The beta will be for North America and Europe. Only 3000 players will be invited. I already got my name in the hat so that means only 2999 spots left! The first of three tests will begin on March 23, 2022. If you don’t get selected, don’t worry. There will be another chance for you to be invited. V Rising is a Vampire survival game. Watch these V Rising gameplay videos. https://gouki.com/Tag/Details/v-rising

This games does look like it's going to SUCK.

From the excellently hidden rock monster to the great can’t-be-in-the-sunlight mechanic V RISING continues to look like one of the best indie titles coming out in 2022. Make sure you get your suck on, you’re a vampire and you have to drink blood to live. It’s better to be out at night when you need to gather materials, but it definitely isn’t safer. Watch out for those things that go RAWR in the night!