If you’ve listened to this week’s Salient Points, you got the gist of the 2022 Wackies Dalan, Deo, and myself handed out, but for the uninitiated — or for those who simply want a list of the winners — feast your eyes on the following awards and their corresponding YouTube time stamps:
=== 20XX Game of 2022 Award ===

Dalan: NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
Deo: Deathloop
Carlos: Bayonetta
=== 2022’s Biggest Surprise 2022 Award ===

Dalan: The Sudden (And Unsurprising) Shut Down of Stadia
Deo: Steam Deck
Carlos: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
=== Biggest Disappointment of 2022 / Daddy Did It Better Award ===

Dalan: Resident Evil Re:Verse, Runner-up: Atari VCS
Deo: Gran Turismo 7
Carlos: The Callisto Protocol
=== 2022’s Most Broken Game Award ===

Dalan: Dying Light 2
Carlos: Dying Light 2, Runner-Up: Saint’s Row 2022
Deo: Pokemon Scarlet / Violet, Runner-Up: High on Life
=== 2022’s Most Frictionless Game / Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Award ===

Dalan: Stray
Deo: Stray, Runner-Up: The Last of Us Part I
Carlos: God of War: Ragnarok
Extra Wacky Awards
==== Carlos’s “Why Not Release Like This in the First Place” Award ====
The Last of Us Part I

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Deo’s “Best Boobies in Gaming 2022”
Carlos’s “I Did The Click” Award
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Immortality

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Deo’s “Best Palate Cleanser” Award
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Power Wash Simulator

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Dalan’s “Cash Grab of the Year” Award
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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles

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Carlos’s “Deathloop” (Also: “I Mean…I Tried to Like It?”) Award
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Elden Ring

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Deo’s “The Kim Kardashian Game of the Year”
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Cyberpunk 2077

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Dalan’s “You’re Not Sure If It’s Trying to Rob You” Award
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Destiny 2
=== “2023’s Most Anticipated Game” Award ===

Dalan: Forspoken
Deo: Resident Evil 4 Remake
Carlos: Starfield, Runner-Up: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Please expect to see the 2022 Game(s) of the Year soon!
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