The year 2022 in review! Yes, it's now halfway through February, but being a few weeks late is part of the annual "Nicest Of" tradition. Your hosts (plus guest Holly Harrison) revisit their notable games and goals from 2022, and make some plans for 2023.

- Holly is here in the clubhouse for this recording!
- Things that happened in 2022:
  - We sold GLOM! It's coming out in 2023.
  - Mark announced a game (Dreamsettler) and released Noble Engine for the Playdate
  - Stephen became a co-owner of Future Club
  - Ellen got a new job as a game designer with The Game Agency
  - Holly moved into a new place—one without unwanted insects and thieving neighbors

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Nicest of 2022

Ellen's Nicest:

Metroid: Dread
Flappy Dragon
Banner Saga 1
Endling: Extinction is Forever

Mark's Nicest:

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Stray
Last Call BBS

Stephen's Nicest:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Splatoon 3
Rumbleverse
Spirit Island

Holly's Nicest:

Ooblets
Splatoon 3
Bear and Breakfast
Cult of the Lamb
Slime Rancher II

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Most Anticipated of 2023

Ellen's picks:

Mars First Logistics
Banner Saga II and III
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Slime Rancher II
Cyberpunk 2077

Mark's picks:

Horizon: Call of the Mountain on Playstation VR 2
Assassin's Creed: Mirage
Season: A Letter to the Future
Dreamsettler

Stephen's picks:

Dragon's Dogma II
Street Fighter 6

Holly's picks:

Mineko's Night Market
Thirsty Suitors
Hades II
Sea of Stars

Picked by everyone:

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom