Author: Alicia Utecht

[Editor’s Note: Authors were told to approach their game of the year lists however they wanted, including listing their favorite games they personally played this year regardless of release year.] “Why Did It Take Me Until 2023 For This” Winner: Earthbound Seriously, I want to shake past-me by the shoulders for taking so long to play Earthbound. It’s been on my radar for well over a decade and rose in priority when I started getting into Undertale a couple of years ago, but it wasn’t until this summer that I finally went, “I have access to it via Nintendo Switch…