Gimmick Awards 2022 – Best Surprise Podcast

Welcome to the start of Scanline Media's game of the year celebration, our Gimmick Awards 2022! Over the course of four weeks, we'll be publishing thirteen categories, each its own podcast and paired write-up on the site for winners.

We're opening the year on a staple- Best Surprise! At the ripe old age of 33, I am harder to surprise than I used to be, but the delight of the unexpected still hits you sometimes. Please enjoy Jen, Kyrie, and Six (that's me) debating and deciding the Best Surprise of 2022.

The Nominees Are:
Anno: Mutationem
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Chained Echoes
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
DNF Duel
Drainus
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Gran Turismo 7
Live A Live
Need for Speed Unbound
Pentiment
Pokèmon Legends: Arceus
Potionomics
Signalis
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

Coming up on Wednesday, we'll be doing the dark mirror of Best Surprise- Biggest Disappointment. It's our only negative category, because making games is hard as hell, and it's not fun to just dunk on people and their efforts... but some things are just too much to bear, and we have to vent in Award format. Please look forward to the discussion!

Don't forget to check out the write-up for our winners!

Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2022 is Street Food by FASSounds, and our art is a commission from @inkopolis on Twitter.