I have been rather unimpressed by this year so far. I had high expectations from Elden Ring and while I enjoyed most of my time with it, around 70 hours in I got so tired of it that I left it unfinished. It's too big and there is too much reused content. I don't have a PS5, because I absolutely hate the design, so I did not play any of the PS exclusives. Xenoblade 3, 20 hours in and it's sooo sloooow, I swear to god if they don't improve the pacing I will throw the game through the window. The further I am in this game, the more disappointed I become. Terrible pacing, I would describe the writing as "at anime level" which is not great, the UI is bloated, the map design so far is a downgrade compared to Xenoblade 2, there are monsters everywhere, literally FF IV level where you take like 4-5 steps and you have to fight again.
The best game I played this year is Cyberpunk, but that game is almost 2 years old.
Splatoon 3 might save this year tho. Please do not disappoint.