Don’t get me wrong, Mint is a great distro and one of the best when starting with Linux, but Mint has only now started to support Wayland. And I know, Wayland has some issues but it’s the only way to use multi monitor setups that have different refresh rates and resolutions. For many gamers, this feature is a mininmal requirement.
mint is a great and very light distro (i run servers on it) but cinnamon seems a little more resource intensive than the other alternatives.