I feel like Baldur's Gate definitely deserves it, hands down, no contest. Unfortunately I think Tears of the Kingdom will win simply because more people probably played it who never played, or would even consider playing, Baldur's Gate because it's not a "mainstream" big-name-company AAA release.
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Much like Elden Ring last year, BG3 is a usually-niche game that actually broke through into the mainstream on the back of its sheer quality. I imagine it stands a good chance of winning, though I wouldn't be surprised if TotK takes it (only disappointed).
That is an excellent point! I really hope it gets it. Out of all the games, I feel like BG3 did the most to push its genre forward in a huge way. I'm excited to see how the game awards shake out
I don't think so, now that the dust has settled lots of people agree ToTK was a bit underwhelming. It had many of the same issues as breath of the wild, like weak dungeons and bosses. The depths and sky islands also had lots of copy pasting, way more than breath of the wild ever has.
Great game still, but no way it'll win GotY. It'll easily win the action/adventure award though.
I agree with you on all points, but I guess I haven't really seen the same meh attitudes towards it that you have? The Nintendo/Zelda fans have seemed largely rabid over it since it came out, and I wonder if there's just so many of them that it will beat out the competition? Idk, I guess we'll see in a couple weeks!
I hope you're right, though, because how I felt at the end of playing ToTK was very different than when I started playing, largely due to the repetitive and aggravating game systems. It's a real shame, because I loved the story (not the way it was presented via memories, but still)
Sequel, sequel, sequel, remake, sequel, sequel.
Props to Bethesda for releasing an original IP, but unfortunately the game sucked
I mean, it's pretty much space Fallout. I don't know that I'd call it a new IP.
It's not interesting enough to be a new IP 💀
In what world is Mario wonderland a sequel?
Totk was pretty mediocre, it's only there because of bias
Underwhelming is a more appropriate wording. It’s a good game. It just leaves more to be desired. Especially after all these years of development.
Totally agree. It should win the greatest DLC award if there was one... and even there will have some competition from Cyberpunk
I'm not quite finished with it but I've said "this is the best game ever made" multiple times while playing Alan Wake 2.
Good job Remedy.
Sadly, it's highly unlikely that Baldur's Gate 3 won't win in every category.
for me its Talos Principle 2
How can Alan wake 2 even be up there? I have never even heard of it or seen gameplay of it. Baldurs gate 3 is going to win it anyways. It's the best game of all
Why isn't Kong or Gollum up there? The entertainment you get from all the glitches makes my day!