All but GOTY chosen so far.

Nothing too surprising to me so far. Sad state of the RTS world though when f'ing Pikmin takes the dub...


https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2023-winners-the-full-list

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Game of the Year
Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4 Remake
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction
Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

• Alan Wake 2 - WINNER
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

• Alan Wake 2 - WINNER
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Final Fantasy 16
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

• Alan Wake 2 - WINNER
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Lies of P
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score/Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Final Fantasy 16 - WINNER
• Hi-Fi Rush
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Audio Design
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

• Alan Wake 2
• Dead Space Remake
• Hi-Fi Rush - WINNER
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4 Remake

Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

• Ben Starr - Final Fantasy 16
• Cameron Monaghan - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Idris Elba - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melanie Liburd - Alan Wake 2
• Neil Newbon - Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER
• Yuri Lowenthal - Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Games for Impact
For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

• A Space for the Unbound
• Chants of Sennaar
• Goodbye Volcano High
• Tchia - WINNER
• Terra Nil
• Venba

Best Ongoing Game
Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

• Apex Legends
• Cyberpunk 2077 - WINNER
• Final Fantasy 14
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Indie Game
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

• Cocoon
• Dave the Diver
• Dredge
• Sea of Stars - WINNER
• Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game
For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

• Cocoon - WINNER
• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• Venba
• Viewfinder

Best Mobile Game
For the best game playable on a mobile device.

• Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
• Honkai: Star Rail - WINNER
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure
• Monster Hunter Now
• Terra Nil

Best Community Support
Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.

• Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy 16
• No Man's Sky

Best VR/AR Game
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

• Gran Turismo 7
• Humanity
• Horizon: Call of the Mountain
• Resident Evil Village - WINNER
• Synapse

Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

• Diablo 4
• Forza Motorsport - WINNER
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Street Fighter 6

Best Action Game
For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.

• Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon - WINNER
• Dead Island 2
• Ghostrunner 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Remnant 2

Best Action/Adventure Game
For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

• Alan Wake 2
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - WINNER

Best RPG
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

• Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER
• Final Fantasy 16
• Lies of P
• Sea of Stars
• Starfield

Best Fighting Game
For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

• God of Rock
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Pocket Bravery
• Street Fighter 6 - WINNER

Best Family Game
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

• Disney Illusion Island
• Party Animals
• Pikmin 4
• Sonic Superstars
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder - WINNER

Best Sports/Racing Game
For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

• EA Sports FC 24
• F1 23
• Forza Motorsport - WINNER
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
• The Crew Motofest

Best SIM/Strategy Game
Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.

• Advanced Wars 1+" Re-Boot Camp
• Cities: Skylines 2
• Company of Heroes 3
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Pikmin 4 - WINNER

Best Multiplayer Game
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

• Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER
• Diablo 4
• Party Animals
• Street Fighter 6
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Content Creator of the Year
For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2021.

• IronMouse - WINNER
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK

Best Esports Athlete
The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021, irrespective of game.

• Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok - WINNER
• Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut
• Max "Demon1" Mazanov
• Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez
• Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk
• Phillip "ImperialHal" Dosen

Best Esports Coach
The Esports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.

• Christine "potter" Chi - WINNER
• Danny "zonic" Sorensen
• Jordan "Gunba" Graham
• Remy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam
• Yoon "Homme" Sung-young
  

Best Esports Event
Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience.

• 2023 League of Legends World Championship - WINNER
• Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• VALORANT Champions 2023

Best Esports Game
For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.

• Counter-Strike 2
• Dota 2
• Leage of Legends
• PUBG Mobile
• Valorant - WINNER

Best Esports Team
Recognizing a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.

• Evil Geniuses
• Fnatic
• Gaimin Gladiators
• JD Gaming - WINNER
• Team Vitality
  

Most Anticipated Game
Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.

• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - WINNER
• Hades 2
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Tekken 8

Best Adaptation
Celebrating game-inspired projects across entertainment including TV, movies, comics, and more.

• Castlevania: Nocturne
• Gran Turismo
• The Last of Us - WINNER
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• Twisted Metal
  

Players' Voice
This category is 100% voted on by fans for their favorite game of 2023.

• Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Genshin Impact
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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BG3 takes GOTY and rightly so. Really suprised alan wake took best narratives over BG3. The narratives in BG3 are far superior.

FatZilla said:

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BG3 takes GOTY and rightly so. Really suprised alan wake took best narratives over BG3. The narratives in BG3 are far superior.

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Yup, that was the one that was on the edge for me. I just chalked it up to a gimme though since the foundations of all moral civilization depended on BG3 taking GOTY.

Disappointed that TOTK only took one award.

Interesting Spider-man 2 took home nothing. It did so many things great, but I guess didn't excel at one thing to take home awards.

Quad Dog said:

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Interesting Spider-man 2 took home nothing. It did so many things great, but I guess didn't excel at one thing to take home awards.

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Spider-man 2 (PS5) didn't take anything home and Starfield (Xbox) didn't receive a nomination. Looks like the two 2024 AAA+ titles were lacking?

BG3 had a great night, well deserved.

Alan Wake did better than I would have thought.

TotK, while an amazing game, still had too much of that BOTW+ stigma around it, I think, to take home a lot of awards.

Not surprised Starfield didn't gain much traction. While it is impressive in some aspects, it is just missing something from their previous games that made them classics.

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Quad Dog said:

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Interesting Spider-man 2 took home nothing. It did so many things great, but I guess didn't excel at one thing to take home awards.

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Spider-man 2 (PS5) didn't take anything home and Starfield (Xbox) didn't receive a nomination. Looks like the two 2024 AAA+ titles were lacking?

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Don't get me wrong I loved Spider-Man 2 and 100% it, but it was a safe, cookie cutter sequel.

I think both Spider Man and Starfield are victims of their own success. If this was the first Spidey game and if this was Bethesda's first game, both would cleaned house with awards.

As it is, both are sorta "been there, done that" great games that used very familiar formulas (Same for Zelda). They lost out to games doing things we hadn't really seen before.

FatZilla said:

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BG3 takes GOTY and rightly so. Really suprised alan wake took best narratives over BG3. The narratives in BG3 are far superior.

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Not even close and BG3 is my GOTY.

What Alan Wake 2 pulls off in terms of meta-narrative and incorporating live action film to tell that story is on an entire other level. Herald of Darkness (which was performed) is a master class of narrative in context to the story than anything Larian pulls off.

Does Spider-Man 2 even have its own game thread in the Nerdery?

Most games don't get discussion threads anymore. This place is a shadow of what it used to be for multiple reasons.

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I think both Spider Man and Starfield are victims of their own success. If this was the first Spidey game and if this was Bethesda's first game, both would cleaned house with awards.

As it is, both are sorta "been there, done that" great games that used very familiar formulas (Same for Zelda). They lost out to games doing things we hadn't really seen before.

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Spider-Man won nothing in 2018 too

What success did Starfield have? Reviews were pretty middling.

He's saying the success of Bethesda in general.

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FatZilla said:

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BG3 takes GOTY and rightly so. Really suprised alan wake took best narratives over BG3. The narratives in BG3 are far superior.

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Not even close and BG3 is my GOTY.

What Alan Wake 2 pulls off in terms of meta-narrative and incorporating live action film to tell that story is on an entire other level. Herald of Darkness (which was performed) is a master class of narrative in context to the story than anything Larian pulls off.

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Herald of Darkness is incredible. It's been getting a ton of my Spotify plays recently

Had the opportunity to meet Sam Lake a few years ago at an event. This was around the time Control was popular. Down to earth and hard not to like. The Finns are badass

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Best Score/Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Final Fantasy 16 - WINNER
• Hi-Fi Rush
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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I could not agree with this more. I am still playing FF16, but I believe what will stick with me the most is the music. It is fantastic. The voice actor for the main character is good too, but unfortunately, he was going up against BG3.

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FatZilla said:

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BG3 takes GOTY and rightly so. Really suprised alan wake took best narratives over BG3. The narratives in BG3 are far superior.

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Not even close and BG3 is my GOTY.

What Alan Wake 2 pulls off in terms of meta-narrative and incorporating live action film to tell that story is on an entire other level. Herald of Darkness (which was performed) is a master class of narrative in context to the story than anything Larian pulls off.

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Herald of Darkness is incredible. It's been getting a ton of my Spotify plays recently

Had the opportunity to meet Sam Lake a few years ago at an event. This was around the time Control was popular. Down to earth and hard not to like. The Finns are badass

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Herald of Darkness lives rent free in my brain. Sam Lake really won the game awards getting to go out on stage and dance. That was a man living his best life

Fenrir said:

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Most games don't get discussion threads anymore. This place is a shadow of what it used to be for multiple reasons.

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What are the reasons? Texags in general seems to get less traffic than it used to.

FatZilla said:

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BG3 takes GOTY and rightly so. Really suprised alan wake took best narratives over BG3. The narratives in BG3 are far superior.

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I wonder if it's because of the collapse of certain narrative threads in the first release of the game, as a consequence of cutting out a huge area of Baldur's Gate (upper city) from the game? I know it messed up Karlach, and most of Minthara's dialogue and storyline weren't working at all at release.

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Fenrir said:

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Most games don't get discussion threads anymore. This place is a shadow of what it used to be for multiple reasons.

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What are the reasons? Texags in general seems to get less traffic than it used to.

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Aging out I imagine. Folks leave/lose interest and no one really replaces.

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Fenrir said:

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Most games don't get discussion threads anymore. This place is a shadow of what it used to be for multiple reasons.

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What are the reasons? Texags in general seems to get less traffic than it used to.

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Aging out I imagine. Folks leave/lose interest and no one really replaces.

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My assumption is the minimum age of a typical poster on this site has to be in their mid/late 30s. I don't know of anyone who is younger that frequents message boards any longer.

Double post

docaggie said:

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FatZilla said:

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BG3 takes GOTY and rightly so. Really suprised alan wake took best narratives over BG3. The narratives in BG3 are far superior.

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I wonder if it's because of the collapse of certain narrative threads in the first release of the game, as a consequence of cutting out a huge area of Baldur's Gate (upper city) from the game? I know it messed up Karlach, and most of Minthara's dialogue and storyline weren't working at all at release.

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I put it to them picking a forced down your throat single path narrative (a good one, dont get me wrong) vs pick a path that can be incredibly short or long, extremely fun and rewarding or not very fun if you screw yourself out of different options via your choices. But overall narrative paths is by far better imo in BG3.

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Eliminatus said:

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Fenrir said:

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Most games don't get discussion threads anymore. This place is a shadow of what it used to be for multiple reasons.

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What are the reasons? Texags in general seems to get less traffic than it used to.

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Aging out I imagine. Folks leave/lose interest and no one really replaces.

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My assumption is the minimum age of a typical poster on this site has to be in their mid/late 30s. I don't know of anyone who is younger that frequents message boards any longer.

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I do think it's interesting though that every show or movie under the sun gets a thread on Entertainment but the only game threads that get a thread on here are generally the top one or two triple AAA title for any given year.

I was a bit shocked to find that the last game thread I participated in with any kind of fervor was Skyrim and that was over 10 years ago.

And the gaming industry has been bigger than film for several years now.