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Baldur's Gate 3 Takes Game of The Year Title During Steam Awards 2023 | MMORPG.com

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited January 3 in News & Features Discussion

imageBaldur's Gate 3 Takes Game of The Year Title During Steam Awards 2023 | MMORPG.com

It's no secret Baldur's Gate 3 took the gaming community by storm once released. Whether it was the intense turn-based battles or the immersive storylines and dialogue, Baldur's Gate 3 took the victory as Game of the Year during the Steam Awards 2023. 

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  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,839
    "intense turn-based battles" seems like an oxymoron. Tedious and time consuming for sure. Intense? hmm... Anyway, to be clear I have not played the game and don't really plan to, but I've played several turn based CRPGs in my day and my guess is the combat is largely the same.
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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,061
    As it should be. This is absolutely a top 5 game of all time.
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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,936
    Angrakhan said:
    "intense turn-based battles" seems like an oxymoron. Tedious and time consuming for sure. Intense? hmm... Anyway, to be clear I have not played the game and don't really plan to, but I've played several turn based CRPGs in my day and my guess is the combat is largely the same.
    I believe they are “intense “ because of the each situation, each set of choices when it’s the player’s turn.

    Not heart pumping action so much as extreme situations. 

    Your mileage may vary as far as how you respond to such things.
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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,061
    Turn-based can absolutely be intense and stressful.

    Absolutely recommend the Fuga Melodies of Steel series. It's as deep and tense as turn-based JRPGs get between its resource management and potential permadeath.
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  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,485
    Aeander said:
    Turn-based can absolutely be intense and stressful.

    Absolutely recommend the Fuga Melodies of Steel series. It's as deep and tense as turn-based JRPGs get between its resource management and potential permadeath.

    Valkyria Chronicles can be pretty intense
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  • ZenJellyZenJelly Member RarePosts: 407
    Ehhhhh. It's was a good game, but there were better this year. And not by a little, but by a lot.
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  • TerazonTerazon Member RarePosts: 423
    ZenJelly said:
    Ehhhhh. It's was a good game, but there were better this year. And not by a little, but by a lot.

    I think it depends on what kind of game you like, or genre suits you better.
    Personally, I thought BG3 was a really good turn-based crpg.
    It was not my pick for game of the year, and I would think personal preference factors into these decisions more than anything else. 
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  • TerazonTerazon Member RarePosts: 423
    For the sake of contributing, my pick for game of the year is Alan Wake 2
    One I waited until late in the year to play.
    Stunning game.
    SovrathValdemarJ
  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,485
    I think game of the year is a popularity contest tbh because it's all subjective in the end. When Steam threw out the Steam award games, a lot of them I never played or would consider playing.
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  • GroqstrongGroqstrong Member RarePosts: 826
    Definitely my GOTY. 160hrs total playtime.
    SovrathValdemarJ
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,419
    I think Larian has been making really cool games for a long time now. It doesn't surprise me they're choosing to skip Game Pass, because their other games aren't on it either. They've always given me an old school vibe.

    Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 are coming to Game Pass (console). They aren't there yet, but if you check your GamePass mobile app, there might be a notification and install option for it. It won't launch until it is released, but you can queue it for install. Until then it will send you to the store.
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,427
    edited January 4
    BG3 also won the "Story Rich Award" (called something like that). Now I know gamers like to point things out to developers and they in turn must roll their eyes, but maybe Story Rich led to GotY and they can learn something from that?
  • MensurMensur Member EpicPosts: 1,531
    Well deserved! Its a great game.
    Scot

    mmorpg junkie since 1999



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