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StarTopic 2023 GOTY Award Tracking and Discussion |ST|

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with the goty awards season coming up, this thread can be used to track and post the end of the year lists that different websites and magazines publish. as with the previous year, the new goty tracker website and the resetera thread will be used to track the total award numbers (thanks to BrickArts295, a0mineda1k1 and the rest of the people on era for tracking the awards).

please post the upcoming goty lists here in this thread, they'll be threadmarked and i'll change the title to reflect the latest lists from major publications.

the total so far:
  • Baldur's Gate III - 203
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 74
  • Alan Wake II - 49
  • Resident Evil 4 (2023) - 9
  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 9
  • Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon - 4
  • Hogwarts Legacy - 4
  • Sea of Stars - 3
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder - 3
  • Lies of P - 2
  • Octopath Traveler II - 2
  • Amnesia: The Bunker - 1
  • A Space for The Unbound - 1
  • Atomic Heart - 1
  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - 1
  • Cocoon - 1
  • Dave the Diver - 1
  • Diablo IV - 1
  • Disney Illusion Island - 1
  • Final Fantasy XVI - 1
  • Remnant II - 1
  • Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew - 1
  • Starfield - 1
  • The Talos Principle 2 - 1
  • Venba - 1

previous threads: 2021, 2022
 
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Golden Joystick Awards 2023
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    • www.gamesradar.com

    Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners

    Baldur's Gate 3 wins big as it takes home a record-breaking seven awards
    www.gamesradar.com www.gamesradar.com

    all the awards except critic's choice are selected by fan votes

    Best Storytelling - Baldur's Gate 3
    Still Playing Award - No Man's Sky
    Best Visual Design - Baldur's Gate 3
    Studio of the Year - Larian Studios
    Best Game Expansion - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
    Best Indie Game - Sea of Stars
    Best VR Game - Horizon Call of the Mountain
    Best Multiplayer Game - Mortal Kombat 1
    Best Audio - Final Fantasy XVI
    Best Game Trailer - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
    Best Streaming Game - Valorant
    Best Game Community - Baldur's Gate 3
    Best Gaming Hardware - PSVR 2
    Breakthrough Award - Coccoon / Geometric Interactive
    Best Lead Performer - Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
    Best Supporting Performer - Neil Newborn, Astarion, Baldur's Gate 3
    Nintendo Game of the Year - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    PC Game of the Year - Baldur's Gate 3
    Xbox Game of the Year - Starfield
    PlayStation Game of the Year - Resident Evil 4
    Most Wanted Game - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
    Critics' Choice Award - Alan Wake II
    Ultimate Game of the Year -
    5. Final Fantasy XVI
    4. Resident Evil 4
    3. Spider-Man 2
    2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    1. Baldur's Gate 3
     
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    • I'm not going to disparage any of the other games in this incredible year of gaming in this thread, but before all the awards come out I will say that I already get sense that TOTK will not get the recognition it deserves this year for reasons.

    In terms of its mechanical depth, insane level of polish and the sheer breadth of quality content it offers, I feel like it's doing laps around anything else I've ever played including the previous bars Nintendo themselves have set.
     
    Im surprised Zelda didn't win best audio (with that title I assume is audio design). It's obvious that this year the GOTY is 50/50 Zelda and Baldur's Gate 3. Both deserve it equally and it can really go either way with one vote of difference for all we know.
     
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    I don't think BG3 winning the player's polling is any big surprise but I was caught a bit off guard by Alan Wake 2 getting the critics' choice. The Golden Joysticks aren't generally a bellwether for how things go in awards season but I think maybe it's going to pick up more GOTYs than people may be expecting.
     
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    I don't think AW2 is very likely to win GOTY at TGA (nominated, sure) but it almost feels like a shoo-in for Best Direction at this point.
     
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    Tears of the Kingdom will win many awards, but likely be the OST rob of the year due to its minimalist nature which might go over the head of many.
     
    Such a good year for games. I still haven’t seen my favourite (Octopath II) mentioned but honestly, I get it, there’s been a huge array of great games in 2023.
     
    TOTK will definitely win more awards at the game awards since the joystick awards are voter-based (and the significantly lesser know award show) aside from critics chosen GOTY
     
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    mazi said:
    my guess: BG3 will win the most awards out of any game, including goty at the game awards. totk will come second with a decent number.
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    I was looking over the game awards categories earlier and the only one I see TOTK taking home is best action adventure. Seems crazy to say but I’m serious. Which other ones were you thinking of?
     
    Ryuji said:
    I was looking over the game awards categories earlier and the only one I see TOTK taking home is best action adventure. Seems crazy to say but I’m serious. Which other ones were you thinking of?
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    i meant goty awards from other publications. the goty at keighley's is just one award out of like 500 that are given each year (last year elden ring won 436 out of 596 awards given)

    the game awards are honestly kind of a joke, i don't know how keighley has convinced everyone that his 3 hour adverisment show is like the oscars of gaming.
     
    mazi said:
    i meant goty awards from other publications. the goty at keighley's is just one award out of like 500 that are given each year (last year elden ring won 436 out of 596 awards given)

    the game awards are honestly kind of a joke, i don't know how keighley has convinced everyone that his 3 hour adverisment show is like the oscars of gaming.
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    Oh, got it, I misunderstood.
     
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    Ryuji said:
    I was looking over the game awards categories earlier and the only one I see TOTK taking home is best action adventure. Seems crazy to say but I’m serious. Which other ones were you thinking of?
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    It's easily in the running for GOTY (though I favor BG3 there too) and best design.
     
    Ryuji said:
    I don’t see “Best design“ as a category. Unless you mean best direction in which case I think Alan Wake 2 is taking that.
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    Oops, that's what I meant yeah. Tbf it's always been a pretty confusing category to me, Alan Wake 2 winning it would be cool though.
     
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    In a year with so many good Switch games, it's criminal how robbed the Switch has been. In fact I'd say most of these games should be erased and replaced with Switch games. Octopath II > Final Fantasy XVI. Mario Wonder > Mortal Kombat 1. We can leave some morsels for the others. Seeing this outcome makes me question games journalists. When will the injustice end?
     
    Kreese said:
    I'm not going to disparage any of the other games in this incredible year of gaming in this thread, but before all the awards come out I will say that I already get sense that TOTK will not get the recognition it deserves this year for reasons.

    In terms of its mechanical depth, insane level of polish and the sheer breadth of quality content it offers, I feel like it's doing laps around anything else I've ever played including the previous bars Nintendo themselves have set.
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    I feel like the game isn't just as surprising and different enough from Botw to deserve a GoTY title when there is other excellent games that released this year. I feel like Totk didn't totally tweak the flaws of Botw i wanted them to but leveled up on stuff i already liked in Botw.
     
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    Pillydillsy said:
    Baldurs gate is going to win. Recency bias will bury TOTK
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    Every single GOTY winner besides the very first one (Dragon's Age Inquisition) has been a H1 release. Recency bias has not and never will be a decider for the main GOTY award.

    If Baldur's Gate 3 wins, it'll be because critics thought it was the best game of the year, not because it released a couple months after Zelda.
     
    AngryAlchemist said:
    In a year with so many good Switch games, it's criminal how robbed the Switch has been. In fact I'd say most of these games should be erased and replaced with Switch games. Octopath II > Final Fantasy XVI. Mario Wonder > Mortal Kombat 1. We can leave some morsels for the others. Seeing this outcome makes me question games journalists. When will the injustice end?
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    Did OT2 have timed Switch exclusivity?
     
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    Thunder84 said:
    Every single GOTY winner besides the very first one (Dragon's Age Inquisition) has been a H1 release. Recency bias has not and never will be a decider for the main GOTY award.

    If Baldur's Gate 3 wins, it'll be because critics thought it was the best game of the year, not because it released a couple months after Zelda.
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    Seriously? Color me surprised! Could’ve swore that wasn’t the case, guess not
     
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    mazi said:
    the game awards are honestly kind of a joke, i don't know how keighley has convinced everyone that his 3 hour adverisment show is like the oscars of gaming.
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    That's a bit disparaging of what the awards actually are. Yeah, the Game Awards' presentation is very corporate, but the awards themselves - no matter how they're presented - are the only awards around that represent a global voting pool of every major gaming publication and outlet.

    They're not chosen by Geoff and a few of his mates like people generally assume they are.
     
    AngryAlchemist said:
    In a year with so many good Switch games, it's criminal how robbed the Switch has been. In fact I'd say most of these games should be erased and replaced with Switch games. Octopath II > Final Fantasy XVI. Mario Wonder > Mortal Kombat 1. We can leave some morsels for the others. Seeing this outcome makes me question games journalists. When will the injustice end?
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    Twilight said:
    The unnatural push in favor of Baldur's Gate 3 starts smh. How can a gate be better than a legend?
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    How deep does the rot go?
     
    Please refrain from pushing conspiracy theories around Baldur’s Gate 3. You’ve done this in multiple threads now. -xghost777, MissingNo., MondoMega
    Note to mods: I'm responding to famiboard joke/memes with jokes of my own. There is nothing conspiratorial going on here.

    Metroid said:
    How deep does the rot go?
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    Into Act 3.

    BG3 showed this one guy how incredibly polished Larian's products are and how everyone else should feel shame, but then they reached Act 3 and realized they were balls deep in the rot and had actually been living a lie.

    Twilight said:
    The unnatural push in favor of Baldur's Gate 3 starts smh. How can a gate be better than a legend?
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    Where was all this GOTY love for the superior and more polished DoS titles (which were also arguably more impressive at the times of their release)?

    It's almost as though the gates opened to such an unnatural degree that they got people to finally play their first C-RPG:unsure:
     
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    Kreese said:
    Into Act 3.

    BG3 showed this one guy how incredibly polished Larian's products are and how everyone else should feel shame, but then they reached Act 3 and realized they were balls deep in the rot and had actually been living a lie.



    Where was all this GOTY love for the superior and more polished DoS titles (which were also arguably more impressive at the times of their release)?

    It's almost as though the gates opened to such an unnatural degree that they got people to finally play their first C-RPG:unsure:
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    Uh, nah

    Anyway BG3 is winning, I think. This is a year where I got a Fire Emblem, usually my go to winner, that I liked and it still isn't my GotY pick. BG3 deserves wins, and Larian's continued work on the game to expand and refine it deserves some attention too.
     
    Kreese said:
    Into Act 3.

    BG3 showed this one guy how incredibly polished Larian's products are and how everyone else should feel shame, but then they reached Act 3 and realized they were balls deep in the rot and had actually been living a lie.



    Where was all this GOTY love for the superior and more polished DoS titles (which were also arguably more impressive at the times of their release)?

    It's almost as though the gates opened to such an unnatural degree that they got people to finally play their first C-RPG:unsure:
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    Ehh, I haven't played it myself yet, but for people I trust who know what they're talking about, nearly everyone says that BG3 is a vastly more impressive and better game than DoS2 (and they loved DoS2, too!).

    Larian deserves all the wins they will get for BG3 and I'm really looking forward to diving into it at some point. For me, I'm just hoping that Octopath 2 still manages to win a few awards this year, as well as smaller Indies like A Space for the Unbound.
     
    Pillydillsy said:
    Baldurs gate is going to win. Recency bias will bury TOTK
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    Recency bias is a thing, but Baldur's Gate 3 is a legitimately well-designed, fun game that pretty masterfully recreates the tabletop D&D experience in a video game in an era where D&D and tabletop RPGs are more popular than ever.
     
    WatchMojo's top 10 video games of 2023
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    • 1. Baldur's Gate 3
    2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    3. Resident Evil 4
    4. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    5. Marvel's Spider-Man 2
    6. Alan Wake II
    7. Final Fantasy XVI
    8. Hi-Fi Rush
    9. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    10. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

    honorable mentions: Dredge, Sea of Stars, Street Fighter 6, Dave the Diver, Starfield
     
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    • mazi said:



    1. Baldur's Gate 3
    2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    3. Resident Evil 4
    4. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    5. Marvel's Spider-Man 2
    6. Alan Wake II
    7. Final Fantasy XVI
    8. Hi-Fi Rush
    9. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    10. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

    honorable mentions: Dredge, Sea of Stars, Street Fighter 6, Dave the Diver, Starfield
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    I think we'll be seeing a lot of variations of this top 10 list from a lot of outlets. And I can understand why, it's been a very good year for AAA games (and ones developed by C teams ;)), but I still find it a shame there wasn't room on this top 10 for a single smaller title. Oh well, maybe I'll end up surprised as more come out.

    Anyway, looking forward to seeing what Paste, Slant and Polygon come out with this year - I always find their lists the most interesting and varied, and I feel like I can always find something on them that I haven't heard of before that appeals to me.
     
    Paste Magazine's top 30 games of 2023
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    • www.pastemagazine.com

    The Best Games of 2023

    The best games of 2023 took us on unforgettable adventures through classic gaming settings and postmodern hellscapes alike.
    www.pastemagazine.com www.pastemagazine.com

    30. Goodbye Volcano High
    29. Chants of Sennaar
    28. Laika: Aged Through Blood
    27. Tchia
    26. Pikmin 4
    25. Super Mario RPG
    24. Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
    23. Baldur’s Gate 3
    22. Jusant
    21. The Making of Karateka
    20. A Space for the Unbound
    19. Sea of Stars
    18. Final Fantasy 16
    17. Dredge
    16. Metroid Prime Remastered
    15. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    14. Hi-Fi Rush
    13. Pizza Tower
    12. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    11. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
    10. Saltsea Chronicles
    9. Resident Evil 4
    8. The Banished Vault
    7. Cocoon
    6. Venba
    5. Street Fighter 6
    4. Thirsty Suitors
    3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    2. El Paso, Elsewhere
    1. Alan Wake II

    As usual with Paste, a hugely varied list that doesn't have all the games you expect in the top 10. Some great indie representation as usual too.

    Definitely need to give Alan Wake II a go - for anyone who's played it, is it enhanced by playing the first game or can you go straight in?
     
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    • doodlewhizz said:
    www.pastemagazine.com

    The Best Games of 2023

    The best games of 2023 took us on unforgettable adventures through classic gaming settings and postmodern hellscapes alike.
    www.pastemagazine.com www.pastemagazine.com

    30. Goodbye Volcano High
    29. Chants of Sennaar
    28. Laika: Aged Through Blood
    27. Tchia
    26. Pikmin 4
    25. Super Mario RPG
    24. Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
    23. Baldur’s Gate 3
    22. Jusant
    21. The Making of Karateka
    20. A Space for the Unbound
    19. Sea of Stars
    18. Final Fantasy 16
    17. Dredge
    16. Metroid Prime Remastered
    15. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    14. Hi-Fi Rush
    13. Pizza Tower
    12. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    11. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
    10. Saltsea Chronicles
    9. Resident Evil 4
    8. The Banished Vault
    7. Cocoon
    6. Venba
    5. Street Fighter 6
    4. Thirsty Suitors
    3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    2. El Paso, Elsewhere
    1. Alan Wake II

    As usual with Paste, a hugely varied list that doesn't have all the games you expect in the top 10. Some great indie representation as usual too.

    Definitely need to give Alan Wake II a go - for anyone who's played it, is it enhanced by playing the first game or can you go straight in?
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    Fun list, "Imagine if Journey was explicitly about the Tower of Babel." Paste immediately sold me on Chants of Senaar lol.
     
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    I guess we could try to predict The Game Awards jury votes from these separated awards, but TGA happens too early so there won't be many verdicts posted by then

    From the list I knew TechTudo from Brazil was eligible. TrueGaming and 3DJuegos are part of the TGA jury too
     
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    WhatCulture's 20 best video games of 2023
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    • whatculture.com

    20 Best Video Games Of 2023 - RANKED

    The best year in gaming history?? Maybe.
    whatculture.com whatculture.com

    20. Assassin's Creed Mirage
    19. Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line
    18. Mortal Kombat 1
    17. RoboCop: Rogue City
    16. Sea of Stars
    15. Hi-Fi Rush
    14. Pikmin 4
    13. Gravity Circuit
    12. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    11. Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon
    10. Marvel's Spider-Man 2
    9. Dredge
    8. Final Fantasy XVI
    7. Starfield
    6. Street Fighter 6
    5. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    4. Resident Evil 4
    3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    2. Alan Wake 2
    1. Baldur’s Gate 3
     
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    • Slant Magazine's 25 best video games of 2023
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    • www.slantmagazine.com

    The 25 Best Video Games of 2023 - Slant Magazine

    Each and every one of the games below came as a surprise to us in one sense or another.
    www.slantmagazine.com www.slantmagazine.com


    25. Sea of Stars
    24. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
    23. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    22. Pizza Tower
    21. Crypt Underworld
    20. Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine
    19. Venba
    18. Viewfinder
    17. Lies of P
    16. Final Fantasy XVI
    15. Resident Evil 4
    14. El Paso, Elsewhere
    13. Street Fighter 6
    12. Octopath Traveler II
    11. Jusant
    10. Hi-Fi Rush
    9. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    8. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
    7. A Space for the Unbound
    6. Humanity
    5. Cocoon
    4. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    2. Baldur’s Gate 3
    1. Alan Wake II
     
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