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StarTopic 2023 GOTY Award Tracking and Discussion |ST|

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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.
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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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Top 10 with Cocoon, Humanity and Space for the Unbound is great to see.

Alan Wake II really pulling in those awards right now, playing through the first now in prep for it so all the positive attention is making me look forward to it more.
 
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 think TOTK will have the best action adventure game and the best game direction, Wonder will have the best family game and the best art direction, but BG3 will be the game of the year.
 
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Polygon's 50 best video games of 2023
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    • Polygon’s Top 10
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    The 50 best video games of 2023

    Zelda, Baldur’s Gate, Alan Wake, and Mario topped Polygon’s list
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    1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    2. Baldur’s Gate 3
    3. Alan Wake 2
    4. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    5. Pikmin 4
    6. Cocoon
    7. Street Fighter 6
    8. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    9. Jusant
    10. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
     
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    Polygon’s Top 10
    www.polygon.com

    The 50 best video games of 2023

    Zelda, Baldur’s Gate, Alan Wake, and Mario topped Polygon’s list
    www.polygon.com www.polygon.com

    1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    2. Baldur’s Gate 3
    3. Alan Wake 2
    4. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    5. Pikmin 4
    6. Cocoon
    7. Street Fighter 6
    8. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    9. Jusant
    10. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
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    that top 5...
     
    NME's 20 best games of 2023
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    The 20 best games of 2023

    From web-slinging superheroes to enormous fighting robots, these are the best games of 2023 on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and more!
    www.nme.com www.nme.com


    20. Humanity
    19. Lies Of P
    18. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
    17. Metroid Prime Remastered
    16. Amnesia: The Bunker
    15. Pikmin 4
    14. Dredge
    13. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
    12. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    11. Venba
    10. Cocoon
    9. Street Fighter 6
    8. Dead Space
    7. Hi-Fi Rush
    6. Resident Evil 4
    5. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    4. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    2. Baldur's Gate 3
    1. Alan Wake 2
     
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    • Really interesting how well AW2 is keeping up with Zelda so far. It’s still early, but maybe they do have a chance on Thursday.
     
    SNP said:
    GameSpot’s Top 10 (no order so nothing much to see I guess)

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    From the sounds of the article they're announcing their overall pick for GOTY tomorrow.

    Nice to see Hitman Freelancer included in a list, haven't been properly following things but it's the first time I think I've seen it mentioned so far.
     
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    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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    This is the funniest thing I’ve seen all day, reads like a post from a decade ago.
     
    Is Alan Wake II like the first one? I mean good story, but by-the-numbers gameplay? I don't try to hate or something, I'm genuinely interested to know. Cause every praise I read about it doesn't mention the gameplay.
     
    Enpsty said:
    Is Alan Wake II like the first one? I mean good story, but by-the-numbers gameplay? I don't try to hate or something, I'm genuinely interested to know. Cause every praise I read about it doesn't mention the gameplay.
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    I’ve heard that it’s very good on the gameplay front, many reviews have mentioned how it leans heavily into survival horror.
     
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    Enpsty said:
    Is Alan Wake II like the first one? I mean good story, but by-the-numbers gameplay? I don't try to hate or something, I'm genuinely interested to know. Cause every praise I read about it doesn't mention the gameplay.
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    The gameplay is worse in Alan Wake II than one. It is more creative with its puzzles, is more thought out in its gameplay, but it has much higher highs and much lower lows. The combat at times feels like it barely functions, guns don't have much knockback and it takes a lot of bullets to kill some enemies if you don't aim correctly, which is easy to do because they're also significantly harder to hit than in Alan Wake and can teleport right to you, meaning that you'll get stun locked to death tons of times. I don't mind it being harder to kill the enemies, that's a good change and you can see the REmake 2 influence bleed through in the bullet system, but it's just too much when you also factor worse weaponery and teleporting. It's the most awkward mixture of survival horror and action horror imaginable. On top of that, a lot of side puzzles are either obtuse or kind of annoying to get (even echos, which are the easiest side unlocks, can devolve into pixel hunting).

    The first 7 hours of gameplay only have like 4-5 enemy encounters. And when I say that, I mean that literally. Not to mention the Alan Wake Silent Hilling and the Saga Anderson Ace Attorneying can get super arbitrary as a gameplay mechanic. I still recommend it to people interested in the game because it's very good creatively, and the gameplay is fun at times especially the exploring, but it's severely flawed. The most I can say about Alan Wake I is that it's a somewhat uninspiring RE4 clone in its gameplay, and that it being an action game didn't really fit what it was going for entirely, but that isn't nearly as bad and it also kept the pacing of the game incredibly tight.

    I've seen a fair amount of "bad gameplay, amazing game" takes on sites like Backloggd so I can't imagine I'm the only one, though I wouldn't throw the baby out with the bath water.
     
    Polygon list a lovely mixture of things I've managed to play and loved in 2023 as well as things I wanted to play in 2023 but which will have to wait for next year. At least I've got Highland Song, Cocoon and Jusant installed (but Pizza Tower, Dave the Diver, Dredge, Chants of Sennaar, Alan Wake II and Baldur's Gate 3 have to wait).
     
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    AngryAlchemist said:
    I've seen a fair amount of "bad gameplay, amazing game" takes on sites like Backloggd so I can't imagine I'm the only one, though I wouldn't throw the baby out with the bath water.
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    I'll never understand how a game with bad gameplay can be a good game, but maybe I'm getting older.
     
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    AW2 definitely has that horror game clunk that it just doesn’t handle as well as modern RE does. I still think it’s a good game that’s worth playing, though.

    The gameplay isn’t even my biggest gripe with it, though. That goes to the 79 face jump scares throughout the experience that are scary maybe 2 times and just headache inducing the rest. Just took me out of the game.
     
    My my, BG3 sweep seems to have started. According to the era thread it has 54% of the awards.

    For not Totk seems to be in the same position as 2017 Odyssey. Thought Odyssey would be more competitive in 2017.
     
    It is crazy just how out of nowhere BG3 was despite being around so long. It was such an easy assumption that TotK had this 6 months ago but now it’s not even the obvious choice anymore. At least, not the only one.
     

    IGN Japan's Top 10.
    10.FFXVI
    9.Enjoy the diner
    8.Resident Evil 4 Remake
    7.Spider-Man 2
    6.Hi-Fi Rush
    5.Super Mario Wonder
    4.Starfield
    3.Armored Core VI
    2.Street Fighter 6
    1.Tears of the Kingdom
     
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    Giant Bomb game of the year 2023
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    • www.giantbomb.com

    Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2023 (Concept) - Giant Bomb

    The sixteenth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb and the first to ever be recorded live in front of an audience.
    www.giantbomb.com www.giantbomb.com


    1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    2. Alan Wake II
    3. Baldur's Gate 3 and Resident Evil 4
    5. Pikmin 4
    6. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
    7. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    8. Marvel's Spider-Man 2
    9. Chants of Sennaar and Street Fighter 6
     
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    • the latest tally:
    • Baldur's Gate 3 - 30
    • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 12
    • Alan Wake 2 - 8
    • Disney Illusion Island - 1
    • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 1
    • Octopath Traveler 2 - 1

    glad octopath 2 got a win
     
    Biggest win is Octopath Traveler II getting one at least same as when A Link Between Worlds managed to win one back in 2013
     
    Nice to see IGN with the correct* winner. They're arguably the biggest award after TGA.

    *yeah yeah, opinions and all that
     
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    JorgenRaft said:
    God damn that BG3 lead. Hopefully I can eventually figure out the time to give it a try.
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    It honestly is a great game. I have certain issues with it, it’s by no means flawless, could use some work to polish it up a bit, the inventory system is a bit of a mess, and the controls on console, while adapted as well as they could, are kinda finicky and can be clumsy, but I love how it lets you forge your own path with your own carefully crafted character with a great party of characters to travel with and interesting world to explore. Ranks pretty highly in my GotY list and might’ve been the winner had it not been for another game. Only thing I’d push for, if you’re gonna play it, is to go with the PC version if you can
     
    latest update
    • Baldur's Gate 3 - 45
    • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 20
    • Alan Wake 2 - 13
    • Disney Illusion Island - 1
    • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 1
    • Octopath Traveler 2 - 1
    • Sea of Stars - 1
    • Super Mario Bros. Wonder - 1

    the top 3 is pretty much settled at this point
     
    Game Informer's top 10 games of 2023
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    • www.gameinformer.com

    Game Informer's Top 10 Games Of 2023

    We celebrate the strong year for game releases with our list of the top 10 games of 2023.
    www.gameinformer.com www.gameinformer.com

    Game Informer's Top 10 Games of 2023:

    10) Street Fighter 6
    9) Sea of Stars
    8) Jusant
    7) Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    6) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    5) Alan Wake 2
    4) Resident Evil 4
    3) Spider-Man 2
    2) Baldur's Gate 3
    1) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
     
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    • The A.V. Club's best games of 2023
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    • www.avclub.com

    The best games of 2023

    Where did Baldur's Gate III, Resident Evil 4, Alan Wake II, and more fall on our list of 2023's best games?
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    20. Diablo IV
    19. Misericorde: Volume On
    18. Starfield
    17. Star Ocean: The Second Story R
    16. Wild Hearts
    15. Remnant 2
    14. Hi-Fi Rush
    13. Dead Space
    12. Meet Your Maker
    11. Luck Be a Landlord
    10. Alan Wake II
    9. Resident Evil 4
    8. Lies Of P
    7. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    6. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
    5. The Roottrees Are Dead
    4. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
    3. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    2. Baldur’s Gate III
    1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
     
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    • mazi said:
    www.avclub.com

    The best games of 2023

    Where did Baldur's Gate III, Resident Evil 4, Alan Wake II, and more fall on our list of 2023's best games?
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    20. Diablo IV
    19. Misericorde: Volume On
    18. Starfield
    17. Star Ocean: The Second Story R
    16. Wild Hearts
    15. Remnant 2
    14. Hi-Fi Rush
    13. Dead Space
    12. Meet Your Maker
    11. Luck Be a Landlord
    10. Alan Wake II
    9. Resident Evil 4
    8. Lies Of P
    7. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    6. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
    5. The Roottrees Are Dead
    4. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
    3. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    2. Baldur’s Gate III
    1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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    Luck be a Landlord, Lies of P, Armored Core 6, Misericorde, and Wild Hearts????

    BASED.

    5d7fbfed2e22af20a113325d
     
    Spider-man 2 was GameXplain's GOTY, in a weird twist. I haven't really watched them in forever but that's pretty surprising considering how Nintendo heavy this year was.

     
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