Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General The Game Awards 2023 | Baldur's Gate 3 Wins Game of the Year!

They just announced on Twitter that it’s been released on Xbox I think:


https://twitter.com/larianstudios/status/1732974798035091521

Congrats Larian, well deserved

I am so excited for the team! This was the first Game Awards I've ever watched, and though I was fatigued by all the trailers by the end, I was so excited I couldn't stand it! Congratulations to you all for making such a fun, engaging, and addicting game.

the game awards are over and when is the release of BG3 on Xbox? Guys, it's really annoying, how can you neglect a console like that, impossible.
Ok i See Fire:-) , is Release now THX

GOTY BG3
Best player voice BG3
Best Multiplayer BG3
Best Community Support BG3
Best RPG BG3
Best Performance Neil Newbon for Astarion in BG3

Congrats to Neil as well

Knocked it out of the park

To be fair, general forums tend to be populated by general gaming audiences. To me BG3 also mainly is a fun, good RPG -- however far from faultless. For the general public, I'll put this bluntly: They haven't been exposed to an RPG proper in several generations of hardware now, as all big studios have started making interactive Hollywood action movies with some light RPG features attached. Additionally they haven't been exposed to a tabletop conversion "proper" probably ever, seeing how Bioware's last was Neverwinter Nights. Such an audience is always going to react a bit differently to one that's been exposed to that kind of experience ever since.

When BG3 started out development, my personal wish that it would fill those gaps in the market that have existed since: One the one hand kickstarters, indies, and AAs, mostly harkening back to what's been lost. On the other end the few remaining AAA studios, increasingly also targeting people who don't actually like RPGs as they used to be (to put it that way). With all the recognition alongside the commercial success, this seems to come true. Question is, what happens from here.

Anyway, congrats. An actual RPG setting the gaming world on fire seemed impossible just a decade ago. And one not being ashamed of being one nor hiding it, placing every dice roll front and centre.

Congrats to Larian for BG3 winning GOTY!!!

Love that Swen wore his armor!

Great that Alan Wake 2 won some awards as well!

Congratulations Larian Studios! Six Awards including Game of the Year!!! Well earned

Despite all my grumpiness and criticisms, I do think goty for BG3 is well deserved. Congratulations to Larian, and may they make many wonderful games to come.

Congrats Larian, I'm really happy for them.
I just wish, Borislav would have gotten the price for best music too. This is the best music score, I have encountered in game so far.

So we’ll deserved - best rpg I’ve ever played in 35 years …huge congratulations to the whole Larian team and a huge thank you too.

Nice One Larian..
But they could gave Gale and Halsin a award too..
for been the most anoying dudes in the entire Forgotten Helms..
thats really something no one ever made before i bet.. xD
huahauhauhauhauha

But Good job Dudes after the New Ending yu did deserve it..
Now the game has a Real Closure for Both Sides of the Tale.
9/10

Still need some fixes to Become a 10/10.

Totally color-coordinated and tweaked the first post with results!

The Game Awards 2023 Awards Results:
Game of the Year
Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.
Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER

Best RPG
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.
Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER

Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.
Neil Newbon as Astarion - Baldur's Gate 3 - 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

Players' Voice
This category is 100% voted on by fans for their favorite game of 2023.
Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER

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

Best Game Direction
Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.
Baldur's Gate 3 - Nomination

Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.
Baldur's Gate 3 - Nomination

Best Score/Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.
Baldur's Gate 3 - Nomination

Absolute best! hehe

What a ride! Nose to the grindstone for sure, such a great way to round out the year though. It made me smile that they won the crown there. This game kept me going at many points when the chips were down and things seemed pretty fucking bleak. Plague times were tough, but all shall be well, and all shall be well. It's total of the triumph of the spirit!

Excellent work, and many thanks! Congrats, truly

BG3 is rad!

Happy for you guys, Larian! Congrats!

So many undeserved awards.

From my perspective, all of the awards were well-deserved, and at the same time, the game still needs an enormous amount of work. I’m starting to get “bug fatigue,” because at least one significant frustrating bug, and then a variety of smaller bugs that I don’t really care about, crop up EVERY time I sit down to play. I wish that the game would run properly, like it’s supposed to, so that I wouldn’t get tired of seeing every new bug.

Seriously, Alan Wake 2 for Best Narrative? That should have gone to Cyberpunk 2077.

From the game awards trailers, Exodus looks like it might be good! Companions, 3rd person & customizable pc!