Originally Posted by Maccoc
Originally Posted by Vitani
I think so, yes. There are categories BG3 has a good chance at. Doubtful it will get the main award though, too much competition and too niche a game I think.

...niche is such a weird word when used with a AAA game, but I guess those types of RPGs are the least popular of the bunch. People still ride on the high of open, and very empty worlds in their games.

Totally agree, but I was thinking of Elden Ring. It is another niche game because the souls-like games were niche games till Elden Ring.

So, if BG3 is going to be so incredible I hope and I was thinking...why not?

Elden Ring was anything but niche. It broke out into mainstream and was their best selling game by far and was purposefully designed to be welcoming to newcomers. It's also in many ways by far the easiest and least frustrating soulsborne game they ever made. You have ten ways to tuesday to trivialize most of the game, which was true for the older ones but it's doubly true here.

Let's be realistic... there's a good chance BG3 will be my GOTY, but it's not going to win against Starfield unless that's a Redfall-level flop and definitely not against Tears of the Kingdom. It's basically Breath of the Wild vs Persona 5 all over again, lol, and as widely beloved Persona 5 breaking out instead of the somewhat more niche JRPG genre audience, it still lost.