or, make predictions based on simplistic patterns of behavior.
My first post in this thread is on page 4. I haven't changed my opinion since then. Here it is copied and pasted:
Originally Posted by dwig
Now that I've put some time into BG3 post release, I am coming to the conclusion that it will be a historically important game, much like its predecessor. For the record, I did NOT think this as recently as six months ago.
With that being said, I think GOTY awards are silly. Why should we care what an assortment of "industry insiders" think about games? This is mostly just industry wankery, and I ignore this crap for pretty much the same reason that I ignore the oscars. The only opinion that matters is the opinions of the people PLAYING the game.
With regards to Starfield... Well, I'm pretty sure the poor user reviews on metacritic are due to a review bomb (and I *think* the rationale for that is people mad about microsoft refusing to release it on PS5). So it is not a reliable source for the game quality itself.
I am not yet playing Starfield, but based on my extremely high opinion of BG3 I doubt that it will be as good, because it is very rare for games to be this good. However, I will play it, and I expect that I will find it enjoyable. I have friends playing Starfield right now who are claiming to be having a blast.
There I am on record saying that BG3 is amazing and Starfield probably won't be as good.
I have actually played a bit of Starfield since then. I find it an enjoyable game, but my overall opinion has not changed.
More importantly, Game of the Year is stupid. WHO CARES! Its a bunch of industry insiders. Its just as bad as the Oscars, which I also ignore. If you want to reward Larian for making a good game buy their damn product!
In any case, "Go outside and touch grass" is really good advice. You should stop with the insane internet forum warrior schtick and go out and enjoy life a bit.
