It's a bit hard to describe how I feel about the awards. On the one hand, I absolutely love this game. So much care, time, passion, blood, sweat and tears went into the creation of this work of art and it absolutely shows. So many games are soulless, churned out quickly to make a buck, and you forget about them after awhile--but BG3 is alive and feels like the devs, writers and actors poured their heart and soul into it and I won't forget it. Larian Studios DESERVES GOTY. I couldn't believe how much dialogue there was, how our choices mattered, and how our decisions helped shape the outcome of Faerun. When I finished my first playthough, I felt this may be the best game I will ever play. I felt like they had set a new industry standard, and this bar is now sky high. I loved the world, I loved the characters, and I didn't want to leave the world they created. THAT is TRUE immersion.
After Patch 4 however, Act 3 has become almost unplayable. The issues reported on the forums, I have experienced. I don't care that Astarion's kiss is misaligned. I care that my companions no longer follow, the characters couldn't jump, couldn't climb ladders, full cutscenes and dialogue wouldn't play, and Gods, the lag when trying to sell to merchants. This is gamebreaking. If this were my first playthough, I would be devastated. I know the devs are working on it, and this takes time. For every one or two threads you see on the forums, they've probably received hundreds if not thousands of reports on. They don't have a magic wand they can just wave around and make it all better in a split second. It's like cutting the head off a Hydra, they fix one problem and 10 problems sprout in its place. More than any of us, I know they'd want a fully functioning product.
I'm a patient person, so I don't mind waiting for fixes. However, I can definitely understand the devastation and frustration the players are feeling.
All seriousness aside, if BG3 win GOTY, I would like this for the title screen:
