Baldur's Gate 3 has won Steam's 2023 GOTY Award

dlpkl , 6 months ago

When Starfield wins most innovative, that’s when you can disregard the rest.

li10 , 6 months ago

Sifu, TLOU and RDR2 aren’t even from 2023 as well…

What a load of shite.

MeatsOfRage , 6 months ago

TLOU Part 1 was a 2023 release, even though it’s just a remake but at least I can let that slide. Even SIFU was a 2023 Steam release so I can let that slide. RDR2 is in a category that specifically built for games before 2023. What I can’t let slide is giving it the labor of love award. It hasn’t been touched since launch and the online component is a gong-show because of it’s bugs and cheaters. Even the singleplayer mode had a huge audio bug that affected many people (including myself) and the only work around was getting some guys script that you have to run before launching the game.

It’s completely abandoned by Rockstar and does not deserve to come anywhere close to the “Labor of Love” award.

li10 , 6 months ago

Fair enough about RDR2 being in the right category, even though that’s still wrong 😆

I’m less willing to let TLOU and SIFU slide though, it’s “technically” correct but in reality it’s just stupid for these games to be in 2023 awards.

Remakes in particular boil my piss. They’re lazy, “play it safe” games instead of companies taking risks making new games, so I don’t think they should be eligible for awards imo.

Coelacanth , 6 months ago

There is no way they actually gave “Most innovative gameplay” to Starfield. And on top of that Best Soundtrack to Last of Us Part 1? Did they change the soundtrack for the remaster? How is it even nominated in 2023?

kiwifoxtrot , 6 months ago

Steam users voted for those titles.

KingThrillgore , 6 months ago

I’ve come to accept my tastes are beyond most gamers.

rustydrd , 6 months ago

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KingThrillgore , 6 months ago

I’m shocked Pizza Tower lost soundtrack though.

Most Innovative Gameplay Award - Starfield

ahahahahahahahahahaahah 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣😹🤣🤣😹no fucking way

Goblin_Mode , 6 months ago

This is… A weird spread of awards…

Like BG3 winning GOTY and story rich makes total sense.

But RDR2 won labor of love? What? Lol. Have they been putting out massive updates lately or something?

Atomic heart won visual style… Sure? I mean I guess it’s atmospheric but I wouldn’t call it particularly stylized.

Lethal company getting better with friends is a solid pick

Hogwarts Legacy is best on deck? The fuck? Lol I suppose i haven’t played this one but I was under the impression the game was like… Fine? Kinda boring after a while but still playable? It’s not horribly offensive but how does a game like that win an award for being the most beloved steam deck game lol

STARFIELD WON FUCKING WHAT??? Okay, I was not as big a starfield hater as some. I thought it was boring as shit for sure but I don’t think it’s completely without merit on the whole… But Innovative? Fucking LOL! Starfield innovated exactly 0 things, hell it retroactively made things from 2011 seem new by comparison. I don’t think theres a single fresh idea in that entire game. Starfield winning most innovative game paints a very uncomfortable picture of the steam awards. There is CLEAR tampering going on here, either by bots vote spamming, or just a behind the curtain dealings with Bethesda. To be honest every single other award here feels tenuous at best just by Starfield winning that specific award. If that boring ass rehash of 2007 gameplay can be called the most innovative game on steam then I’m not sure I can trust any of these games actually got nominated by real players for any of their respective awards. What a fucking joke

trackcharlie , 6 months ago

Starfield won “most innovative” which immediately denigrates and insults literally every other game that received an award.

What an actual fucking joke.

BG3 getting GOTY makes complete sense, I’ve put like 1k hours into the game and every play through has been different and engaging.

The voice actress for aylin and the voice actor for ketheric are simply amazing, but honestly all the VA’s did an amazing job.

As much as I love RDR2 it did not deserve, at all, labour of love.

stagen , 6 months ago

RDR2 beating DRG and DOTA 2 for Labor of Love is a fucking joke. Even RUST and APEX still get regular updates.

Outstanding visual style for Atomic Heart?! Are you shitting me? Only unique visuals in that is the faceless sex bots and it’s a terrible game overall. Wholly undeserved.

Most Innovative Gameplay for STARFIELD?! OF ALL GAMES?! Yikes. Just… fucking yikes.

Fizz , 6 months ago

Wow I’m embarrassed by the choices of steam users. Lethal company and BG3 make sense but the rest don’t.