The Game Awards 2023

EoinMcLovin · 13-11-2023 8:08pm #1

Best Game Direction:

Alan Wake 2
Baldur's Gate 3
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Narrative:

Alan Wake 2
Baldur's Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Final Fantasy XVI
Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction:

Alan Wake 2
Hi-Fi Rush
Lies of P
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score and Music:

Alan Wake 2, composer Petri Alanko
Baldur's Gate 3, composer Borislav Slavov
Final Fantasy XVI, composer Masayoshi Soken
Hi-Fi Rush, audio director Shuichi Kobori
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, composed by Nintendo Sound Team

Best Audio Design:

Alan Wake 2
Dead Space
Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4

Best Performance:

Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
Cameron Monaghan, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
Neil Newbon, Baldur's Gate 3
Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Games for Impact:

A Space for the Unbound
Chants of Sennaar
Goodbye Volcano High
Tchia
Terra Nil
Venba

Best Ongoing:

Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Genshin Impact

Best Community Support:

Baldur's Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
No Man's Sky

Best Independent Game:

Cocoon
Dave the Diver
Dredge
Sea of Stars
Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game:

Cocoon
Dredge
Pizza Tower
Venba
Viewfinder

Innovation in Accessibility:

Diablo IV
Forza Motorsport
Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Mortal Kombat 1
Street Fighter 6

Best Mobile Game:

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Honkai Star Rail
Monster Hunter Now
Terra Nil

Best VR/AR:

Gran Turismo 7
Horizon: Call of the Mountain
Humanity
Resident Evil Village: VR Mode
Synapse

Best Action Game:

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Dead Island 2
Ghostrunner 2
Hi-Fi Rush
Remnant 2

Best Action/Adventure Game:

Alan Wake 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best RPG:

Baldur's Gate 3
Final Fantasy XVI
Lies of P
Sea of Stars
Starfield

Best Fighting:

God of Rock
Mortal Kombat 1
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Pocket Bravery
Street Fighter 6

Best Family:

Disney Illusion Island
Party Animals
Pikmin 4
Sonic Superstars
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Sim/Strategy:

Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp
Cities Skylines 2
Company of Heroes 3
Fire Emblem Engage
Pikmin 4

Best Sports/Racing:

EA Sports FC 24
F1 23
Forza Motorsport
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
The Crew Motorfest

Best Multiplayer:

Baldur's Gate 3
Diablo 4
Party Animals
Street Fighter 6
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Adaptation:

Castlevania Nocturne
Gran Turismo
The Last of Us
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Twisted Metal

Most Anticipated Game:

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Hades II
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Star Wars Outlaws
Tekken 8

Content Creator of the Year:

Ironmouse
People Make Games
Quackity
Spreen
SypherPK

Best eSports Game:

Counter-Strike 2
Dota 2
League of Legends
PUBG: Battlegrounds
Valorant

Best eSports Athlete:

Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
Mathieu "Zywoo" Herbaut
Max "Demon1" Mazanov
Paco "Hydra" Rusiewiez
Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk
Phillip "Imperialhal" Dosen

Best eSports Team:

Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
Fnatic (Valorant)
Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
JD Gaming (League of Legends)
Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)

Best eSports Coach:

Christine "Potter" Chi
Danny "Zonic" Sorensen
Jordan "Gunba" Graham
Remy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam
Yoon "Homme" Sung-young

Best eSports Event:

2023 League of Legends World Championship
Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
EVO 2023
The International Dota Championships 2023
Valorant Champions 2023

https://thegameawards.com/nominees

Retr0gamer · 13-11-2023 10:22pm

Did they forget Armored core 6 came out this year? I probably don't see it beat Baldur's Gate 3 in most categories but some of the voice performances were excellent and the score should be up for consideration. Deserves to be there more than Spiderman 2

CastorTroy · 13-11-2023 10:58pm

Also saw comments about them leaving out one of the best selling games of the year, Hogwarts Legacy.

Andrew76 · 13-11-2023 11:14pm

Disappointing that Lies of P didn’t get a nod for game of the year or best score/music.

Penn · 13-11-2023 11:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121365120#Comment_121365120

I'd also struggle to call it an RPG, and probably should have been in Action/Adventure over Jedi:Survivor, or maybe just Action game. I would have liked to see it get more recognition, but as much as I loved it, it was just a tough year for it to get into the GOTY category.

Retr0gamer · 14-11-2023 1:00am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121365055#Comment_121365055

Bestselling doesn't just qualify it as one of the best games of the year.

Sephiroth_dude · 14-11-2023 1:18am

No Hogwarts legacy? what a surprise 🙄

Retr0gamer · 14-11-2023 9:44am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121365494#Comment_121365494

I mean whatever about return to castle terfenstein but it seemed like a typical open world game and it's been a very strong year for games. I mean Armored core 6 and Pikmin 4 aren't even considered and they are far more interesting and better games than Hogwarts.

McFly85 · 14-11-2023 10:29am

The only one I’m surprised about being in there is Spider-Man 2. I loved it but it’s short and very similar in structure to the previous games.

BG3 will be the deserved winner anyway.

Regarding Hogwarts, that was a game that people expected to be rubbish that ended up being kind of good, but it was pretty much immediately forgotten about by March. When you look at the games that have come out this year it’s no surprise at all that it’s not there.

Penn · 14-11-2023 10:30am

I didn't play Hogwarts Legacy, but even looking at it from an outsider, it was a decent hit at launch but then fell sharply off a cliff. It seems like most people enjoyed it but it didn't seem to do anything overly interesting or unique that might put it ahead of what has been a very strong year for games.

The same could possibly be said for Jedi Survivor, but I'd say that as a sequel it at least improved on a pretty solid base and, technical issues aside, was a terrific game with a great combat system and decent story with great performances.

If people enjoyed HL, great. But sales figures a) don't matter and b) were boosted by it being a Harry Potter game. Outside of sales figures and no. of people streaming at launch etc, the game didn't seem to have any legs and it's been overshadowed by an exceptionally strong year for games.

Potential-Monke · 14-11-2023 9:30pm

HL was a great game, even more so if you're a fan of the world. But it went on too long, and was stuck between this happy go lucky school sim and a much darker overall story, and couldn't fully commit to either side. Not having Quidditch probably hurt it a bit, as that could have given it more legs. But people wanted a multiplayer HP world, and Portkey were straight up about it only ever being a single player game. I've played and forgotten it as much as I have most single player games. Enjoyed it more than Armored Core 6...

Not even whispered, but my GOTY is Immortals of Aveum. It's the most fun I've had in a game this year, and that makes it the winner in my book. I haven't played Alan Wake 2, Baldurs Gate 3, Mario Wonder, Zelda or RE4 Remake though.

EoinMcLovin · 03-12-2023 6:55pm

https://youtu.be/PkrL9dLb2Fw?si=3Z1rwMGa3dpTsa4Y

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Mr Crispy · 08-12-2023 1:28am

Anyone watching this? I'm working, but will have it on in the background.

RedXIV · 08-12-2023 1:58am

I'm watching it, like you, pottering about a bit but trying to catch trailers.

Nothing particularly intriguing me yet, but holding out hope

Zero-Cool · 08-12-2023 2:17am

Ha Kratos was actually a gas man there. Matthew McConaughey in time dilation space game, alright alright alright. Gonna catch the rest tomorrow.

marcbrophy · 08-12-2023 2:19am

Wow, GOW Ragnarök DLC

Hell yes!

Mr Crispy · 08-12-2023 2:30am

Links to the YT videos rather than slowing down the thread by embedding them.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake.

Pony Island sequel... Pony Island 2 Panda Circus

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Harmonium - The Musical

Windblown (from the makers of Dead Cells)

Thrasher (from the maker of Thumper)

World of Goo 2

RedXIV · 08-12-2023 2:49am

the sega classic remaster collection is probably the best thing I've seen in years to be a surprise announcement!

marcbrophy · 08-12-2023 2:51am

Gotta love Sega

Mr Crispy · 08-12-2023 2:52am

Metaphor: ReFantazio (Atlus)

Exodus (sci-fi with Matthew McConnaughey)

Valhalla - free DLC for GOW Ragnarok dropping this week!

Big Walk (from the makers of Untitled Goose Game)

Hellblade II (release date only went as far as saying 2024)

Kemuri - very early WIP from Ikumi Nakamura's new studio

No Rest for the Wicked (the makers of Ori are goin' isometric)

Mr Crispy · 08-12-2023 3:02am

Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Zero

The Casting Of Frank Stone

Visions of Mana

Rise of the Ronin

Mr Crispy · 08-12-2023 3:07am

Jordan Peele collaborating with Kojima on Overdose. Interesting.

Edit: Or OD as it seems to be called.

Mr Crispy · 08-12-2023 3:54am

Dozed off for a while there, and woke up to find that the rumours of the Blade game by Arkane Lyon are true. It feels like it would be a great match if it wasn't for the fact that Arkane (granted, a different branch) had literally just made a vampire slaying game that was pretty terrible.

Edit: It's going to be third person. A departure for Arkane, but makes sense I think.

https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/1732959573185577319?s=20

marcbrophy · 08-12-2023 4:03am

That Last Sentinel looks great!

marcbrophy · 08-12-2023 4:33am

Sean's at it again 😂

johnny_ultimate · 08-12-2023 4:36am

I do grimace a bit when talented developers get caught up developing Marvel projects, but Blade and Arkane seems like a good mix if executed well… even given the other Arkane studio’s recent, less than inspiring vampire game 😅