Baldur’s Gate 3 is already winning awards against the competition. It looks set to be Game of the Year at the 2023 Game Awards.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is undoubtedly one of the best titles of this year 2023. For some players, there is no room for doubt: it will win the day at the Game Awards ceremony in December. Will it grab the “Game of the Year” distinction? This still remains to be proven, because the competition is tough. Nevertheless, he is one of the favorites. Moreover, in the meantime, other ceremonies are being held, such as the Golden Joystick Awards last week. And the results are clear, the RPG is crushing its opponents.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is on top of the world
The Game Awards 2023 are fast approaching, and everyone is indulging in their little theories. Who will win the title of Best Narrative Game? Or Best RPG? For now, we don’t even know the names of the nominees. It is therefore difficult to know, but we can already imagine the games which will be found in certain categories. Typically, Baldur’s Gate 3 should be one of the candidates for the title of Game of the Year, as was the case during the Golden Joystick Awards 2023. The ceremony took place last Friday, and it was the opportunity for Larian’s newborn to establish his domination.
In total, Baldur’s Gate 3 won four awards, and he could be proud, because we’re not talking about just any awards. First, he won the title of Best Narration, before winning that of Best Visual Design. This is all well and good, but has he managed to win the best awards? The answer is yes. The RPG had the honor of winning Best PC Game of the Year and Ultimate Game of the Year. The fans were going crazy, and that only bodes well for the Game Awards to come. In any case, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke is over the moon. He obviously didn’t expect such success for Baldur’s Gate 3, as he explained to GamesRadar.
This is the thing you would never expect. Because we didn’t know, we didn’t compromise much. You know, we tried to make the content as accessible as possible, but we didn’t really compromise. The wisdom would therefore be to “make a compromise to make it accessible to a wide audience”. It shows the intelligence of the audience, which is a really good thing.”
The title soon on Xbox?
Speaking of accessibility to all, Xbox players are still left behind for the moment, but things should change soon. According to the Exputer site, the release of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Microsoft’s machine has finally been dated. This would take effect on December 6. At least, that would be the release window desired by the studio. The sources behind this information explain that it will depend on the outcome of the playtests. If they are not conclusive, the Xbox edition could be pushed back to 2024.
You have to take this with a grain of salt, but it’s consistent with what Michael Douse, publishing director at Larian, said on X (formerly Twitter). In response to another user, he said that “ the plan is to release it before the end of the year “. Therefore, if all goes well, we should have news about the Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate 3 in the coming weeks. Otherwise, you may have to expect a postponement.