If it looks like Baldur’s Gate 3 can’t cease successful Recreation of the Yr awards, you aren’t flawed. Simply this week, Larian’s formidable 2023 Dungeons & Dragons RPG took dwelling one more prize throughout the online game portion of the British Academy Movie Awards (BAFTAs). Whereas it’s spectacular alone to take dwelling a single GOTY award, the newest winmarks a momentous first. Baldur’s Gate 3 has taken dwelling all 5 main Recreation of the Yr Awards given out by the trade.
The successful streak began in November 2023 when Baldur’s Gate 3 gained Final Recreation of the Yr on the Golden Joystick Awards. The sport then gained the grand prize at The Recreation Awards in December, the D.I.C.E. Awards in February, and on the Recreation Developer Alternative Awards in March. Baldur’s Gate 3’s win on the BAFTAs wraps up an astounding awards season by which the sport was pitted towards titles like Alan Wake 2, Tears of the Kingdom, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and extra. It’s just like the Triple Crown of video video games however with two extra prizes…the Quintuple Crown?
Since The Recreation Awards had been established by Geoff Keighley in 2014 as a successor to the Spike Recreation Awards, no different recreation has pulled this feat off, thought two titles that got here extraordinarily shut—The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild misplaced the BAFTA to indie darling What Stays of Edith Finch in 2017. And only one yr later, Sony Santa Monica’s critically acclaimed tender reboot of God of Battle additionally appeared like it could get all 5 main GOTYawards. These hopes had been dashed by none apart from Fortnite, which took the grand prize on the 2018 Golden Joysticks. Most lately, FromSoftware’s Elden Ring virtually took dwelling all 5 awards till the BAFTAs picked roguelike Vampire Survivors as its winner.
Garnering these 5 main awards is a testomony to only how particular Larian’s expansive RPG is. Regardless of having completely different voting processes (be it by press, builders, followers, or different), Baldur’s Gate 3 was capable of win so many GOTY prizes. With its glorious turn-based fight that really embraces the enjoyment of D&D and a shocking solid of characters that gamers instantly fell in love with and nonetheless fawn over as we speak, Baldur’s Gate 3 has one thing for everybody.
