Baldur's Gate 3 wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023 

Congrats to Larian Studios and everyone involved, BG3 is an amazing Game! Check out my interviews with the cast and crew of BG3 here: ru-vid.com/group/PLp-XS7Tadj5KFzRL6GIZxd8jl6hj-Ze5V&si=bY19UjxC95EuhWVL

Sven is literally the knight in shinning armor that came to save us from the likes of Blizzard.

I love how the camera cuts to just the dumbest bunch of weirdos: the very professional woman in a dress suit, then there's a squirrel, *pink,* Sven in literal armor about to accept the award, and Neil cheering so much it looks like a new meme format. And of course they're all immediately hugging each other and tearing up. Everyone at Larian say that working there is a family, and you can really feel that. They feel like their own group of unlikely heroes about to save the world.

Sven is such a mad lad for bringing a suit of armor from Europe to America to receive an award 😄👌🏻

The creation of this game will need some kind of documentary on it. I feel like it was a story of a game that made stories.

This was NEVER in doubt. Developers take note, this is how you develop games. This is how you treat your paying customers. This is how you offer post-release support. This is the future. AAA developers/producers with your 'release before it's ready' money making bugfest titles - you are the past.

Remember asking myself last week "Is he going there in full armor?" Hells, of course he was

Neil is the biggest BG3 fanboy and I love it

As a fan of Larian since Divine Divinity, I've spent the past 20+ years watching them prove themselves to be the innovators and greatest developers in the RPG space, and I've seen them snubbed or just outright overlooked countless times. This long-time fan is so proud that they finally got their recognition, and it's even sweeter because they beat out some legitimately stiff competition in a year packed with hard-hitting games. Congrats to everyone at Larian. You all deserved this and it's long overdue.

I have to be honest I was expecting some kind of foul play after how salty everyone else was at BG3 being "too good" lmao glad they got the recognition they deserve

hearing timmy say "baldur's gate 3" was unreal

No game this year was more deserving than BG3. Outstanding GOTY, and congrats to Neil Newbon as well for the superb job as Astarion. And to Dan for interviewing all the actors involved in BG3 over the last few months ❤

Well deserved. BG3 is the best game of the last 5 years tbh. And i liked how it actually affected the industry and other developers, setting the standard of what a AAA game should be: complete, no micro-transactions with tons of after-sales support.

I'm less stunned by Sven wearing plate armour and more by Nail wearing something that is not just a tank top 😁

seeing Neil crying has my heart in bits, they all deserve this so much. The time, work, passion and love they poured into the game is immeasurable. I'm so happy this was recognised and acknowledged.

I'm a big Zelda fan but Baldur's Gate 3 is well deserves to WIN of GOTY. Congratulation! 👏👏👏

They rolled a 99 DC and somehow did it. Congratulations to Larian Studios for making such a masterpiece. Also, can't wait to play as Dark Urge after this.

It's terrible that in the case of other games, the winners were allowed to talk for ages, but the creators of Baldur's Gate began to be chased away when Sven thanked her living and dead colleagues.

Him walking up to accept the award like "CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK"

Other Studios better step up there game to match BG3 and Elden Ring standards

Seeing Todd Howard with stink face was golden.😅

let's be honest, this was really a no brainer choice and totally well deserved. It shows all you need to do is make a really good game that is fun to play. Maybe other studios will learn that microtransactions ruin the game but I wont be hoping for that.

Very happy that they won! Its so funny seing spiderman 2 stans cope too

So rightly deserved, it felt like a full complete game. Can't wait to give it another go.

Neil looking like a proud mother! Very sweet moment.

Sven is SO awesome to come on Stage Like that! They LOVE what they do and everyone can feel their Heart and nerdiness in this piece of Art!

Absolutely well deserved. Awesome game, awesome company, amazing voice actors, just amazing devs, then entire shebang.

It was incredible, I'm so proud of this team!

Larian definitely deserved the award. Been a fan of their games since Beyond Divinity so I'm glad to see them get credit for what they've done.

Astarions VA is crying 😭

Seeing everyone's reactions made me tear up. So much hard work was put into BG3. It's such a well-deserved award. 💜

You know it's a really really good family of a team when you dedicate something to people that passed away, and even some people on the stage had to hold back tears. I don't see anyone at EA or Ubisoft doing that... They really deserve it, every little bit of it. Enjoy it guys and gals!! It's going to be hard to top this one. But with the duration of game making increasing every year, I'd say there's plenty of time left.

Neil crying hits me so hard

I love how exciting this is... that a game so niche, so old school gaming wins this gives me so much hope for the industry. Gaming is not death.

Thanks for all your Bg3 coverage, Dan. It was the best.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! Oh man... 🥲 when good things happen to good people.

this year was packed with amazing games, so you can't even say that they won by having no competition: i had no doubt this was gonna be game of the year, as i've spent almost a thousand hours playing it and i'm still having a lot of fun. But besides that the sheer amount of content, the ear always towards us players, the immense patches, the incredibly well-written plot and cast... this game is a gem, and Larian with it.

This game genuinely had a major positive impact on me. Game of the year, no competition, it’s so incredibly beautiful and thorough. As a tabletop player, dimension 20 enjoyer, and someone who needs a reality break sometimes, thank you so much to everyone who put this game together. You all deserve every ounce of recognition you receive.

This is a well-deserved award, congratulations!

I am so happy for them to win. They deserve it. Its just amazing.

I never thought this little studio would get where it is. Dare i say there might be hope for the gaming industry.

Well deserved, big congrats to Larian. The passion that the entire devteam put into this game is so clear in the finished product - a masterpiece that I think is gonna go down in the annals of history as one of those games that someone reinstalls when you mention it years later.

Im really happy that I get to exist at this point and time and get to play a great game like this!

Amazing job Larian Studios ! I’m still playing it and I’ve loved every second

Couldn’t be more deserving of this award! Congratulations to the Larian team we love you guys so much and BG3!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 🎉🎉🎉

still surprised people thought Spider man 2 was gonna win 💀 if BG3 didn’t win then Totk or Alan wake 2 would have won instead, ain’t no way SM2 has a chance against these 3 games

I was thinking that I liked playing video games less and less. Then there was Bdg3. I had never played a turn-based game in my life. But I gave it a go, and I've still been playing it since it came out. I even started game again, that had never happened to me before. This game is for me this memory which will always have its place in my heart. As Lord of the Rings for the cinema. Seeing these people work together it's beautiful, no matter if it's the music ( Song of Balduran 🙏/ I want to live❤/ The power choral version ✨), the storyline, the dialogues, the gameplay, the motion capture, the actors, etc. They all work for the same goal, to share their passions with us. This game offers us real choices, the universe is mature and we want to see more of Faerun. As a player, I feel respected, Thanks ⚔

The absolutely deserved this award. Best game I have played in years!!!!

god i hope this is a eyeopener to all these huge corporate game companies that if you take the time and care, in development of its games and employees, you can generate MONEY and success.

Baldur's Gate 3 best game of 2023

I am so happy for Larian studios that is really earned -- they started as a small indie studio with rather niche games but they got better and better. Incredible and well earned!

People dont understand how monumental this game is. This is immediately a game in the history books

Much like we see in history, a great man with true dedication and passion for his work (who sacrificed much) brought advancements to his profession that will benefit us all.

There was some suspense when Alan Wake 2 took best direction, narrative, and art direction. I think those are the 3 biggest awards other than best game. At that point I thought maybe it wasn't BG3's night.

Literally a knight in shining armor saving game industry

Definitely deserved. BG3 is an amazing game

the music setting in gave me CHILLS

Dude refused to exhaust dialogue option and went straight to where the Perception Check is😂😂

Completely deserved. Congrats to these lot!

Definitely the best GOTY and one that will influence the industry for many years to come.

Thank you, Larian. I will out myself here as a preorder dude. I know you are not supposed to do it. But I would have been happy with anything even close to DOS. I have been patiently waiting for this game for years, and man... every second was worth the wait. Thanks for bringing game studios back on track. Thanks for not abusing trust. Thanks for not selling out. I know you could have gone much easier... more lucrative routes - and you did not. Wonderful.

Well deserved, the product they produced was absolutely pristine in quality. Honestly know it will be years, but cant wait for another Baldur's Gate game from them.

RIp Jim Southworth, know that the game you worked on with your fellow team at Larian Studios, Baldur's Gate 3 won GOTY ❤

I also hope that Turn Based games gain alot more attention from game developers now cause i really do think the demand for it is getting bigger. Personally i loved BG3 prescisely because it was turn based. Congrats!

This game deserves this 1000x times over. Before I bought this game I was in such a dump, every day I was just mindlessly playing anything to keep my mind off of things going on in my life. Sometimes I would just stare at a blank screen for hours. I've been in a really dark place for a LOOOONG time, and I mean a really fucking dark place. This game saved me from that and other things like my own mind and has become one of, if not my favourite games of all time. Thank you larian.

Absolutely well-deserved award. Congratulations!

This comment is for those who are really interested in why Bg3 won game award. I often see the same questions, so I want to help figure it out -The game is holistic and this despite the fact that there are a colossal number of possible developments of events in it -no microtransactions AT ALL -Characters (both main) and third-party have their own ideals, opinions and, most importantly, PERSONALITY. It's not boring to play even after 100 hours, because you believe that they are not just another npc. -This is a very smart strategy. Everything is limited only by your imagination. At first it seems simple, but many battles are a hundred times larger scale chess. You always have to think ahead and it's very exciting -The game is large-scale, but at the same time very filled with events. Yes, it’s events, not mediocre activities or grind. -One of the best multiplayer games because together this adventure becomes even more exciting and you can still choose your path. Heck, you can kill your partner at the end or at another point in the game and just carry on as if nothing happened. It won't break the game -Excellent side missions with a large number of outcomes. -Awesome soundtrack -Three different acts. The developers could have easily made three games out of them, but did not do this, releasing the game completed -Excellent acting for ALL characters, not to mention the main ones -excellent optimization despite the fact that the game weighs more than 150 GB. -This game is not for everyone. If you've played The Witcher, you understand the importance of Bg3 to the industry. You won't find anything even close to this game. It set a new bar. If you are truly interested in the gaming industry, then even when criticizing a game you cannot deny its importance. After its release, developers from other studios openly stated that this game was an ANOMALY for the industry, because it was very difficult to make. These are not my words. RU-vid is full of videos on this topic. In conclusion, I can only say that I don’t understand the hate towards the game. did you want the games to be full-fledged, working, not take you for an idiot, give full content for a full price, be exciting at any time during the playthrough and finally make the playthrough more variable? get it! I understand that not everyone will like the game because it is strategic. I may surprise you, but in the gaming industry today there are a huge number of adults over 20 years old who do not want to play monotonous shooters and endless action games with monetization and a plot for middle school students. Strategy is a grown-up genre. So this is either not your genre or you are not mature enough yet. GOTY is the award for the best game in its GENRE, not for the best graphics or popularity. Bg3 is like a book "War and peace". For teenagers it may be boring, too much history, characters, philosophy, but for adults it's a masterpiece

So glad to have witnessed this live in 2023. Congrats to Larian for being the 10th annual victor for GOTY at The Game Awards!

Sven standing there in full plate armor (or well, half of it as sitting there probably started to hurt) simply says enough. Bunch of heroes, all of them.

I didn’t cry, but there was something in my eye…

Кто бы сомневался!!!!!! УРА!УРА!УРА!

Totally deserve all awards.

Fully agree! True masterpiece!

I really dont know what to play after having played BG3 over 300 hours :D

Well deserved, the games a masterpiece.

I have not been this obsessed with a game in a very long time. Playing BG3 is all I seem to think about when I'm not busy doing something. Everything was just so well done and it's very easy to see that this game was made with love, by nerds for nerds. I'm on my first playthrough, just about 100hrs into the game and maybe about halfway through Act 2. Insane amount of content.

YESSS THEY DESERVED EVERY BIT OF THIS AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

Sven Vincke (and the whole team), the nerd(s) who saved us all. Eternal love and gratitude!

It was obvious for me, they deserves it ! +1

This brought tears to my eyes.

I'm not into this type of games at all but I grew up watching my brother play BG on our old PC in 2002.. I bought bg3, along with a few bags of mushrooms to help set the mood and unlock my witness and imagination.. wow hands down the best game I played on my PS5. And I grew up gaming my whole.. no matter what u like. You gotta respect this game.. anyone claiming Spider man deserves this award is funny to me

All the other gamedevs literally hearing boss music as they announce the winner

Deserved! Congrats for Larian Games Developer.

I'm so happy larian and BG 3 wins goty they deserve it this game changed everything in gdr gaming

Most deserved Game of the Year ever in my opinion, I know Alan wake is good but I was so horrified that it was about to win.

Probably best game game of the decade.

I thought I wouldn't be wowed again after playing Elden Ring, but then 2023 hit

Never played any Balder's Gate game, mainly because I never got around to it, and from all the coverage of the most current one, I picked up that it's one of those games that'll be a phenomenal experience once I finally get around to it. I haven't even finished Ghost of Tsushima yet.

Well deserved! love the game.

Yeeeeey!!! Im dont know why but I was so happy when saw this!

CONGRATS LARIAN !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE !!! YOU FRICKIN GOATS

Amazing, I voted for this. Best game ever

YEAAAAHHHHHHH!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Not even my kind of game but they absolutely deserve it. A wonderful kick in the pants for a gaming industry thats lost it's way. Bravo.

BG3 literally smashed every entry this year.

*ABSOLUTELY DESERVED*

Sven with the armor reminds me of Lord British

Well deserved I might say!

Thank you for awsome game