There were 2 clear favorites to win the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2023: Baldurs Gate 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In the end, Larian Studios game overcame and won the important award. This disappointed many Nintendo fans, who lamented the result on social networks.
Fans believe Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deserved the GOTY at TGA 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won the award for best action-adventure game during last nights awards. So many fans of the saga expected it to also have a shot at taking the GOTY 2023.
However, Baldurs Gate 3 swept several categories, including the most important of The Game Awards 2023. From the perspective of many gamers, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deserved this years award for its high quality.
Fans expected the sequel to repeat the feat of Breath of the Wild, but were thoroughly disappointed. Several players accepted that Baldurs Gate 3 is an excellent title, but despite this they couldnt help but feel frustrated.
On the other hand, some people were happy on social networks that Zelda did not win the statuette, as they believe that Tears of the Kingdom is a continuist sequel and that proposals such as Baldurs Gate 3 deserved the recognition.
"Zelda lost the GOTY. But still congratulations to the Baldurs Gate community, deserved the award" and "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is GOTY in my heart", are some of the comments that can be read on social networks.
