OzBargainers' "Game of the Year" for 2023

scotty on 06/12/2023 - 21:34

Consider Game of the Year award is streaming in 2 days, I thought it would be interesting to ask the ozbargainers, what is your "Game of the Year" for 2023. Lots of interesting titles from big studios this year, and I am picking the 6 nominees from GOTY nominees as the initial poll options. However if you have other suggestions, please leave it in the Suggestion box in the comment post, so that it can be added to the poll.

Please note that

  • Game must be released in 2023
  • Full game only, not DLCs

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Comments

  • Puglife on 06/12/2023 - 21:37
    +2
    Suggested Lies of P

    Lies Of P, never played a Souls game. First game all year that I could not put down. I hated it so much, made me rage so much that I loved it!

    • scotty on 06/12/2023 - 21:40
      +2

      I heard that it's harder than Dark Souls and Bloodborne. I don't hate myself enough to want to pick it up.

      • SnowDragon on 07/12/2023 - 09:31
        +1

        You'll be right at home if you've enjoyed Bloodborne. About the same wavelength.

      • maverickjohn on 31/12/2023 - 14:55

        The final boss was a nightmare.. probably died about 40-50 times. Other than that it was ok.

    • smoothymcmellow on 07/12/2023 - 08:41

      I had never heard of Lies of P and loved Elden Ring, thanks for pointing me to this, now on the backlog

  • Tech5 on 06/12/2023 - 21:48

    Why are we at Baldurs Gate 2 and not 3 lol

    • scotty on 06/12/2023 - 21:49

      PEBCAK during cut and paste. My bad.

  • sss333 on 06/12/2023 - 21:50
    +3
    Suggested Hi-Fi Rush

    Hi-Fi Rush

  • Puglife on 06/12/2023 - 21:56
    +2

    No option for Starfield. Oh wait, this isn't most underwhelming game of the year…

  • OneTrueTatsuya on 06/12/2023 - 21:59
    +1
    Suggested Final Fantasy XVI

    Final Fantasy XVI

  • Godric on 06/12/2023 - 21:59

    BG3 will steal all awards this year

  • Wiadro on 06/12/2023 - 22:01

    GTA6 obliviously

  • Stefano on 06/12/2023 - 22:04
    +1
    Suggested Lethal Company

    Early access though

  • immortanwayne on 06/12/2023 - 22:52

    Alan Wake 2. Incredible game. I really want it to win GOTY at The Game Awards but BG3 will probably win it. In my opinion, it's the only game on the list that does something completely different and unique. Every other game on this list is incredible but none of them do anything new that hasn't been done before.
    This is probably my second favourite game of all time after TW3.

    • smoothymcmellow on 07/12/2023 - 08:47

      I have such fond memories of the first one, i was debating which game to get between starfield, bg3 and this. Ended up picking starfield and was disappointed, then went to bg3 and there just isn't enough time in life to get through it, wish I picked up Alan Wake 2 first.

  • FireRunner on 06/12/2023 - 22:53
    +1

    Only new release I played this year was Zelda. So I guess it gets my vote by default

  • caitsith01 on 06/12/2023 - 23:07

    Definitely think Phantom Liberty deserves to be an option.

  • jv on 06/12/2023 - 23:24
    +2

    Minesweeper without a doubt.

  • bmxr on 06/12/2023 - 23:41

    Battlebit Remastered is the only release from 2023 that I consistently play. So, by default gets my vote.

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 06/12/2023 - 23:43
    Suggested Starfield

    Starfield - Oh come on - it was so engaging!

    /s

  • sween64 on 07/12/2023 - 00:02
    +1
    Suggested Hogwarts Legacy

    Great combat, not a bad story, beautiful and always fun to enter the Wizarding World.

    • smoothymcmellow on 07/12/2023 - 08:44
      +1

      I gave it a crack and enjoyed it, agree it's beautiful and Harry Potter fans would add a couple of points but it felt repetitive and a shallow after a while. Similar to Starfield, spend so much time getting to things.

  • AustriaBargain on 07/12/2023 - 00:54

    If this wasn't the one and only Scotty's poll, I would have added "slagging on JV" as a game option..

  • Phlume on 07/12/2023 - 01:03
    -1

    Would the revamped Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 update and the recent Phantom Liberty expansion make the cut? I've been having a great time playing C2077.

    • scotty on 07/12/2023 - 05:10
      +3

      Usually GOTY nominees are full game released on that year — DLCs or extension packs don't count.

  • localhost on 07/12/2023 - 01:21
    +3
    Suggested Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

    If you are fan of SW games/movies…

  • FrugalFranky on 07/12/2023 - 08:42
    +1

    Zelda Zelda Zelda
    (Haven't played BG3 yet.. apparently it's amazing)

  • altomic on 07/12/2023 - 09:12
    +2

    Civilisation 4

  • pegaxs on 07/12/2023 - 10:15
    -1

    What, No Destiny 2 - The Witch Queen? Oh, for sure Game of the Year!

    • scotty on 07/12/2023 - 11:06
      +1

      Destiny 2 was a game released in 2017, The Witch Queen was an expansion released in 2022.

  • Sleeqb7 on 07/12/2023 - 13:02
    +1

    I played Zelda, didn't enjoy it as much as BOTW.
    Whereas I haven't played any turn based RPG ever, because whenever I've tried I haven't enjoyed them. But BG3? Lost like 50-60 hours to it.

  • Nillionaire on 09/12/2023 - 23:14

    Congratulations to Baldur's Gate III for winning the GOTY at The Game Awards!

    • scotty on 09/12/2023 - 23:24

      However according to the OzBargainers, there are more going for the Zelda than BG3 (even though it's a Nintendo-exclusive game that I might never be able to play).

      • kazuyamishima on 12/12/2023 - 14:03

        OzBarg is a more Nintendo centric site.

  • Wonderfool on 09/12/2023 - 23:16
    +1

    It sucks that with these polls, you only get one option.

    Games like high fi rush are not going to compete with buldars game 3 and totk, but it's definitely a must buy whenever you can have luxury money to.

  • splicer on 18/12/2023 - 10:56

    Damn, the only game I played on that list was Snorefield. But I'm not voting for it.

  • muwu on 24/12/2023 - 17:41
    +1
    Suggested Octopath Traveller 2

    Octopath Traveller 2

    Never played the first. Never gotten a couple of hours into a JRPG. Forget genre, this game is crazy good and phenomenally creative in every facet. This is like discovering gaming all over again, my mind was blown by SM64 and OoT in the late nineties, I had to wait 25 years to experience the same feeling again.

    I also loved TOTK, and Wonder, and RE4, and Pikmin 4 this year.

  • maverickjohn on 31/12/2023 - 03:53
    Suggested Street Fighter VI

    It's a shame not to see really great fighters be contender for the game of the Year award.
    Anyway mines between sea of stars and street fighter vi..
    I can't nominate a second can I.

    • scotty on 31/12/2023 - 04:50

      You can nominate multiple — just post multiple comments with different suggestions. However you can only vote for one. The poll ends today anyway.

      • maverickjohn on 31/12/2023 - 14:53

        Thanks. Will know for next time :) I was contemplating to do that but wasn't sure if that was ok'd having 2 nominations.

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