What are the best games like Baldur's Gate 3? One of the best RPGs of not just this year, but in recent memory, Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3 surprised many with its nuanced, epic story of Cthulu-like monsters infecting a party of memorable and diverse heroes with interdimensional magic worms. Based on the 5th Edition of Dungeons and Dragons, the third entry in this storied series computer role-playing game - or CRPG - provided dozens of hours of tactical spell-slinging, dice rolling, dialogue navigating, and gorgeous fantasy world exploring fun. And there's a very real possibility that, if you played more than once with so many branching narratives and awesome classes to try, you're likely hitting the hundreds of hours.
For PCGamesN, Paul Kelly called it an instant classic in our review. But what if you finished exploring Baldur's Gate, the areas surrounding it, and another plane of existence or two besides? While there's nothing quite like Baldur's Gate 3 out there, more than a handful of games check the most important boxes: great companion characters, interesting worlds to explore, and deep RPG combat mechanics that we'll sure you'll love almost as much as adventuring through Faerun.
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The list of titles that’ll fight it out for the title of Game of the Year at this year’s Game Awards arrived yesterday and doesn’t include Starfield. Somewhat surprisingly, one party that doesn’t seem to have been shocked or offended by the omission of Bethesda’s RPG is its dedicated Reddit community.
While the likes of Baldur's Gate 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom made it into the six-game final shortlist for the award - alongside Alan Wake 2, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and the Resident Evil 4 Remake - Starfield didn’t. That said, it will still have some presence at the show, having been nominated for the Best RPG award.
Over on the Starfield subreddit, the news that Bethesda’s highly-anticipated venture into space won’t be fighting it out for the overall title of 2023’s best game has provoked an interesting reaction from fans. A number have shared thoughts similar to user InitialQuote000’s admission: “I really enjoy and love Starfield, but (I’m) not terribly surprised,” or pointed out that this year’s GOTY field is pretty stacked.
Организатор The Game Awards Джефф Кейли провел прямую трансляцию, в ходе которой объявил номинантов на премию 2023 года.
