Zekkyou on 01 February 2015
I don't think it's really possible to create a video game equivalent to "Oscar baits". Unlike with the film industry, the average opinion of game critics tends to be quite similar to that of the core gaming market, since for the most part they're both made up of the same type of people. You can't really pander to one without pleasing the other, so "GOTY bait" is essentially just "a game people will like" :p
Also, DA:I hasn't had poor sales. I only had a quick glance, but it still appears to be tracking ahead of the original and has already passed the 2nd.
