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Kyuu on 25 November 2023
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Hiku said:
Kyuu said:

It didn't cross my mind that Baldur's Gate 3 is the Indie representative lol

Has Game Awards expressed that they include an indie representative, or is that a fan theory?
I don't recall hearing that. And that would seem odd since they have a specific category for indie titles.

Which game would be the indie reprsentative this year for example?
CD Project is one of the wealthiest game publishers in the world. And Fromsoft were funded by Sony to make Bloodborne, so there were no limited resources to speak of there either.

Kyuu said:

A shame that a remake won over many more worthy titles.

Well those are your views on remakes, and that's fine. Just keep in mind that this is not how everyone views it. So expect them to have the same chance of making the shortlists as any other game. And that RE2 Remake and FF7 Remake were not just there in previous years because they were "weak years", as you previosuly stated. This year being as stacked as it was should have disproven that theory for you, leaving no doubt.

A remake can be more of a new gaming experience than otherwise original games that borrow heavily from the older titles they take inspiration from.
And certainly compared to many of the sequels we've gotten that can offer less new experiences.

Part of why new games borrow aspects from older games is because players still want to experience them, but in different ways.

In the Top 50 games lists we make every year, I have the original Resident Evil 2 (PS1) on my list at #29.
I loved the 2019 Remake, and it was my personal GOTY that year.
But it's that much of a different experience that it didn't even make my Top 50, despite being based on a game that's my #29.

It's just an observation based on previous several GOTY's. CD Project Red before The Witcher 3 wasn't that big. But yes, larger games from independent studios that don't get published by big companies, like the The Witcher 3 or Baldur's Gate 3, register as "AAA" in my mind, which is why it didn't occur to me that BG3 is an "Indie" that would also be nominated in the Indie category. Indie is one of those loose terms. I did mention that the year being so stacked may result in zero indies this time.

As for RE4R, it's of course purely subjective. RE1 Remake remains in my top 15~ games of all time, much better than the original. But I don't agree on nominating remakes in such a stacked year (and I didn't expect it). It's safe to say that a number of publications think likewise, and wouldn't just nominate a remake over a more original contender they think is "slightly worse".

RE4R making it this far means that whatever it has going for it outweighs its inherent flaw as a remake (namely: something that has already been partly experienced). I think being a remake does detract points (like remasters but to a lesser degree), but RE4R was just "that good".