Since its release in August last year, the CRPG "Baldur's Gate 3" created by Larian Studios has received high praise among players and the media, winning TGA, Golden Joystick, DICE and GDC in one fell swoop, becoming the fourth so-called "Grand Slam" after "The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim", "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" and "Elden Ring", and the magic of this game has not stopped!
When the doctor introduced the "Grand Slam" in the game industry to you before, I clearly remember that some players expressed different opinions in the comments, and they thought that the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards) game awards established by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts were also very valuable and could replace the position of the golden joystick. Whether it can be replaced or not, each player has their own opinion, and this article does not want to discuss this matter. Since BAFTA is also important, I propose the concept of a "grand slam", is there a game that can win all five of the year's bests?
Earlier, in the newly released BAFTA Game Awards, "Baldur's Gate 3" once again swept five awards, and won the awards! In the annual awards, "Alan Wake 2", "Super Mario Bros.: Marvel", "Dave the Diver", "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" and "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" once again lost to "Baldur's Gate 3", the latter also won the Best Sound, Narrative and Players' Choice awards, and Andrew who voiced Raphael the Mysterious Devil in the game Wincott won Best Supporting Actor.
Although many people thought that Baldur's Gate 3 would win the BAFTA of the Year based on the momentum and strength it had shown before, the BAFTA Awards have taken many unusual paths, such as: in 2023 (for the 2022 game awards), they gave the Game of the Year award to the indie game "Vampire Survivors", instead of the "Elden Ring", which was in full swing at the time, which surprised many players.
The doctor went to check the information again, and in 2017, when "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" was in the limelight, the BAFTA Best of the Year was given to the action-adventure game "Memories of Eddie Finch", and "Portal 2" won the 2011 BAFTA Game of the Year Award, stealing the opportunity for "The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim" to win the grand slam. Among the BAFTA Best Products of the Year, I have also seen slightly "outlierous" games such as "Return of the Dead" and "Interstellar Frontier".
To sum up, the three "Grand Slam" titles I knew before all failed in the BAFTA, and only "Baldur's Gate 3" persevered and became the first Game of the Year Grand Slam title in history! According to the statistics of the "Game of the Year-Award Tracker" website, "Baldur's Gate 3" has won more than 200 Game of the Year awards so far! In terms of winning awards, "Baldur's Gate 3" is invincible in 2023!
Baldur's Gate 3 won the award not only for the quality of its game, but also for the team behind it, Larian Studios. This game development company from Belgium has created an incredibly memorable game world with its extreme attention to detail and deep understanding of the art of games!