Earlier this week, the full checklist of nominees had been revealed for The Game Awards 2023 and among the many celebrations of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 touchdown essentially the most nominations, some gamers had been left scratching their heads on the lack of recognition for Bethesda’s sci-fi RPG, Starfield. Fans have now responded to the information and because it seems, most of them have taken it surprisingly effectively.
Starfield launched again in September to a largely constructive reception from critics however a way more divisive reception from gamers who felt that it under-delivered on what Bethesda Game Studios is able to. Some additionally felt like the sport was good nevertheless it by no means lived as much as the bold heights of the developer’s previous titles like Skyrim. Over on the Starfield subreddit, followers started responding to the information that Starfield was nominated in only one class, Best RPG, for The Game Awards and missed out on a Game of the Year nod.
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“I imply, the sport has a lot wasted potential, it is sensible not being nominated,” wrote one Reddit consumer. Another wrote in response to the Game of the Year nominees:
“Starfield doesn’t come near any of these video games. It’s frustratingly uneven, stuffed with half-baked programs and unfulfilling quests. It doesn’t even ship on the essential ‘awe’ of area journey. If there was a ‘Best sport overhauled by mods a yr later’ class, Starfield would in all probability win in 2024.”
“I attempted so onerous to love Starfield, nevertheless it was so rattling tedious—I acquired bored,” mentioned one other consumer. “I used to be excited, I actually was. I liked Skyrim and I’ve performed by way of that sport thrice. However, this was simply an excessive amount of and uninteresting. The solely factor I appreciated was the area journey and that was extraordinarily restricted, not sufficient to maintain me taking part in.”
Naturally, there’s all the time two sides to the dialog. More, uh, passionate followers have additionally spoken out:
#JusticeforStarfield #fucktga #Xbox #Starfield pic.twitter.com/oDAClN2YAB
— Xbox Curator (@xboxcurator) November 14, 2023
Starfield deserved the GOTY nomination over same-y childrens’ 2D Mario sport #569846 pic.twitter.com/3PsrR0HhVy
— Synth Potato🥔 (@SynthPotato) November 13, 2023
Starfield is up for Best RPG at The Game Awards however as most have already prompt, it’s going to in all probability lose to Baldur’s Gate 3 which can be nominated for Game of the Year. Other Game of the Year nominees embody The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2.
Starfield is now out there for Xbox Series X/S and PC.
