GRcade 2023 Game of the Year Awards - The Results

Chalmers: Welcome to the 2023 GRCade Game of the Year Awards, I’m your host Supernintendo Chalmers and along side me is none other than my useless sidekick SKIINNNNEEERRR!!!



Skinner: Thank you Superintendent Chalmers! We’ve got seven categories to get through this evening, and first up is the Best Graphics of 2023, now we all love a visually appealing image while playing (no context thread ahoy!) and we had multiple games up for consideration for the best graphics.

Chalmers: That’s right and while Spider-man 2 and the remaster of Metroid Prime came close there was one game which took the general consensus so without further ado, the winner of best graphics is…….

Best Graphics
This award recognises the game with the best visuals. This could encompass graphics, art style, lighting, animation, etc.
Eligible: Any game released in 2023

Previous winners:


THE WINNER


Chalmers: Moving swiftly on, we’re now going to present the award for best sound in 2023….

Skinner: If you don’t mind I think I’ll take over this award, after all I’m some what of a musical genius you know….



Chalmers: SKINNNEERRR!!!! You sucked and you know it. Anyway moving on we had quite a few nominees in this category but two stood above the rest, the surprising Hi-Fi Rush which could only must second place and there was one outright winner. Top of the pops, the one who sung the loudest, the one…. Ok you get it. The Best Sound of 2023 is…….

Best Sound
This award recognises the game with the best audio. This could encompass music, score, sound effects, sound editing, sound mixing, voice acting, etc
Eligible: Any game released in 2023

Previous winners:


THE WINNER


Chalmers: And now we move onto Best Multiplayer. The category where you need friends or the ability to play online….

Skinner: I don’t have friends, and mother doesn’t let me talk to strangers online.



Chalmers: Right just sit here and sniff this and you’ll make all the friends you’ll ever need. Anyway there was only one real winner in this category so lets get on with it!

Best multiplayer
This award recognises the game with the best multiplayer (local or online). This should include the game itself, but also accessibility and ease of match-making, etc
Eligible: Any game released in 2023

Previous winners:

THE WINNER



Skinner: We really need to be independent you know, like really independent, none of this big triple a stuff, no big companies, no big publishers, you know just you on your own without the man holding you down, producing whatever you want, creating whatever….

Chalmers: Ooookay think you need to stop sniffing now and come back to reality. As Skinner was trying to say, the next category is for Best Indie Game of the year. Now we had A LOT of nominations this year but there was one that just pipped Jusant and Highland Song to the post. So without further ado;

Best indie game
This award recognises the best indie game that was released throughout the year; created by independent game developers, rather than those who work for large development studios or publishers like Sega and Ubisoft
Eligible: Any game released in 2023

Previous winners:

THE WINNER




Skinner: Superintendent Chalmers! Good news I’ve got the results for the Console of the year award. It’s a complete shock but you can double check the results in my office right now, come on!

Chalmers: JAAAAWWWWAAAA!!!! The playdate will never win Console of the Year, no matter how you try to rig it by having OrgangeRKN vote for it! Now get out so I can continue the awards in peace.



Best console/system
This award recognises the console or gaming system that has had the best support/features and showing in 2023. Such as exclusive line-up, new system launch, services offered.
Eligible: Any console or system available

Previous winners:


THE WINNER



Skinner: Sir I’m sorry about that, I did not enjoy whatever that was you made me sniff… but more pressing concerns the next category we have a draw! It’s literally neck and neck.

Chalmers: Hmmm, well I haven’t made my vote yet, so I vote for this one. There you go, no issue here. Get rid of that and right out the new award right now.


Most anticipated game
This award recognizes the game members of GRcade are most looking forward to that has not yet been released.
Eligible: Any game that has been officially announced (so still no Half-Life 3 please), but not yet released.

Previous winners:


THE WINNER



Skinner: Next up is the biggest disappointment of 2023. I do wonder what it’s going to be? Owning an Xbox myself I’ve not seen many disappointments this year…. Oh actually.

Chalmers: I’ll tell you what, let’s both think of what our biggest disappointment is and say it at the same time… ready? One…two…three…


Both: REDFALL….

Chalmers: Actually checking the list here it’s only number two on the disappointments. I’ll let everyone think about what it could be while I stand here and have a real smug look being a PlayStation owner….

Biggest Disappointment of the year
Before we reach the main event and celebrate the very best of the year, how about those titles that looked so good but ended up being a big disappointment? What was your biggest disappointment in 2023?
Eligible: Any game that released this year and didn’t live up to your expectations and/or the hype leading up to it.
Previous winners: BRAND NEW FOR 2023

THE WINNER



Skinner: Ah here we go sir, the big one, the award everyone has been waiting for, the title that defines a year. The GRcade 2023 Game of the Year! And oh boy do we have a wide platter of games on offer here, picked up direct from Photek.



Chalmers: SKINNNEERRR!!! I told you not to trust him and his Xbox fanboyism, see he’s trying to hide Starfield into every nomination!



Chalmers: Anyway there was really only two nominations to take seriously this year and it’s criminal that Baldur’s Gate 3 got so little recognition from the forum but that’s the joys of public voting. Unfortunately Resident Evil 4 could only muster second place because there really was only one game that was going to win….

GRcade Game of the Year 2023
The big one. This award recognises the best game of the year.
Eligible: Any game released in 2023

Previous winners:


THE WINNER



Chalmers: And there we have it, the 2023 Game of the Year Awards, done and dusted. From both myself and Skinner, thank you very much and have a good evening, say goodbye Seymour.

Skinner: Goodbye Seymour!



Chalmers: Idiot.

Thought I'd try something different, not sure if I like it, definitely have too much time on my hands....

I can’t believe this! What an absolute farce! Oh wait my pick won? Never mind

Well done Chalmers, nice fun award presentation.

RE4 was robbed by the forum’s Nintendo bias, as was Alan Wake, otherwise a good set of awards. Good job.

Great show! And a decent set of winners. I'm glad RE4 won something at least. Can't complain about TOTK.

Thanks again for running/hosting!

Happy with those results! Thanks for organising Chalmers!

Brilliant.

Glad Sea of Stars won the best indie.

Why, there's no Dave the Diver here at the GRcade GOTY awards either.


Am I so out of touch?


No, it's the forumites who are wrong.

Great awards, Chalmers! Thanks for running them and putting all that effort in!

Well done on a successful awards show and putting in all that effort!

A good set of worthy winners.

Thanks for this. Love the presentation.

Great way to do the awards!

What an effort, bravo

Loved that, well played!

Great job, really well done Chalmers!

Pretty decent results overall, glad TotK took the top award as it thoroughly deserved it - an absolute gem of a game.

I agree with Skiner and Chalmers though, Redfall should have walked disappointment. Starfield was a bit crap, but it comes from a studio on a clear downward trajectory and never looked like being anything other than a let down - Arkane have released nothing but bangers so Redfall was a proper let down!

Great flawless presentation, but a slightly lousy set of winners.

Excellent awards show, bravo!

Knoyleo wrote:
Why, there's no Dave the Diver here at the GRcade GOTY awards either.


Am I so out of touch?


No, it's the forumites who are wrong.

Great awards, Chalmers! Thanks for running them and putting all that effort in!

The presentation was excellent, the winners were meh.

Great stuff Chalmers. Thoroughly enjoyed that!

Incredible work JChalmers

JC... hehe! Great work! I'm sure that the Playdate must have been runner-up .