GameSpot's 10 Best Games Of 2023

Another boring mainstream game list.
I think that's actually what gamers want - to argue over how to rank the same few big budget games.

If movie top 10s followed the same pattern they would consist of nothing but the year's biggest action blockbusters, and people would complain that the latest Marvel film was ranked below Fast and Furious.
 
Its not that good game, take away the potter theme and its only media-core, so its only the "potter" that is holding it high.

Disagree. I thought it was awesome. Definitely in my top 10 this year. But......opinions.

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Either way, Gamespot didn't even bother to review the game and that's what I was referring to by pretending it doesn't exist.
 
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Thats too many popular games. I need a list filled with indies that less than 100k people have played to make this a reputable list.
 
To those who said this list is shitty, feel free to list yours. I'm open to find good games to play from others' recommendations.
 
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It's not terrible but could use a few changes, let's call a spade a spade. It''s the safe list constructed too avoid drama.
 
Disagree. I thought it was awesome. Definitely in my top 10 this year. But......opinions.

Awkward John Krasinski GIF by Saturday Night Live


Either way, Gamespot didn't even bother to review the game and that's what I was referring to by pretending it doesn't exist.

Yep, Hogwarts Legacy was fucking great. Absolutely loved it. Easily my GOTY; I enjoyed it far more than other darlings like TOTK, and I'm someone who considered Zelda my all time favorite series, but has been questioning what exactly that means post BOTW, because I just don't like changes being made to that series.

Game "journalists" trying to bury Legacy and ignore its juggernaut sales is hilarious.
 
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So are lists basically just to give people fuel for arguing at this point? I csnt see a function they serve other than that these days.
 

No my sweet child, it's you. But all things being subjective as someone whose bought and completed 18 new releases this year I'm in a better position than most to create a top 10 of 2023, don't worry your pretty little head about it. I will say that I have yet to play BG3 and Octopath 2, both of which I know I'd love but who knows how much they would shake up my list.
 
Baldur's Gate 3 is Gamespot's 2023 GOTY!

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The developers knew that, first and foremost, the most crucial aspect of Dungeons & Dragons is encouraging and rewarding choice by trying to account for as many outcomes as possible, no matter how unlikely, every step of the way through the story. The result of honoring that ideal is the best game of 2023.
The game is just brilliant. Larian Studios has set a new benchmark for what developers can accomplish in a single-player RPG, and I won't be surprised if we see more studios attempt to emulate Baldur's Gate 3's success when it comes to designing choice-driven narratives. And whether anyone--perhaps even including Larian itself--can live up to that benchmark it has established is hardly a given.
 
I legit wonder after the way Hogwarts was treated in 2023, will they actually pretend GTAVI doesn't exist in 2025 if it's designated a boycott and pretend it doesn't exist game on the purple forum? I can't wait to find out!
 
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