Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at Bafta Games Awards

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:21:27 GMT
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Lae'zel is one of the main characters in Baldur's Gate 3.Baldur's Gate 3 led the pack at the 20th Bafta Game Awards, with five wins including the coveted best game title.

The role-playing game based on Dungeons & Dragons also scooped prizes for music and narrative, with an acting award for Andrew Wincott as fan-favourite devil Raphael.

There was some love for Nintendo's two big games of 2023, with wins for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros.

The game's lead writer Sarah Baylus had previously called it "An honour and a privilege" to collect the award for best narrative, while the game also picked up the EE Player's Choice prize, which is voted for by members of the public.

Borislav Slavov was one of five different people to collect awards for their work on Baldur's Gate 3.Elsewhere, while it missed out on the main prize, Dave the Diver game director Jaeho Hwang was enthusiastic as his sushi-restaurant-management game beat out big name rivals to pick up the award for game design.

"As everyone knows, last year was one of the biggest years in gaming history, so I was just happy to stand next to these incredible games - but now I'm bringing this heavy mask back to Korea!".

Jaeho Hwang joked that after his game was overlooked by other awards, he only came to cheer on others.

The awards come after a year peppered with blockbuster games, leading some to call it a vintage year in gaming.

Phil Wang, who hosted the show, made reference to this in his opening monologue, while others spoke up the quality of the games on show - with one presenter, YouTuber Jane Douglas, calling designing good video games "An art form".

All you need to know for tonight's Bafta Games Awards.

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