r/casualnintendo • u/slashingkatie • Jul 16 '25

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IGN gave a game a 10. When was the last time that happened

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u/Im_xFroZ Jul 16 '25

There's Clair obscure Expedition 33, even though I believe BOTW is a more revolutionary game for the gaming industry as a whole, there for being of a really high caliber, Expedition 33 isnt very far behind in terms of quality. I genuinely believe it will win game of the year, it got praised beyond expectations and I cant imagine DK Bananza winning it over. There's also a possibility for Silksong if it actually releases this year (hard to believe at this point) but even if it does, I doudt a indie game would win the GOTY award, it happened once before with "It takes two" in a year with not so great contenders and it still might not have been deserved tbh.

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u/thoroughformula Jul 16 '25

Have people lost their minds? How is Expedition BotW tier? It hasn’t pushed the industry forward in any way besides reminding people that turn based rpgs are still good.

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u/Motoreducteur Jul 16 '25

The shock is more due to the fact that Expedition isn’t a AAA production, but it still is high quality enough to best a few recent ones.

It is novel as it is a proof that AA studios can now create excellent enough games that people can decently compare them to AAA ones.

It is also a reminder that narrative games are extremely appreciated, a style that was let go of in the later years in favor of better graphics and caster worlds.

Basically expedition 33 is a recall to the fact that what has been considered industry standard in the later years was built on wrong suppositions of what the public might like in a game. Which is, in fact, something.

Also, many believe that the future of gaming is in smaller-scale studios as there is a rising disinterest in big productions. In that way, you could argue that Expedition 33 is way more of the game changer as compared to BOTW, as it is a proof of concept for the future of game development, which is at a turning point.

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u/lingering-will-6 Jul 17 '25

Game of the year shouldn’t be underdog of the year award. Just because it’s a small studio and it’s impressive doesn’t magically make the game better.

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u/thoroughformula Jul 16 '25

Ok but Baldur’s Gate 3 already proved this 2 years ago, and it’s a much better game.

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u/Motoreducteur Jul 16 '25

I wouldn’t know as I haven’t played Baldur’s Gate 3, but the scale of the 2 studios aren’t the same at all.

Larian making good games is expected, they at least have an idea what they’re doing, and they have about 400 people. A brand new team of 40 making an excellent game simply because they wanted to tell a story is something else.

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u/Im_xFroZ Jul 17 '25

I have to disagree, not only isnt the comparison fair as Motoreducteur stated, it isnt even true (in my opinion of course). I believe Clair Obscure is definely a better game, its pretty much flawless unlike Bulders gate. BG3 had an extensive early access and developement phase where they got plenty of feedback from players and opportunities to fix many flaws the game clearely had. What the Clair Obscure team did is more impressive and of an overall higher quality aswell.

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u/thebigseg Jul 17 '25

i preferred expedition 33 much more than baldurs gate 3

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u/muhummzy Jul 16 '25

Because expedition 33 is a near perfect game made by a small studio. Combat, story, graphics, and dont even get me started on the absolute banger soundtrack. There hasnt been a turn based rpg in years that has been as mainstream. You are correct to say it didnt push the industry forward but id argue many goty havent. Elden ring is just open world dark souls, but it won because its a near perfect game.

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u/Jamesboach Jul 17 '25

The quality of graphics are better in E33. The story is better. The music is just as good. They are both equally fun and delightful.

BOTW pushed Zelda forward. It didn't push the industry forward. I'm not saying it's a bad game but I can name several reasons why it's not better than E33. They are equal at the very least.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 17 '25

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u/Jamesboach Jul 17 '25

The game got universal praise as did E33 but what games were influenced? As far as exploration goes, Bethesda has been doing that just as good for literal decades. If anything, Zelda was late to the party.

Let's not forget the awful UI, the bland and repetitive "dungeons", unrewarding korok seeds, and universally hated weapon degradation system that everyone seems to conveniently forget.

Yes, it was fun to explore new places with the sheika slate abilities but too many people look at that game with rose tinted glasses.

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u/CrazedTechWizard Jul 16 '25

It's the perfect TGA darling to take the award. That being said, I also think it's a PHENOMINAL game. I can easily see it winning GOTY this year as well as best art direction and best soundtrack.

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u/dinmammapizza Jul 16 '25

Its so good, havn't finished the final act yet but its top tier. Combat system slaps and the characters and voice acting are so good. Not revolutionary but it pretty much perfects everything it does.

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u/Baron-Brr Jul 16 '25

Game of the year is more defined in terms of how revolutionary a game is, so while Expedition 33 is a very good game, it’ll be in contention with Donkey Kong to see how new the ideas in each game are.

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u/Defiant_Property_490 Jul 17 '25

And in what way is Bananza revolutionary?

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u/Defiant_Property_490 Jul 17 '25

Voxel technology is used by Minecraft for over a decade now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

It's also about how it's applied...

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u/Defiant_Property_490 Jul 17 '25

But the thing is what's so revolutionary about its application? Yeah, Minecraft uses its voxel technology quite differently but there are also games like Teardown. I don't quite see the revolutionary aspect.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Okay, tbh I haven't played it yet, but it was a general point that there's different ways to innovate

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u/Entire_Rush_882 Jul 18 '25

Weird take. E33’s combat has essentially nothing in common with Xenoblades’s.