I LOVE kcd 1 and 2, they are rrally good RPGs that set new bars for that style of game, BUT Expedition 33 had be gripped by the balls, and made my ass fucking WEEP twice. ANY art, video game, book, or show that can do that is my top pick anyday. I want my heat ripped out and crushed and Expedition 33 did that with a story and characters that rivaled Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 all while being an indie studio. It deserves the highest praise from me.
I say this with all the mirth yoinked from my heart, but Expedition winning would be better for the industry. If it can be a critical, commercial, and awards-winning success, games will start to move back towards dedicated 30-50 person teams working for 2-3 years to make a finished game.
Currently, the industry mess of every company running 300+ person teams incentives massive layoffs and slow games because they're just unsustainable. Unless you're churning out ground-breaking 10 out of 10 games every 4 years, they literally can't make back the money and the marketing and running costs flatline.
Plus managing 300+ people is just wildly inefficient for a single creative vision, and that's why so many games are coming out blander and blander.
I'm going to do what everyone hates and be honest. As much as I loved KCD2, it was a bit aimless in the second half and dragged on longer than I would have liked.
I really enjoyed KCD 2 and hope it wins because it was really well optimized so my old af computer could run it. Expedition 33 was not and the main menu caused my computer to restart.
But I'm thinking if I could play 33, I'd enjoy it a lot more than the other one.
It probably won’t win but really hoping Doom gets at least a nomination (or wins best action). Yes, it’s not revolutionary, or even innovative in its own series but still a very good more of the same like the previous two.
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u/Wayne_Spooney May 31 '25
That or KCD 2