Dragon Age: The Veilguard Has Somehow Won A Game of The Year Award

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GOTY Declared By Time Magazine!

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  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard is arguably one of the most criticized games this year. 
  • Despite being surrounded by massive controversy, Time Magazine gave it Game of the Year. 
  • Many fans made fun of the list as Black Myth: Wukong was at number 7, and Metaphor ReFantazio wasn’t even on the list. 

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been highly criticized due to it featuring a lot of ‘woke stuff’ in-game. Many fans have claimed that this agenda seems forced, as there is even a cutscene that lectures you for 2 minutes on misgendering someone.

That isn’t the only negative part of the game, as many fans have even claimed that it didn’t feel like a Dragon Age game. Due to that, a massive poll suggested that over 90% of the players didn’t enjoy it. Despite that, The Veilguard has won a Game of the Year award.

Why it matters: Dragon Age: The Veilguard‘s writing is considered dehumanized and terrible by an influenced director, and the list just goes on. So, it being the best game of 2024 seems a little bit off.

Time Magazine has named the latest game in the Dragon Age series Game of the Year 2024. It wasn’t even nominated for the award at TGA 2024, and yet one of the most famous magazines has awarded it the most prestigious award

The magazine has ranked 10 games where Dragon Age: The Veilguard is at the 1st spot. Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth are at the 2nd and 3rd spot, respectively. Black Myth: Wukong, the biggest hit of 2024, is at the 7th spot

It should also be noted that the magazine included Alan Wake 2 Night Springs and The Lake House. So it includes DLCs, but Shadow of the Erdtree is nowhere to be seen. 

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Fans are also trolling it for this ranking. Some are even calling it a ‘Happy April Fools’ moment, which explains the situation nicely.

Yeah that’s a wild list. This is a good argument for why non-gaming sites/forums/etc shouldn’t be involved in stuff like the Game Awards.

Also, Metaphor ReFantazio isn’t even on the list, one of the GOTY contenders at TGA 2024. Fans might not like this list by Time Magazine, but The Game Awards declaring a winner would have a lot more impact.

What do you think of the top Time Magazine declaring Dagon Age: The Veilguard as Game of the Year? Do you agree with its top 10 list? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below, or join the discussion at the official Tech4Gamers forums.

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