Strange way to say it's just not good enough to get awards. I'm not "ghosted" by the Michelin guides every year, my cooking just isn't that good.

To add to other comments, Bethesda NPCs haven't aged well. Especially when they're right next to Baldur's Gate 3 NPCs. Starfield left a lot to be desired. Can't believe we've been lacking ES for this

According to the article, Starfield was still nominated for best RPG… so, not really ghosted. More like they got the participation award for the unfinished, under-baked game they put out.

It would have been insulting to the other devs if they were nominated for GOTY, because Starfield isn’t even in the same league as the other nominees and Bethesda should play those to see what an actual polished game feels like.

Because they ghosted us when we asked where the rest of this “25 year dream” game was

I mean, the best thing about Starfield for me was that watching the trailer inspired me to fire up No Man's Sky again after a couple years away.

But I guess sensational headlines get more clicks.

It's just not an exceptional game... I get that some like it, it has some great bits like the ship builder and the improved gunplay since Fallout4, but overall it falls short. Starfield's greatest flaw isn't the constant loading screens, the limited role playing mechanics, the dated engine, the empty planets, or the 10 other things people were dunking on it when it came out. You can definitely feel the death by a 1000 cuts, but it's major flaw for me is that the game is just bland, boring, and safe which in 2023 (especially for this type of story driven game) is unforgivable.

"ghosted" lmao, maybe it just didn't make the cut.

Was it because... It was a steaming plate of nothing? Hilarious that Bethesda used to be the gold standard for gaming, but they're still stuck in 2011

I honestly do love the game but like, this year was stacked lol. I had a blast with it but other stuff was better

Lol because it was not a good game.

Bethesda tactic: Half-ass your game development and let the modders finish the work without having to pay them!

Makes sense to me. Things that don't deserve awards tend not to receive any.

Maybe they'll kill gamebryo now.

Oh who am I kidding, they'll just say they made it better for ES6

Will it's unfinished. So yeah.

Man, I wish Todd would invite himself just like EA did with their starwars battlefront 2 ads in the middle of the event. It would be fun to see everyone deflecting questions such as "what did you like about starfield?"