{"id":989268,"date":"2026-01-07T14:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=459117"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:48:19","slug":"dragon-age-won-the-game-awards-first-goty-10-years-ago-is-it-about-to-happen-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dragon-age-won-the-game-awards-first-goty-10-years-ago-is-it-about-to-happen-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Age won The Game Awards\u2019 first GOTY 10 years ago. Is it about to happen again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Three characters from Dragon Age: The Veilguard posing with weapons drawn, superimposed over a background depicting The Game Awards statuette\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Graphic: Matt Patches\/Polygon | Source images: Bioware\/Electronic Arts, The Game Awards\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dragon-age-won-the-game-awards-first-goty-10-years-ago-is-it-about-to-happen-again.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Ten years ago, the recipient of Game of the Year at Geoff Keighley\u2019s inaugural The Game Awards was <em>Dragon Age: Inquisition<\/em>. This might come as a surprise. While it was well received at the time, sold well, and remains beloved by many fans, <em>Inquisition<\/em> occupies an awkward spot in gaming culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In 2014, it was overshadowed by noisy online sensations like <em>Hearthstone<\/em> and <em>Destiny<\/em>; the following year, it was fully supplanted as the standard-bearer for epic role-playing games by <em>The Witcher 3<\/em>. It also sits firmly in the shade of what happened next to its developer, BioWare, which spent the subsequent decade wrestling with the failures of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2017\/4\/5\/15190250\/mass-effect-andromeda-patches-animation-early-access\"><em>Mass Effect: Andromeda<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>and <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/how-biowares-anthem-went-wrong-1833731964\"><em>Anthem<\/em><\/a>, and struggling to keep development of a <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/the-past-and-present-of-dragon-age-4-1833913351\">Dragon Age sequel<\/a> on track. <em>Inquisition<\/em> is not forgotten, exactly, but nor has it taken a permanent spot in the gaming canon. It\u2019s just a game that came out once and that some people played.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">So it might seem odd to predict that the Dragon Age series is about to win its second consecutive GOTY. But, while I am not quite ready to do that \u2014 that will have to wait until we see reviews for <em>Dragon Age: The Veilguard<\/em>, which has an Oct. 31 release date \u2014 the truth is that the stars are perfectly aligned for BioWare to repeat that feat. At this stage, Game of the Year is <em>The Veilguard<\/em>\u2019s to lose.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe title=\"Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Official Release Date Trailer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g8DkDQhPx2A?rel=0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">First, consider that a new Dragon Age game has a natural advantage at The Game Awards, and not just because the series has won before. As I laid out in my analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/awards\/450688\/what-makes-game-of-the-year-tgas\">what makes a Game of the Year<\/a>, TGA\u2019s voting jury has a <em>very<\/em> strong inclination toward single-player games in either the RPG or action-adventure categories, preferably with strong narrative and performance elements, and preferably with AAA production values. <em>Dragon Age: The Veilguard <\/em>ticks all those boxes. It\u2019s also a more comfortable proposition for the jury than some of the other 2024 games that tick the same boxes, like Capcom\u2019s unusual and divisive <em>Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2<\/em>. If it reviews well enough \u2014 The Game Awards\u2019 large jury is mostly composed of critics from the games media \u2014 it should easily secure a GOTY nomination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Secondly, most of <em>The Veilguard<\/em>\u2019s competition has some kind of asterisk against it. <em>Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth<\/em>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/awards\/450195\/game-of-the-year-game-awards-frontrunners\">current frontrunner<\/a>, is already fading in the memory; it was released in February, and it didn\u2019t sell spectacularly well. <em>Astro Bot<\/em> is a critical darling, but as a story-free, family-friendly platforming romp, it belongs to a genre that TGA historically doesn\u2019t take that seriously. <em>The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom<\/em> is a minor entry in the series with a slightly wobbly critical reputation \u2014 its Metascore of 85 is dangerously low for GOTY contention. Atlus\u2019 <em>Metaphor: ReFantazio<\/em> is a forthcoming RPG with fantastic buzz, but it\u2019s a game by a developer operating deep within its niche rather than appealing to a wider audience, as most GOTY winners have done.<\/p>\n<p>As if that weren\u2019t enough, other potential contenders have vacated the frame. <em>Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/em>\u2019s December release date is after TGA\u2019s cutoff. More significantly, <em>Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/456349\/assassins-creed-shadows-delay-star-wars-outlaws-sales\">has been delayed<\/a> into next year. Whether or not it would have been a likely GOTY nominee, it would have competed strongly with <em>The Veilguard<\/em> for media coverage and mindshare in the final months of 2024. In terms of AAA single-player games, BioWare and publisher EA now have an almost completely clear run this fall, with no rivals to speak of.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dragon-age-won-the-game-awards-first-goty-10-years-ago-is-it-about-to-happen-again.png\" alt=\"Adventurers approach a statue of two giant golden hands in an overgrown temple\" title=\"Adventurers approach a statue of two giant golden hands in an overgrown temple\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In fact, <em>Dragon Age: The Veilguard<\/em>\u2019s biggest rival, and perhaps the biggest external roadblock it faces on its path to GOTY, is not a new release but a former winner. <em>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/em> won GOTY in 2023, was universally acclaimed by critics, and redefined what many players expect from a traditional fantasy RPG. Its hardcore game mechanics, strong links to tabletop gaming, and emphasis on player freedom captured the moment, while the Dragon Age team seems to have taken its series in the opposite direction with <em>The Veilguard<\/em>, marketing it with a slick, more action-focused style. <em>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/em>\u2019s runaway success is probably a good thing for <em>The Veilguard <\/em>overall \u2014 it\u2019s proven that a large audience hungry for meaty RPG campaigns still exists. But, in terms of its GOTY chances, the jury is bound to be measuring <em>The Veilguard<\/em>\u2019s achievements against those of a game that many are happy to call a masterpiece. <em>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/em> casts a long shadow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Dragon Age: The Veilguard<\/em> looks good; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/impressions\/452864\/dragon-age-the-veilguard-preview-pc\">we\u2019ve been very encouraged<\/a> by what we\u2019ve played so far. When reviews hit, we will know whether it is likely to win Game of the Year. If it achieves a Metascore of 90 or more, it would be foolish to bet against it. There are very few obstacles to <em>The Veilguard<\/em> repeating the trick <em>Inquisition<\/em> pulled off in 2014. It just needs to be good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/awards\/459117\/dragon-age-the-veilguard-game-awards-chances\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years ago, the recipient of Game of the Year at Geoff Keighley\u2019s inaugural The Game Awards was Dragon Age: Inquisition. This might come as a surprise. While it was well received at the time, sold well, and remains beloved by many fans, Inquisition occupies an awkward spot in gaming culture. In 2014, it was overshadowed by noisy online sensations like Hearthstone and Destiny; the following year, it was fully supplanted as the standard-bearer for epic role-playing games by The Witcher 3. It also sits firmly in the shade of what happened next to its developer, BioWare, which spent the subsequent decade wrestling with the failures of Mass Effect: Andromeda and Anthem, and struggling to keep development of a Dragon Age sequel on track. Inquisition&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dragon-age-won-the-game-awards-first-goty-10-years-ago-is-it-about-to-happen-again\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":989269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-989268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dragon Age won The Game Awards\u2019 first GOTY 10 years ago. Is it about to happen again? | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ten years ago, the recipient of Game of the Year at Geoff Keighley\u2019s inaugural The Game Awards was Dragon Age: Inquisition. 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