RPGs Hit Character Depth, Awards Clash
Summary
Deep character narratives in upcoming RPGs set high bars for storytelling, while major releases complicate annual industry award timelines.
- Character Focus Adriyan Rae highlights South of Midnight’s essential focus on interpersonal treatment 1.
- RPG Excellence Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is hailed as the author’s best RPG ever, set in 15th-century Bohemia 3.
- Awards Conflict GTA 6’s Nov 2026 release date directly challenges The Game Awards eligibility 7.
- Nostalgia & Sci-Fi Pluribus features a romantasy author immune to a global ‘Joining’ event 2.
- Game Forecasts Predictions for the six 2025 Game of the Year nominations are underway 4.
- 15th Century - Setting for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 in medieval Bohemia 3.
- November 19, 2026 - Scheduled release date for GTA 6, impacting GOTY eligibility 7.
- Six Games - Predicted number of top nominations for the 2025 Game of the Year award 4.
Key Moments
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South of Midnight is an essential video game story for everyone because it’s about how we treat each other.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is the best RPG I’ve ever played.
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GTA 6 might throw the 2026 Game of the Year vote into chaos by delaying its eligibility window.
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The Trails series' corniest character [Lloyd Bannings] is also its most powerful.
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Hazbin Hotel song 'Gravity' was released early by Prime Video.
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