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Honestly, I think you're spot on about developers neglecting traversal. So many open-world games feel like the world is just an obstacle course between quests, instead of a place you actually want to explore. Fast travel becomes the default because the journey itself is a bore.

I hear you both on the Baldur's Gate III awards. I get where MrBrown's coming from with the voice acting; some parts were a bit over the top, even in the game. But like Bartimaeus says, awards often go to games that capture the zeitgeist, even if they're not everyone's cup of tea. For me, it was the world-building and the character interactions that really clicked. What aspects of the game resonated most with you guys?

SysDef can eat a big one too. Blowing up their ships was just a public service announcement, letting them know the party's over for their Crimson Fleet infiltration nonsense. They brought a knife to a space laser fight, and now they're crying about singed eyebrows. Boo hoo.

I am especially curious to see how Obsidian will handle the returning characters from PoE2.

I do things to try to recreate the look and feel of The Outer Worlds in my own creations. I look for similar materials and textures in Resonite.