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[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] highlights the quest's cult status among fans, stating that "the Baron's deeply sad tale is the first time some players realize the game is something special, [earning] the Bloody Baron a spot on our best characters of last decade list."<ref name="Polygon">{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/deals/2020/2/10/21131767/tales-of-the-witcher-bloody-baron-art-fan-poster-crowsmack-rainock | title = Check out this cool, pulp poster for The Witcher 3 | publisher = Polygon | first = Ryan | last = Gilliam }}</ref> They further describe the Bloody Baron's quest as "the standout moment in ''The Witcher 3''".<ref name="Polygon70">{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/11/27/20974490/greatest-video-game-characters-2019-2010-skyrim-witcher-splatoon | title = The 70 best video game characters of the decade | publisher = Polygon }}</ref>
[https://gameshifu.com/how-to-get-the-witcher-3-family-matters-best-ending/ The quest] has made several top 10 lists on TheGamer, including those for the game's most heartbreaking moments<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blackman |first=Talisa |date=2021-04-03 |title=The 10 Most Heartbreaking Moments In The Witcher 3 |url=https://www.thegamer.com/witcher-3-sad-heartbreaking-moments/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref> and moments they hope to see in the [[Video game adaptation|adapted television series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyche |first=Jerrad |date=2021-02-01 |title=The Witcher: 10 Characters From The Witcher 3 Fans Hope Appear On The Netflix Show |url=https://www.thegamer.com/witcher-characters-game-netflix/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref> TheGamer also calls the quest the peak of the game's storytelling,<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jade |date=2021-08-09 |title=The Witcher 3's Storytelling Peaked With The Bloody Baron |url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-witcher-3-bloody-baron/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref> further listing it as one of the most meaningful choices that can only be understood through a replay<ref>{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Caesar Michael |date=2021-05-06 |title=10 Things In The Witcher 3 You Only Catch On A Replay |url=https://www.thegamer.com/witcher-3-secrets-details-replay/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref> and one of the game's darkest, most difficult choices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leroy |first=Kath |date=2021-01-02 |title=10 Of The Darkest Things You Can Do In Witcher 3 |url=https://www.thegamer.com/witcher-3-darkest-things/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Isaiah |date=2020-06-06 |title=The Witcher 3: The 5 Worst Things You Can Decide To Do (& The 5 Best) |url=https://www.thegamer.com/witcher-3-best-worst-choices-geralt-ciri-ending/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Natividad |first=Sid |date=2020-07-20 |title=The Witcher 3: 5 Difficult Decisions To Make During Ladies Of The Wood Quest (& 5 That Are Easy) |url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-witcher-3-difficult-decisions-make-during-ladies-wood-quest-easy/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref> The site also attributes two of the game's most heartbreaking cut-scenes<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jessey |first=Ben |date=2020-07-23 |title=Witcher 3: The Battle Of Kaer Morhen & 9 Other Heart-Breaking Cut Scenes |url=https://www.thegamer.com/witcher-3-heart-breaking-cut-scenes-battle-of-kaer-morhen/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref> and two of the game's most deserved deaths to the quest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leroy |first=Kath |date=2020-11-13 |title=The Witcher 3: Every Character Death, Ranked By How Deserved It Was |url=https://www.thegamer.com/witcher-3-every-character-death-ranked/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref>
"Family Matters" was awarded ''Best Gaming Moment'' at the 2015 [[Golden Joystick Awards]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-34679591 | title = Golden Joysticks 2015: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt wins five gaming awards | publisher = BBC }}</ref> Developer [[Chris Avellone|Chris Avallone]] cited the critical reception of the quest as a reason for hiring the same writers on the game ''[[Dying Light 2]]''.<ref name="DyingLight2">{{cite web | url = https://www.pcgamer.com/the-witcher-3s-bloody-baron-writers-are-working-on-dying-light-2/ | title = The Witcher 3's 'Bloody Baron' writers are working on Dying Light 2 | publisher = PC Gamer | first = Andy | last = Chalk }}</ref>
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