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Game of the year nominees are:

  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Metaphor: Refantazio

Yes, DLCs are included in categories. Kind of ridiculous TBH.

  • Hal-5700XEnglish
    221·
    1 month ago

    How can Shadow of ErdTree be a contender for game of the year when it’s a DLC/expansion pack?

    • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
      84·
      1 month ago

      It’s bigger than lots of full games and has a proper beginning/middle/end. In the old days, it would have just been a sequel.

      • overload@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        5·
        1 month ago

        I love Elden Ring, but a lot of the asset work on making a game is done for the devs when they go to work on DLC. Not sure if its right to compare with games that had to make a full game from scratch. Haven’t played shadow of the erdtree yet though, maybe it is transformative.

        • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
          101·
          1 month ago

          Assets get reused all the time. Elden Ring base game is reusing assets from Sekiro and Dark Souls 3. I haven’t played Rebirth but I’m pretty sure it’s also reusing assets from the previous Final Fantasy remake.

    • OrgunDonor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      They adjusted the rules this year I believe, they now allow DLCs in GOTY, and also things like new seasons to games. It is dumb, and I personally think it removes what little credibility the game awards had(which wasn’t a lot to me).

      Will catch up on all the adverts that are if interest the next day.