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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.

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[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] OrgunDonor@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours 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.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.xyz 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Asset reuse happens all the time even between sequels.

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day 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.

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago

Because you can game it?