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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Clearing the way for Shadow of the Erdtree to win GoTY.
The Game Awards: Expansions, DLC, Remakes, Remasters All Eligible for All Categories
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Clearing the way for Shadow of the Erdtree to win GoTY.
nial
Member
Considering that they're just saying it NOW, eh...Clearing the way for Shadow of the Erdtree to win GoTY.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I'm sure they're saying it now so there's no outrage when the nominations get announced in the next couple of days.
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
Yeah, this is the sign of a poor year.
Silent Hill 2: Remake
Persona 3 Reload: Remake
Dragon's Dogma 2: Rehash/Glorified Remaster of DD1
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Remake
The only new games that have a chance at nomination are Metaphor Rehashtastico, Black Myth: Ripoff, Zelda Echoes of Boredom, Astro Bot and Helldivers.
Astro Bot's apparently a good game, but clearly not one that would win GOTY in a more competitive lineup. Helldivers 2 winning would be like Overwatch winning in 2016. Not the proudest thing.
Silent Hill 2: Remake
Persona 3 Reload: Remake
Dragon's Dogma 2: Rehash/Glorified Remaster of DD1
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Remake
The only new games that have a chance at nomination are Metaphor Rehashtastico, Black Myth: Ripoff, Zelda Echoes of Boredom, Astro Bot and Helldivers.
Astro Bot's apparently a good game, but clearly not one that would win GOTY in a more competitive lineup. Helldivers 2 winning would be like Overwatch winning in 2016. Not the proudest thing.
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
less space for Dragon Age. Hopefully 
Shifty1897
Member
Remakes, remasters, and DLC expansions should be eligible for GOTY and awards, if they're that good.
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Geoff bending the rules this year to give Shadow of the Erdtree a GOTY. They didn't include Phantom Liberty last year because "DLCs don't qualify."
Gross!
Gross!
Blank Space Invader
Gold Member
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
I'll wait and watch the awards show remake next year. Higher frame rates and resolution, you can see the nose hairs.
Robb
Gold Member
Yeah, I think it's obvious this year's GOTY is Horse Armor, from the 2024 update of Skyrim - Special Edition.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
It must have been decided already. They wouldn't have arbitrary bent the rules otherwise.
xenosys
Member
SotE is probably getting nominated. They didn't put out this catch all disclaimer before Resident Evil 4 was nominated last year, which means they're trying to get ahead of the DLC as GOTY accusations.
Question is, that's leaves two spots instead of three as Metaphor, Rebirth and Astro Bot are all getting nominated. So, which game is going to miss out?
Question is, that's leaves two spots instead of three as Metaphor, Rebirth and Astro Bot are all getting nominated. So, which game is going to miss out?
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Madflavor
Member
Am I really expected to be mad at getting remakes when they legit have been good, and have been better than most shit coming out? This isn't like movie remakes where 95% of them are garbage. Video Game remakes so far have a very strong track record. I'm perfectly happy with reliving the glory days in HD with updated controls if modern game developers can't make interesting and innovative shit anymore.
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
There's barely anything coming out that isn't a remake or remaster. Hell, each showcase has a slew of games that are already out.
All of the development resources going into remakes, remasters and ports could be going to new and interesting stuff. The opportunity cost is way higher than it is for film.
"Innovative"? Well it's not 2004 anymore, so no. But that's not what's required.
Generally, it's not healthy for us to feed into this mentality of reliving the glory days. At some point, you won't have any more games to remaster, and half a generation would've been spent backtracking in IP.
Doom85
Member
To me, DLCs, no matter how high the quality, are just adding on to an existing game, they should not be eligible for awards targeted at new games of the year.
It's different if we're talking about a category that is almost exclusively designed for games that receive constant updates which would mainly be the mobile game category. I'll be hoping Honkai Star Rail gets nominated again for Best Mobile, but that's a sub-medium of gaming designed to be constantly updated with new content.
But standard console/PC games are not that. If they want to make a bigger focus on the Best Expansion/DLC award, go for it, but they should not count as a new game of the year.
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Da1337Vinci
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With this statement is real possibility that every goty nominee is a japanese game.
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Little Chicken
Member
Of course, Sony have nothing so naturally the "rules" change so SH2 rehash can be nominated 
firegamer273
Member
if that is the case no one is gonna stop shadow of the erdtree from taking goty .
March Climber
Member
The remake addition wasn't new, everything else is. Remakes have made it into nominations years prior.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
In a year of recycled and polished nostalgia—much of it being great but still void of originality—if Astro Bot doesn't win then I'll continue to think exactly what I do right now; the game awards are a gigantic waste of time and Geoff is a nutsack wrinkle.
Cakeboxer
Member
I don't get what people see in this show.
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NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
Remakes? No problem.
Remasters? That's a stretch.
DLC? From Software fans will really do anything to rig the game.
Remasters? That's a stretch.
DLC? From Software fans will really do anything to rig the game.
DavidGzz
Gold Member
Hard disagree with this. A remaster as in the exact same game with a facelift? Nope. Remakes like SH2, yes.
Mozzarella
Member
I think Remasters shouldn't be considered.
Remakes are fine since they can feel different sometimes
DLCs shouldn't as well, they require the base game so technically they are not a game.
Remakes are fine since they can feel different sometimes
DLCs shouldn't as well, they require the base game so technically they are not a game.
begotten
Member
You underestimate how many & much perennially online losers need to be validated by faux Game Awards for games they may or may not have even played because they will never find it anywhere else.
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Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
It's fine if it is, but have it be its own category. Put the DLC for ER, Diablo 4, NMS, FF4, etc and have them fight it out. But don't put Elden Ring DLC with every other full release for the year.
NeonDelta
Member
Absolutely. Best expansion award
