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[adamsapple]

Clearing the way for Shadow of the Erdtree to win GoTY.

 

[nial]

Clearing the way for Shadow of the Erdtree to win GoTY.

Considering that they're just saying it NOW, eh...

 

[adamsapple]

Considering that they're just saying it NOW, eh...

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]

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.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

less space for Dragon Age. Hopefully

 

[Shifty1897]

Remakes, remasters, and DLC expansions should be eligible for GOTY and awards, if they're that good.

 

[Robb]

So theoretically a single added character to , say, Super Smash Bros., could be eligible as GOTY?

That’s absolutely ridiculous and just devalues the award(s). Well, if they had any value to begin with.

 

[LordCBH]

That’s retarded. DLC should have its own category. The Elden Ring dlc is phenomenal yes, but it should not be in the running for GOTY

Literally just an excuse for him to suck From’s dick again.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Shattered Space here we go .

 

[Heisenberg007]

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!

 

[Calico345]

 

[Danjin44]

For me personally I dont care the awards shows, I already have personal GOTY.

 

[Bridges]

They're clearing the way for Multiversus to win Game of the Year for adding The Powerpuff Girls last season

 

[realcool]

where's "highest grossing microtransaction", the most important award in gaming?

 

[Loomy]

Remakes/remasters should all be lumped in with new releases. DLC/Expansion should be in 1 category "Best expansion content" or whatever they want to call it.

 

[lh032]

i dont think ER DLC is going to win GOTY

 

[Magic Carpet]

I'll wait and watch the awards show remake next year. Higher frame rates and resolution, you can see the nose hairs.

 

[AJUMP23]

Shadow of the erdtree nomination and win incoming. It is very good.

 

[Robb]

i dont think ER DLC is going to win GOTY

Yeah, I think it’s obvious this year’s GOTY is Horse Armor, from the 2024 update of Skyrim - Special Edition.

 

[Superkewl]

I interpret this as them giving themselves more room to oust titles they deem to be "problematic"

 

[Kacho]

I got my popcorn ready if the nominees are filtered through ResetEra

 

[april6e]

This is extremely stupid. DLC/expansions/etc. should have its own category. I guess Erdtree auto wins now due to Fromsoftware's popularity.

 

[Fess]

Shadow of the Erdtree for me then.

Same rules on NeoGAF?

 

[Heisenberg007]

i dont think ER DLC is going to win GOTY

It must have been decided already. They wouldn't have arbitrary bent the rules otherwise.

 

[solecon64]

I want Shadow of the Erdtree to win just so I can complain that a PS4 game gets GOTY 4 years into this generation. Fucking embarrassing.

 

[xenosys]

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?

 

[Madflavor]

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]

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?

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.

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.

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]

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.

 

[Da1337Vinci]

With this statement is real possibility that every goty nominee is a japanese game.

 

[Hrk69]

DLC's definitely should have their own category

 

[Little Chicken]

Of course, Sony have nothing so naturally the "rules" change so SH2 rehash can be nominated

 

[firegamer273]

if that is the case no one is gonna stop shadow of the erdtree from taking goty .

 

[March Climber]

Of course, Sony have nothing so naturally the "rules" change so SH2 rehash can be nominated

The remake addition wasn't new, everything else is. Remakes have made it into nominations years prior.

 

[Stu_Hart]

Haha, elden ring could win again as shadow of the erdtree was really good, and we see miyazaki on stage. This is going to be hilarious.

 

[Big Baller]

Thanks Geoff

 

[begotten]

I don't mind the change, but how about announce it at the start of the year instead of a few weeks prior to the event, they're just making it look bad.

 

[Dacvak]

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]

I don't get what people see in this show.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Game Awards

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Remakes? No problem.
Remasters? That’s a stretch.
DLC? From Software fans will really do anything to rig the game.

 

[ahtlas7]

Geoff K. Awards

Next they’ll be nominating patches.

 

[Tunned]

Who cares about this crap? All this is as useless as the Oscars. I'll just watch a day later and skip to all the game reveals, that's all I'm interested in.

 

[DavidGzz]

remasters

Hard disagree with this. A remaster as in the exact same game with a facelift? Nope. Remakes like SH2, yes.

 

[Mozzarella]

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.

 

[begotten]

Who cares about this crap? All this is as useless as the Oscars. I'll just watch a day later and skip to all the game reveals, that's all I'm interested in.

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.

 

[cormack12]

One of the blandest and safest ways to avoid the veilguard controversy

 

[NeonDelta]

dlc should not be eligible unless its standalone. Such BS

 

[Loomy]

dlc should not be eligible unless its standalone. Such BS

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]

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.

Absolutely. Best expansion award

 

[Jesb]

Who even cares about what this show does.