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-5700X@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    91·
    11 hours ago

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

    • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      8 hours 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
        2·
        6 hours 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
          2·
          6 hours 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.