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 4 points 5 days 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 5 points 5 days 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.

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 9 points 5 days 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.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Asset reuse happens all the time even between sequels.