NoThisIsPatrick

I really want to sit down and have a Q&A with developers who think using AI for important artistic aspects of a game is okay. If you didn't have the time before, how do you have the time to completely redo it?

Dragon Age: Veilguard was a good game, and 1.3 million players is not bad. Corporate greed and sales projections misconstrue what success really is, and it turned out to be a beautiful game in the end. I think we're missing the point here.

This was my Game of the Year. I have over 100 hours; the gameplay is just too addictive, and it's a must for anyone who loves action/adventure. The free content the studio has already given players is far beyond what other studios do. They have my complete respect.

Wow, this is amazing!! I've played for about 110 hours, and intend to keep playing while new content is released. Congrats to the team for bringing such an amazing experience to the PS5.

The story was great to me. I did not notice anything was wrong until I heard criticism from others. I actually think it was smarter to keep Eve less personable as I could think for myself while playing her. While, yes, every story can be made better, I don't think it was bad enough to warrant as much criticism as it got. It may even be a testament to the strength of everything else. Because the music, visuals, and gameplay were so amazing, maybe it drew attention to the part that wasn't A+. Regardless, it was my Game of the Year.

It SHOULD be instantly, but some studios and game series are given more of a grace period if their prior work was outstanding. For example, FF16 took me about 25 hours before quitting and deciding it wasn't for me. Boss battles and a few cutscenes pulled me through it, but the rest was a slog. It also depends on if I spent money on it or not. Since I sunk almost $60 into it, I went ahead and tried my best to like it. I really try to give games the benefit of the doubt, and it usually takes me about 15 - 20 hours to decide. As a side note, I only play games I have researched heavily through reviews and gameplay videos, so the quality threshold is higher than people who don't do that. They are almost always good, but FF16 is an example of a game that strung me along through flashy graphics, but ultimately annoying gameplay and TOO many cutscenes caused me to decide it was not good.

I still need to finish some of the new mini games and updates from the Nier DLC (I just platinumed Nier this week too), so I'm excited to get back in and check out the Christmas updates. It's a smart way to boost player time and engagement while also adding real value and fun all year. They're working hard, so I can't help but to support them!

Game of the Year should be Black Myth: Wukong, and Best Action Game should be Stellar Blade. I'm not against the Elden Ring expansion being nominated in general, but it shouldn't be in Game of the Year. It's not a game; it's a DLC. The structure and gameplay is based off an already completed project (which won Game of the Year already, mind you). There should be a DLC category because it's just so different (we're all gamers here, I don't have to explain why a DLC is eons different than a full game).