@Shredz I’m not conflating anything. You proposed, sarcastically, that IGA’s “standards” should carry authority even here. What an RPG is, or a good RPG, isn’t determined by eligibility rules beyond whether it functions as an RPG and is enjoyable.
Even if AI was used at some point in development, it doesn’t negate the work itself. The reason I mentioned Google is because AI is already integrated into the systems people use every day. That’s why these rules can’t be enforced at all, not just that they’re “hard” to enforce. You may dislike “AI,” but it’s here.
Taken seriously, IGA’s “standards” would disqualify IGA itself if anyone involved admitted to using AI in any productive capacity. E33 is already GOTY, which makes this feel more like signaling than a meaningful judgment of the work.
@Shredz The total lack of nuance in that comment. IGA has rules that it cannot possibly enforce, and it was by Sandfall's admission. For texture placeholders even. Now you have these other devs looking sideways afraid to say they even use google. This is an IGA issue and it doesn't cancel E33. Good luck avoiding "AI".
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Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 RPG of 2025
@Shredz I’m not conflating anything. You proposed, sarcastically, that IGA’s “standards” should carry authority even here. What an RPG is, or a good RPG, isn’t determined by eligibility rules beyond whether it functions as an RPG and is enjoyable.
Even if AI was used at some point in development, it doesn’t negate the work itself. The reason I mentioned Google is because AI is already integrated into the systems people use every day. That’s why these rules can’t be enforced at all, not just that they’re “hard” to enforce. You may dislike “AI,” but it’s here.
Taken seriously, IGA’s “standards” would disqualify IGA itself if anyone involved admitted to using AI in any productive capacity. E33 is already GOTY, which makes this feel more like signaling than a meaningful judgment of the work.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 RPG of 2025
@Shredz The total lack of nuance in that comment. IGA has rules that it cannot possibly enforce, and it was by Sandfall's admission. For texture placeholders even. Now you have these other devs looking sideways afraid to say they even use google. This is an IGA issue and it doesn't cancel E33. Good luck avoiding "AI".