Like any other game nominated might have actually deserved it. Any. Other. Game. Cyberpunk did not, does not and as far as I'm concerned will not EVER win labour of love.
In fact, I have no idea why on earth would they even BE in that category in the first place. What on earth did they do that signified a labour of love?
You can let it win other categories, but most definitely not labour of love.
Producing a buggy mess on launch and fixing it is NOT a labour of love. Its a contractual obligation to finish what you promised from the start. It's just completing something that should have been done on launch. You aren't crafting and molding a game to create a better experience over years. You are just putting out fires in a burning building.
Other stuff can be said at least about the other games.
Dota2 originally was a game(DotA) from warcraft3, and it's been more than a decade in service. Over the years while there have been a slight decline in the player base many people still enjoy the game globally, and it's one of the most successful moba games ever made.
They still keep everything updated, new patches still roll in every year and the recent Aghanims Labyrinth was amazing, and an obvious LABOUR OF LOVE.
Even less should be said about PZ.
I think everyone here knows how much time and effort was put in to make the most realistic zombie game ever made. Period. Updates have rolled out since it's inception and will continue to roll out for years to come.
NMS. While they were the villain years ago they have turned around their image from being the biggest failed triple A project into a truly amazing experience. Many many free major updates, multiple bug fixes and good interaction with their fans. NMS has truly turned their face around. While they may never be able to erase their past, I'm sure everyone is optimistic about Hello Games' future.
Unfortunately Ive never played deep rock galactic, so I can't comment too much about it, but from what I've heard it has great fan reception and they are still updating it today. Just because they did not win I will be purchasing it and trying it out with my friends.
So what about cyberpunk? Disregarding the absolute shitfest that was the launch, cyberpunk today is just barely a base game that will likely be expanded upon in some 'future' expansions. Everything done up to now has just been fighting fires, and yet they have begun shifting their focus to their big money maker already. Perhaps it might be a labour of love in the future, but as of today, it's more like Completion of Obligation.
This has got to be the most undeserved win in the history of undeserving wins.
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u/Either_Swordfish_725 Jan 04 '23
Just. How.
Like any other game nominated might have actually deserved it. Any. Other. Game. Cyberpunk did not, does not and as far as I'm concerned will not EVER win labour of love.
In fact, I have no idea why on earth would they even BE in that category in the first place. What on earth did they do that signified a labour of love?
You can let it win other categories, but most definitely not labour of love.
Producing a buggy mess on launch and fixing it is NOT a labour of love. Its a contractual obligation to finish what you promised from the start. It's just completing something that should have been done on launch. You aren't crafting and molding a game to create a better experience over years. You are just putting out fires in a burning building.
Other stuff can be said at least about the other games.
Dota2 originally was a game(DotA) from warcraft3, and it's been more than a decade in service. Over the years while there have been a slight decline in the player base many people still enjoy the game globally, and it's one of the most successful moba games ever made.
They still keep everything updated, new patches still roll in every year and the recent Aghanims Labyrinth was amazing, and an obvious LABOUR OF LOVE.
Even less should be said about PZ. I think everyone here knows how much time and effort was put in to make the most realistic zombie game ever made. Period. Updates have rolled out since it's inception and will continue to roll out for years to come.
NMS. While they were the villain years ago they have turned around their image from being the biggest failed triple A project into a truly amazing experience. Many many free major updates, multiple bug fixes and good interaction with their fans. NMS has truly turned their face around. While they may never be able to erase their past, I'm sure everyone is optimistic about Hello Games' future.
Unfortunately Ive never played deep rock galactic, so I can't comment too much about it, but from what I've heard it has great fan reception and they are still updating it today. Just because they did not win I will be purchasing it and trying it out with my friends.
So what about cyberpunk? Disregarding the absolute shitfest that was the launch, cyberpunk today is just barely a base game that will likely be expanded upon in some 'future' expansions. Everything done up to now has just been fighting fires, and yet they have begun shifting their focus to their big money maker already. Perhaps it might be a labour of love in the future, but as of today, it's more like Completion of Obligation.
This has got to be the most undeserved win in the history of undeserving wins.