Gary Whitta

But like, you know, we are in this position now where like, again, we're arguing over the fact, had Tears of the Kingdom been, or God of War Ragnarok been released as is, but as DLC, where you needed the original game to play, or if Erdtree had been released as Elden Ring 2, or Elden Ring 1.5, or whatever it could be, as a standalone release, that somehow means we have to view it differently.

I don't understand how the manner of delivery It affects our critical appraisal of it.

I don't understand how the manner of delivery It affects our critical appraisal of it.

Whether it's released as DLC or a sequel or a standalone thing, you should evaluate it on its merits the same way, right?

Whether it's released as DLC or a sequel or a standalone thing, you should evaluate it on its merits the same way, right?

I mean, I would have put DLC in its own category, I think. But again, this is why I don't want to run an awards show. Because it's hard, right? No matter what you do when you put together an awards show and collate and curate nominations and define categories, someone's going to say, well, that's wrong. That's not the way you should do it, right? No one's going to agree on this stuff.

I mean, I would have put DLC in its own category, I think. But again, this is why I don't want to run an awards show. Because it's hard, right? No matter what you do when you put together an awards show and collate and curate nominations and define categories, someone's going to say, well, that's wrong. That's not the way you should do it, right? No one's going to agree on this stuff.

It's not, but it's like, you know, it is one of those things where...

It's not, but it's like, you know, it is one of those things where...

I think you would agree that, like, okay, so you could play The Last of Us Part 2, you can just jump in and play it, right? And never have played the first one. But wouldn't you agree, like, if someone asked me for my advice, should I play the first one first? I would say absolutely yes, because you'll get so much more out of the second one. Right? Yeah.

I think you would agree that, like, okay, so you could play The Last of Us Part 2, you can just jump in and play it, right? And never have played the first one. But wouldn't you agree, like, if someone asked me for my advice, should I play the first one first? I would say absolutely yes, because you'll get so much more out of the second one. Right? Yeah.

Like, when the big thing that happens in the first act of The Last of Us Part 2 happens, the reason why it carries so much weight is because you're bringing all of the first game with you, right? And the feelings you develop for that character.

Like, when the big thing that happens in the first act of The Last of Us Part 2 happens, the reason why it carries so much weight is because you're bringing all of the first game with you, right? And the feelings you develop for that character.

That's a technicality, though. That doesn't carry much weight with me.

That's a technicality, though. That doesn't carry much weight with me.

Okay.

Okay.

I understand where you're coming from. I'm not taking a position on it because I agree it is. Why am I doing Trump hands? What the fuck is that? I don't know, right? I'm just admitting that this is a thorny... It's tough to categorize this. This shit is hard.

I understand where you're coming from. I'm not taking a position on it because I agree it is. Why am I doing Trump hands? What the fuck is that? I don't know, right? I'm just admitting that this is a thorny... It's tough to categorize this. This shit is hard.

That's cool. The DLC sounds... I mean, obviously, Black Myth has been so tremendously successful, right, from a sales and a critical standpoint, that I think an Erdtree-level... DLC feels nailed on, and a sequel as well, right? We aren't going to be surprised when these are announced.