Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has been nominated for Best Game Writing at 2024 Nebula Awards. This is one of the largest awards in science fiction and fantasy literature, and this award is a great recognition for the creators. Before that, Elden Ring had won 2023 Nebula Awards for Best Game Writing.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has a relatively compact game content, and all the details have been satisfactorily adjusted. The vast areas within the game are full of new secrets and new discoveries. It also contains some challenging boss battles, and players can get Elden Ring Runes as rewards by defeating them. The fun of the game impressed many players. This award shows that the game writing in Elden Ring is also excellent.
But there are also opposite voices. Many people think that although this game is great, game writing is not its core advantage. Some even expressed doubts about the value of this year's Nebula Award, believing that it is not as professional as before.
Actually, Shadow of the Erdtree pays more attention to details in plot writing. It has an incredible story that unfolds in the best way possible with video games. It’s full of wonderful revelations. Likewise, its layers of meaning in the writing make you wanna dig deeper.
In fact, this opposing voice appeared when Elden Ring won the 2023 Nebula Awards for Best Game Writing. Some players think that there are not many stories in the game, and the experience of talking to NPCs is not good enough. A large part of the reason is that the narrative method of Elden Ring is not the traditional narrative method that everyone is used to, but is reflected in the background legends, item texts, environmental descriptions and other aspects to unfold the story.
This obscure writing style is intentional, but this style is too advanced and therefore not accepted by everyone. On the other hand, some people think that this may be because Hidetaka Miyazaki wants to create a work like this - so that each player can have his own understanding. Therefore, the message he conveys must be vague but not contradictory, while maintaining appeal, which is very difficult to do, so the literary nature of this game is enough to win such an award.
Preferences are subjective feelings. Everyone has their own preferred game content, and it is normal to have different opinions. But it is undeniable that this game is like a fairy tale book, which attracts many people. As such, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Awards deserves to be nominated for Nebula Awards!
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