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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by matt_kantor on Sunday December 21, 2025 @09:37AM (#46345141)
> representatives of Sandfall Interactive agreed that no gen AI was used in the development of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Even if all the AI-generated content had been replaced before release, this would still be a lie.

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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by margalabargala on Sunday December 21, 2025 @10:31AM (#46345542)
That's a dumb requirement for something purporting to be a general indie game award.

They should rename to the Digital Amish game awards or something.

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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by matt_kantor on Monday December 22, 2025 @07:31AM (#46353650)
I wholeheartedly agree, but it's their award so they get to make up the rules.
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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by tpoacher on Sunday December 21, 2025 @11:16AM (#46345858)
not really. the spirit of the (dumb) rule is that AI was not involved anywhere in the creative process. placeholder textures don't even come close

it's like having doping rules in sports and then disqualifying someone for using caffeine in their gym plants.

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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by constantcrying on Sunday December 21, 2025 @02:04PM (#46347288)
Even if a developer had used an AI tool to ask a question about a library, it would have been a lie.

The question is stupid and I think Sandfall should be given the benefit of doubt that they interpreted the question not literally, but in a way which actually makes sense.

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