As any major awards ceremony approaches, one notices an outcry for introducing of new categories to acknowledge overlooked contributions and delight the spirits of enthusiasts dedicated to specific genres.
Another commentator has already made supporting a scary games classification. That would rule. So would strategy board titles, representing a dedicated supporter's campaign. But they will have to forgive me when I prioritize just as with other single-minded supporters, I possess a compelling case backing this proposal stands as crucial above others. Here's the proposal: There should be an award type for logic-based games.
Organizing Gaming Categories
Classifying creative works isn't exact; it’s very subjective, and typically generate discussions resulting in unclear classifications. This explains why cinema institutions avoid this approach. Yet it remains an unavoidable compromise in the world of interactive entertainment, that demonstrate such variety they barely qualify one unified medium.
To recognize the complete range of gaming accomplishments to be recognized, and for games of all stripes to have a chance for representation, genre categories are essential.
Current Gaming Award Categories
Leading game ceremonies presently include award types recognizing Action, Action/Adventure, RPG experiences, Fighting, Simulation and strategy titles, plus athletic and racing experiences. Together, these six categories effectively encompass numerous genres, and you can find room for most games within them.
Not so for puzzle games. No suitable classification appears to put them. Think about these recent excellent titles, showing diverse approaches: building puzzles in a particular game, the pulse-pounding block-matching from another release, and the sweetly sociological logic puzzles in another game. What category would fit them among existing types? Unfortunately, nowhere.
The Representation Problem
Numerous examples exist excellent brain-teasers published annually lacking appropriate categories in entertainment awards, if they accidentally match for categories like Mobile Game, Virtual reality experiences, or the extremely competitive independent game categories.
- An iconic brain-teaser wasn’t nominated for anything in 2014
- Another creative title received no nominations that year
- Well-received sorting experience received no acknowledgment that year
- Only a few brain-teasers barely qualified for niche award types
Significance of Puzzle Games
Frequently they represent small games, yet the craft behind logic titles is of massive significance. Famous handheld logic titles rank among most popular titles in the world and have been for over a decade.
The legendary block-stacking game challenges popular creative games competing to become best-selling game of all time; it also contends for top gaming experience. Logic titles represent cornerstones for gaming as medium, and engaging with almost every other genre.
Proposal and Rationale
Puzzle games wouldn’t have that issue. One could readily select five nominees engaging, different, qualified experiences each ceremony simply — or rather, with difficulty, given the need to exclude numerous deserving experiences.
To emphasize again, these represent titles lacking appropriate categories at major gaming awards. Logic title developers operate at the hard edge of video game design, developing some of essential manifestations of the video game form. Similar to movie stunt professionals, they warrant appreciation. Let’s not keep them waiting decades.
