Whenever a major awards ceremony draws close, you'll find an outcry for introducing fresh award types to honor overlooked contributions and satisfy the passions of enthusiasts dedicated to specific genres.
My colleague made the case supporting a scary games classification. That would be fantastic. The same goes for strategy board titles, which is someone's personal cause. Yet I need to apologize in advance when I prioritize because like all dedicated enthusiasts, I have a cast-iron argument for why my demand is the most urgent above others. The demand is this: There should be an award type for logic-based games.
The Genre Classification Challenge
Classifying creative works isn't exact; opinions vary greatly, and it will always spark debates concluding with vague boundaries. It's understandable that film award organizations don’t do it. However, it represents an essential concession within the realm of interactive entertainment, that demonstrate such variety it's challenging to consider them as a single art form.
To recognize the complete range of gaming accomplishments to receive acknowledgment, and for games of all stripes to compete fairly, genre categories are essential.
Present Award Structure
Leading game ceremonies presently include award types recognizing Action-oriented games, Action/Adventure, RPG experiences, Fighting, Sim/Strategy, and Sports/Racing games. Between them, these award types successfully include a lot of ground, allowing placement accommodating various experiences.
Different situation exists for brain-teasing titles. No suitable classification appears for their placement. Consider three of this year’s best games, all very different: building puzzles in a particular game, fast-paced pattern recognition in a different title, thought-provoking social scenarios of a third title. What category would fit them within current classifications? Unfortunately, nowhere.
Acknowledgment Issues
Numerous examples exist outstanding logic titles released every year without proper recognition in entertainment awards, if they accidentally match for categories like Handheld titles, Virtual reality experiences, or the extremely competitive small studio competitions.
- A renowned logic title wasn’t nominated in any category in 2014
- Another creative title was excluded that year
- Well-received sorting experience got ignored that year
- Only a few brain-teasers barely qualified for niche award types
Importance of Logic Titles
These are often modest productions, but the art behind logic titles is of massive significance. Iconic mobile puzzle games stand as most popular titles globally and have been for many years.
The legendary block-stacking game rivals famous sandbox experiences competing to become most purchased experience; it additionally competes for top gaming experience. Logic titles represent cornerstones for gaming as medium, while interacting with almost every other genre.
Proposal and Rationale
Brain-teasers wouldn't encounter that issue. You could fill multiple candidates interesting, varied, worthy titles annually without trouble — perhaps, with difficulty, since numerous excellent many worthy titles.
To emphasize again, these are games without proper classification at major gaming awards. Logic title developers function at the demanding boundary game development, developing some of essential manifestations within interactive entertainment. Just like movie stunt professionals, they warrant appreciation. We shouldn't delay 35 years.
