Each time a major awards ceremony nears, one notices a demand for introducing fresh award types to recognize unsung work and delight the spirits of enthusiasts with niche passions.
A fellow writer made the case advocating for terror-themed awards. That would rule. So would tabletop games, which is a dedicated supporter's campaign. But they will have to forgive me for pushing forward just as with other single-minded supporters, I have a cast-iron argument backing this proposal stands as crucial above others. This is the request: It's essential to create an award type for logic-based games.
Categorizing Game Types
Organizing artistic expressions is not a science; it’s very subjective, and typically spark debates concluding with vague boundaries. This explains why cinema institutions steer clear of genre categories. Yet it remains a necessary evil in the world of video games, which are so diverse they hardly constitute one unified medium.
For comprehensive acknowledgment of gaming accomplishments to gain proper attention, and to ensure all game types to receive proper recognition, classification by type becomes crucial.
Existing Game Classification System
Prominent interactive entertainment events presently include genre categories for Action-oriented games, Action/Adventure, RPG experiences, Fighting, Sim/Strategy, plus athletic and racing experiences. Between them, these classifications effectively encompass numerous genres, making space possible for numerous titles.
Not so for puzzle games. No appropriate category exists to accommodate them. Think about these this year’s best games, all very different: structural challenges of one title, intense tile-matching from another release, engaging interpersonal challenges of a third title. What category would fit them among existing types? Nowhere, that’s where.
The Representation Problem
There are dozens of brilliant puzzle games released every year lacking appropriate categories at major award shows, if they accidentally match award groups including Handheld titles, Virtual reality experiences, or the extremely competitive independent game categories.
- An iconic brain-teaser got overlooked completely during that awards season
- Another creative title missed out that year
- Well-received sorting experience got ignored recently
- Only a few logic titles barely qualified for niche award types
Importance of Logic Titles
Commonly they're compact experiences, however the design of the puzzle game carries substantial weight. Well-known matching games stand as the most-played games globally maintaining this status for an extended period.
The iconic tile-matching title challenges popular creative games competing to become highest-selling title ever; it additionally competes for top gaming experience. Logic titles represent cornerstones to the art of video games, while interacting with diverse game types.
The Solution and Justification
Puzzle games wouldn’t have such difficulty. You could fill five nominees with fascinating, diverse, deserving games each ceremony simply — perhaps, with difficulty, since numerous excellent so many good games out.
And to reiterate, these include experiences that otherwise have no home at major gaming awards. Brain-teaser creators operate at the hard edge interactive creation, developing some of the purest expressions of gaming itself. Similar to movie stunt professionals, they warrant appreciation. Let’s not keep them waiting decades.
