Each time a significant prize-giving event approaches, there’s always a clamor to include fresh award types to honor underappreciated efforts and fill the passions of enthusiasts dedicated to specific genres.
A fellow writer has already made advocating for terror-themed awards. That would be fantastic. Equally deserving are strategy board titles, representing a passionate advocate's mission. However, I must insist if I try to elbow in front because like all blinkered fanatics, I have a cast-iron argument backing this proposal remains most pressing above others. The demand is this: We need an award type for logic-based games.
Categorizing Game Types
Organizing artistic expressions is not a science; opinions vary greatly, and inevitably spark debates resulting in unclear classifications. It's understandable that film award organizations avoid this approach. But it is a necessary evil for the industry of interactive entertainment, that demonstrate such variety they barely qualify a single creative category.
For the full spectrum of gaming accomplishments to be recognized, and to ensure all game types to receive proper recognition, classification by type becomes crucial.
Current Gaming Award Categories
Prominent interactive entertainment events offer these genre categories for Action, Adventure-action titles, RPG experiences, Combat games, Simulation and strategy titles, plus athletic and racing experiences. Between them, these classifications successfully include numerous genres, making space possible for numerous titles.
Different situation exists for puzzle games. There’s simply nowhere for their placement. Think about these outstanding current releases, all very different: building puzzles of one title, the pulse-pounding block-matching of another game, thought-provoking social scenarios in another game. Where could they possibly go between these six categories? Unfortunately, nowhere.
Recognition Challenges
Numerous examples exist of brilliant puzzle games released every year lacking appropriate categories in entertainment awards, unless they happen to qualify classification types such as Handheld titles, Virtual reality experiences, or the extremely competitive Indie races.
- One classic puzzle game received no recognition in any category in 2014
- Another imaginative release missed out that year
- Well-received sorting experience was overlooked that year
- Limited numbers of puzzle games barely qualified for niche award types
Significance of Puzzle Games
Commonly they're modest productions, however the design behind logic titles is of massive significance. Iconic mobile puzzle games rank among the most-played games globally continuing this trend for an extended period.
The legendary block-stacking game challenges well-known building titles competing to become highest-selling title ever; it additionally competes for best game of all time. Logic titles represent cornerstones for gaming as medium, and engaging with diverse game types.
The Solution and Justification
Logic titles wouldn't face that issue. One could readily select multiple candidates with fascinating, diverse, deserving games every year with ease — actually, with challenge, because you’d have to leave so many good games out.
And to reiterate, these represent titles that otherwise have no home during prominent ceremonies. Brain-teaser creators operate at the demanding boundary game development, developing some of most fundamental forms of the video game form. Just like cinema stunt performers, they warrant appreciation. Let’s not keep them waiting 35 years.