Whenever a major awards ceremony nears, there’s always a clamor for the addition additional classifications to acknowledge unsung work and delight the spirits of enthusiasts who have specialized interests.
A fellow writer previously argued for a horror game category. That would be fantastic. Equally deserving are board games, this being a dedicated supporter's campaign. Yet I need to apologize in advance if I try to elbow in front because like all blinkered fanatics, I have a cast-iron argument backing this proposal stands as crucial above others. This is the request: We need an award type for logic-based games.
Organizing Gaming Categories
Organizing artistic expressions defies precise measurement; it’s very subjective, and typically spark debates concluding with vague boundaries. It's understandable that movie academies don’t do it. Yet it remains an essential concession for the industry of gaming, which are so diverse they hardly constitute one unified medium.
To recognize the complete range of gaming accomplishments to be recognized, while allowing diverse titles to have a chance for representation, classification by type becomes crucial.
Present Award Structure
Prominent interactive entertainment events presently include classifications covering Action, Adventure-action titles, RPG experiences, Combat games, Simulation and strategy titles, plus athletic and racing experiences. Collectively, these classifications actually cover numerous genres, making space possible for numerous titles.
Different situation exists for logic-based experiences. There’s simply nowhere to accommodate them. Think about these this year’s best games, all very different: the architectural riddles of one title, the pulse-pounding block-matching in a different title, engaging interpersonal challenges from additional release. Which classification works between these six categories? Unfortunately, nowhere.
Acknowledgment Issues
Numerous examples exist of brilliant puzzle games released every year lacking appropriate categories at major award shows, except when they manage to fit for categories like Mobile Game, Virtual reality experiences, or the extremely competitive small studio competitions.
- A renowned logic title received no recognition in any category in 2014
- Another imaginative release missed out during that ceremony
- Well-received sorting experience received no acknowledgment that year
- Only a few puzzle games scraped into independent or mobile categories
Importance of Logic Titles
Commonly they're compact experiences, however the design of the puzzle game holds tremendous importance. Iconic mobile puzzle games count as most popular titles worldwide and have been for over a decade.
The famous puzzle experience rivals popular creative games claiming status as most purchased experience; it’s also in the running for best game of all time. Logic titles represent cornerstones within interactive entertainment, and they are in conversation with diverse game types.
The Solution and Justification
Logic titles wouldn't face that issue. You could fill five nominees interesting, varied, worthy titles every year with ease — perhaps, with difficulty, since numerous excellent many worthy titles.
And to reiterate, these are games that otherwise have no home in important events. Puzzle game makers are working at the hard edge game development, developing some of essential manifestations within interactive entertainment. Just like movie stunt professionals, they merit acknowledgment. We shouldn't delay decades.
