Whenever a major prize-giving event approaches, you'll find a clamor to include additional classifications to acknowledge unsung work and delight the spirits of fans who have specialized interests.
Another commentator has already made advocating for terror-themed awards. That would rule. The same goes for tabletop games, representing someone's personal cause. However, I must insist when I prioritize since similar to blinkered fanatics, I possess a compelling case supporting my request remains most pressing and important of all. This is the request: There should be an award type for logic-based games.
The Genre Classification Challenge
Organizing artistic expressions is not a science; it’s very subjective, and it will always generate discussions and end in fuzzy definitions. It's understandable that cinema institutions avoid this approach. However, it represents an unavoidable compromise within the realm of gaming, that demonstrate such variety they hardly constitute as a single art form.
For the full spectrum of gaming accomplishments to gain proper attention, while allowing diverse titles to compete fairly, genre categories are essential.
Existing Game Classification System
The major gaming awards presently include genre categories for Action-oriented games, Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Combat games, Simulation and strategy titles, and Sports/Racing games. Collectively, these award types effectively encompass many game types, allowing placement for numerous titles.
Different situation exists for puzzle games. No appropriate category exists for their placement. Consider three of recent excellent titles, each quite distinct: building puzzles in a particular game, intense tile-matching of another game, engaging interpersonal challenges of a third title. What category would fit them between these six categories? Unfortunately, nowhere.
Recognition Challenges
There are dozens outstanding logic titles published annually without proper recognition in entertainment awards, except when they manage to fit classification types such as Handheld titles, VR/AR Game, or the extremely competitive Indie races.
- One classic puzzle game got overlooked in any category during that awards season
- Another creative title missed out during that ceremony
- A beloved organization game was overlooked recently
- Only a few logic titles scraped into niche award types
Importance of Logic Titles
Commonly they're modest productions, however the design of the puzzle game carries substantial weight. Iconic mobile puzzle games stand as most engaged experiences in the world maintaining this status for an extended period.
The famous puzzle experience competes with well-known building titles claiming status as best-selling game of all time; it’s also in the running for top gaming experience. Logic titles represent cornerstones within interactive entertainment, and engaging with diverse game types.
The Solution and Justification
Puzzle games wouldn’t have that issue. It would be easy to populate multiple candidates interesting, varied, worthy titles each ceremony simply — perhaps, with difficulty, because you’d have to leave so many good games out.
Restating the point, these represent titles lacking appropriate categories at major gaming awards. Brain-teaser creators are working at the demanding boundary interactive creation, producing among the purest expressions of gaming itself. Similar to cinema stunt performers, they deserve recognition. We shouldn't delay decades.
