Whenever a major honors show approaches, there’s always a clamor for the addition fresh award types to honor underappreciated efforts and satisfy the passions of enthusiasts with niche passions.
Another commentator has already made for a horror game category. It would be amazing. So would board games, representing a dedicated supporter's campaign. Yet I need to apologize in advance when I prioritize since similar to single-minded supporters, I have a cast-iron argument supporting my request stands as crucial above others. This is the request: We need an award type for logic-based games.
Organizing Gaming Categories
Categorizing art by genre isn't exact; it’s very subjective, and it will always start arguments and end in fuzzy definitions. There’s a reason movie academies steer clear of genre categories. However, it represents an essential concession in the world of video games, showing incredible range they barely qualify as a single art form.
For the full spectrum of gaming accomplishments to gain proper attention, and to ensure all game types to have a chance for representation, genre categories are essential.
Existing Game Classification System
Leading game ceremonies presently include award types recognizing Action-oriented games, Adventure-action titles, Role-Playing, Fighting, Sim/Strategy, and Sports/Racing games. Together, these six categories successfully include numerous genres, and you can find room accommodating various experiences.
Different situation exists for brain-teasing titles. No suitable classification appears for their placement. Examine these examples from this year’s best games, each quite distinct: structural challenges in a particular game, intense tile-matching from another release, thought-provoking social scenarios of a third title. Which classification works among existing types? Unfortunately, nowhere.
The Representation Problem
There are dozens excellent brain-teasers released every year without proper recognition at major award shows, except when they manage to fit award groups including Mobile Game, Virtual reality experiences, and the highly challenging independent game categories.
- A renowned logic title got overlooked in any category in 2014
- Another creative title missed out in 2019
- Popular arranging title got ignored recently
- Just some logic titles barely qualified for small studio or handheld classifications
Significance of Puzzle Games
Commonly they're modest productions, but the art behind logic titles is of massive significance. Well-known matching games stand as most engaged experiences in the world continuing this trend for many years.
The legendary block-stacking game rivals popular creative games claiming status as best-selling game of all time; it additionally competes as greatest title ever. Puzzle games are foundational within interactive entertainment, and they are in conversation with diverse game types.
Proposal and Rationale
Logic titles wouldn't face this problem. One could readily select multiple candidates with fascinating, diverse, deserving games annually without trouble — actually, with challenge, given the need to exclude so many good games out.
To emphasize again, these represent titles that otherwise have no home in important events. Brain-teaser creators function at the hard edge of video game design, creating some of essential manifestations of the video game form. Comparable to movie stunt professionals, they deserve recognition. Don't make them wait generations.
